Question 1

Cardiovascular disease is a disease of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  endocrine system 
B)  muscles and bones 
C)  heart and arteries 
D)  lymph nodes and immune system 
A)  endocrine system 
B)  muscles and bones 
C)  heart and arteries 
D)  lymph nodes and immune system

Question 2

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Austria 
D)  Lithuania 
A)  China 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Austria 
D)  Lithuania

Question 3

A survey of psychiatrists in Switzerland found that ______ percent of them had never seen a case of dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  70 
D)  90 
A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  70 
D)  90

Question 4

In somatic symptom and related disorders and dissociative disorders, anxiety is directly observed in behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A leading memory expert who is known for her research into recovered memories is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bem 
B)  Loftus 
C)  Mahler 
D)  Halpern 
A)  Bem 
B)  Loftus 
C)  Mahler 
D)  Halpern

Question 6

A motive proposed in the text for parents who induce sickness in their children is acquisition of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  money 
B)  medical knowledge 
C)  sympathy 
D)  the right to provide home schooling 
A)  money 
B)  medical knowledge 
C)  sympathy 
D)  the right to provide home schooling

Question 7

Therapists help people deal with dissociative identity disorder by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  helping people learn more effective coping behaviors for current problems caused by the disorder 
B)  helping people find their "true selves" and actualize their hidden potential 
C)  teaching people to change maladaptive thoughts and irrational beliefs 
D)  helping people learn to uncover and cope with early childhood trauma 
A)  helping people learn more effective coping behaviors for current problems caused by the disorder 
B)  helping people find their "true selves" and actualize their hidden potential 
C)  teaching people to change maladaptive thoughts and irrational beliefs 
D)  helping people learn to uncover and cope with early childhood trauma

Question 8

Which of the following is true of asthma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sufferers should be encouraged to lead a sedentary lifestyle. 
B)  The occurrence of attacks appears to have little relationship to stress. 
C)  It is caused almost exclusively by psychological factors. 
D)  Under the right circumstances, attacks can be lethal. 
A)  Sufferers should be encouraged to lead a sedentary lifestyle. 
B)  The occurrence of attacks appears to have little relationship to stress. 
C)  It is caused almost exclusively by psychological factors. 
D)  Under the right circumstances, attacks can be lethal.

Question 9

A distorted way of thinking about minor physical complaints is attributed to people with hypochondriasis by ______ theorists.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  cognitive 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic 
A)  learning 
B)  cognitive 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic

Question 10

Factitious disorder imposed on another is a controversial diagnosis and remains under study by the psychiatric community because____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the individuals imposing the illness most likely already would meet criteria for another diagnosis in the DSM-5 
B)  it appears to put a diagnostic label on abusive behavior 
C)  intent on the part of the caregiver is hard to quantify 
D)  the abusive behavior toward the child may be reflective of an underlying borderline personality disorder 
A)  the individuals imposing the illness most likely already would meet criteria for another diagnosis in the DSM-5 
B)  it appears to put a diagnostic label on abusive behavior 
C)  intent on the part of the caregiver is hard to quantify 
D)  the abusive behavior toward the child may be reflective of an underlying borderline personality disorder

Question 11

Simple visual symbols used by Yogis to focus their attention while meditating are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mandalas 
B)  incantations 
C)  chants 
D)  mantras 
A)  mandalas 
B)  incantations 
C)  chants 
D)  mantras

Question 12

Describe how DID is often confused with schizophrenia by laypersons. Why does this confusion occur?

Accepted Answer

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is

Question 13

Hormonal changes during menstruation can trigger migraine headaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

People with __________disorders may report blindness or numbness, although no organic basis can be ? detected.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety 
B)  somatic symptom 
C)  dissociative 
D)  hysterical 
A)  anxiety 
B)  somatic symptom 
C)  dissociative 
D)  hysterical

Question 15

Koro syndrome involves ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fears of female sexuality and genitalia 
B)  excessive fears of loss of seminal fluid during nocturnal emissions 
C)  fears that one's genitals are shrinking and retracting into the body 
D)  males' fears of having intercourse with females during menstruation 
A)  fears of female sexuality and genitalia 
B)  excessive fears of loss of seminal fluid during nocturnal emissions 
C)  fears that one's genitals are shrinking and retracting into the body 
D)  males' fears of having intercourse with females during menstruation

Question 16

When a person feigns an illness but is not consciously doing it for any specific motivation they might be suffering from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  somatization disorder 
D)  factitious disorder 
A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  somatization disorder 
D)  factitious disorder

Question 17

A major change or loss of physical functioning that is not faked, even though there are no medical findings to support the physical symptom or deficit is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  somatization disorder 
D)  Munchausen syndrome 
A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  somatization disorder 
D)  Munchausen syndrome

Question 18

La belle indifférence is a characteristic symptom of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  hypochondriasis 
D)  Munchausen syndrome 
A)  somatization disorder 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  hypochondriasis 
D)  Munchausen syndrome

Question 19

Norman is a mystery. He experienced a sudden loss of memory, left his home in New York and traveled to California where he established identity for himself. He has no memory of his
Life in New York and had filled his mind with bogus memories which he doesn't realize are
Not genuine. He is suffering from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative fugue 
B)  dissociative amnesia 
C)  depersonalization-derealization disorder 
D)  dissociative identity disorder 
A)  dissociative fugue 
B)  dissociative amnesia 
C)  depersonalization-derealization disorder 
D)  dissociative identity disorder

Question 20

Which disorder has been linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder by learning theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  pain disorder 
D)  body dysmorphic disorder 
A)  somatization disorder 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  pain disorder 
D)  body dysmorphic disorder

Cardiovascular disease is a disease of the ______.

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ______.

A survey of psychiatrists in Switzerland found that ______ percent of them had never seen a case of dissociative identity disorder.

In somatic symptom and related disorders and dissociative disorders, anxiety is directly observed in behavior.

A leading memory expert who is known for her research into recovered memories is ______.

A motive proposed in the text for parents who induce sickness in their children is acquisition of ______.

Therapists help people deal with dissociative identity disorder by ______.

Which of the following is true of asthma?

A distorted way of thinking about minor physical complaints is attributed to people with hypochondriasis by ______ theorists.

Factitious disorder imposed on another is a controversial diagnosis and remains under study by the psychiatric community because____________.

Simple visual symbols used by Yogis to focus their attention while meditating are called ______.

Describe how DID is often confused with schizophrenia by laypersons. Why does this confusion occur?

Hormonal changes during menstruation can trigger migraine headaches.

People with __________disorders may report blindness or numbness, although no organic basis can be ? detected.

Koro syndrome involves ______.

When a person feigns an illness but is not consciously doing it for any specific motivation they might be suffering from __________.

A major change or loss of physical functioning that is not faked, even though there are no medical findings to support the physical symptom or deficit is called _______.

La belle indifférence is a characteristic symptom of ______.

Which disorder has been linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder by learning theorists?

Introduction and Methods of Research

Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Stress-Related Disorders

Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence

Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

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Exam 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health

Cardiovascular disease is a disease of the ______.

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ______.

A survey of psychiatrists in Switzerland found that ______ percent of them had never seen a case of dissociative identity disorder.

In somatic symptom and related disorders and dissociative disorders, anxiety is directly observed in behavior.

A leading memory expert who is known for her research into recovered memories is ______.

A motive proposed in the text for parents who induce sickness in their children is acquisition of ______.

Therapists help people deal with dissociative identity disorder by ______.

Which of the following is true of asthma?

A distorted way of thinking about minor physical complaints is attributed to people with hypochondriasis by ______ theorists.

Factitious disorder imposed on another is a controversial diagnosis and remains under study by the psychiatric community because____________.

Simple visual symbols used by Yogis to focus their attention while meditating are called ______.

Describe how DID is often confused with schizophrenia by laypersons. Why does this confusion occur?

Hormonal changes during menstruation can trigger migraine headaches.

People with __________disorders may report blindness or numbness, although no organic basis can be ? detected.

Koro syndrome involves ______.

When a person feigns an illness but is not consciously doing it for any specific motivation they might be suffering from __________.

A major change or loss of physical functioning that is not faked, even though there are no medical findings to support the physical symptom or deficit is called _______.

La belle indifférence is a characteristic symptom of ______.

Which disorder has been linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder by learning theorists?

Introduction and Methods of Research

Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Stress-Related Disorders

Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders

Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence

Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

Abnormal Psychology and the Law

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