Exam 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Koro syndrome involves ________.

Sean has Illness Anxiety Disorder.As such,he is most likely to also suffer from which of the following psychological disorders?

People with somatic symptom disorder are characterized by complaints involving __________ systems.

A learning theorist would feel that the "sick role" suggests that people with conversion disorder __________.

Danielle has Illness Anxiety Disorder.As such,she is most likely to also suffer from which of the following psychological disorders?

Dissociative disorders involve "splitting off" of all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Consistent with the ___________ model,only certain individuals may be predisposed to develop dissociative disorders when exposed to severe stress.

Ollie wakes up one morning and can't remember who he is or who any of his friends and relatives are.He can't remember where he works or even where he lives.A physician is unable to find anything physically wrong with Ollie's brain,although Ollie's friends say he's been under some stress recently.Ollie is probably suffering from ________.

Each of the following is a diagnostic criterion for depersonalization/derealization disorder EXCEPT ________.

Some types of Somatic Symptom Disorders are successfully treated using antidepressants.

Marty has intense anxiety about his health.He focuses on slight changes in his heartbeat,and greatly exaggerates minor aches and pains.He frequently "doctor shops" because he resents doctors telling him that nothing is physically wrong with him.He is suffering from ________.

In somatoform and dissociative disorders,anxiety is directly expressed in behaviour.

Which of the following is NOT true of people in a fugue state?

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders were categorized as ________ in early editions of the DSM.

Years ago,Sari had an extramarital affair.Although she can remember the period of time in which the affair took place,including all the details of her marriage and family life,she cannot remember the affair itself.She is suffering from ________ amnesia.

Describe the features of conversion disorder,Illness Anxiety Disorder,and somatic symptom disorder

The Coon (1986)study found that ________ patients with multiple personalities were completely reintegrated using psychodynamic treatment methods.

Briquet's syndrome is another name for ________.

The type of dissociative amnesia in which people forget their entire lives,repressing all personal information while retaining objective information and personal skills,tastes,and habits,is called ________.

Sudden loss of ability to recall important personal information,usually related to traumatic or stressful experiences,in the absence of any physical trauma to the brain or drug intoxication,characterizes ________.