Question 1

The term "split personality" refers to schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All of the following statements are true about people who exhibit dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) they always act purposely during the fugue state 
B) they may assume new identities that are opposite from their former selves 
C) they may establish new families 
D) they can recall all events that occurred during the fugue state 
A) they always act purposely during the fugue state 
B) they may assume new identities that are opposite from their former selves 
C) they may establish new families 
D) they can recall all events that occurred during the fugue state

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of people with Koro syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) They tend to be more superstitious than others. 
B) Medical reassurances that their fears are unfounded do not help alleviate their worries. 
C) Their intelligence levels tend to be lower than that of nonsufferers. 
D) They are more accepting of Koro-related folk beliefs than are nonsufferers. 
A) They tend to be more superstitious than others. 
B) Medical reassurances that their fears are unfounded do not help alleviate their worries. 
C) Their intelligence levels tend to be lower than that of nonsufferers. 
D) They are more accepting of Koro-related folk beliefs than are nonsufferers.

Question 4

André woke up this morning and found himself totally blind.His physician can find no organic basis for his blindness.André doesn't appear to be worried about his loss of sight.In fact,he's almost indifferent to it.He is suffering from a(n)________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety 
B) somatoform 
C) dissociative 
D) adjustment 
A) anxiety 
B) somatoform 
C) dissociative 
D) adjustment

Question 5

About 1 Canadian in ________ suffers from somatic symptom disorder .

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 100 
C) 1000 
D) 10 000 
A) 10 
B) 100 
C) 1000 
D) 10 000

Question 6

Depersonalization/derealization is different from other dissociative disorders in that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A) protects the individual from anxiety 
B) is not associated with anxiety 
C) involves distortion of one's sense of identity 
D) frequently generates anxiety 
A) protects the individual from anxiety 
B) is not associated with anxiety 
C) involves distortion of one's sense of identity 
D) frequently generates anxiety

Question 7

There was an epidemic in China in the 1980s affecting more than 2000 people,who fell prey to the belief that their genitals were shrinking and retracting into their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

No drugs have been developed to integrate alter personalities in people with multiple personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

People who are given plausible but false information about their childhood may come to believe the information is true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the Bianchi case,Spanos implied that Kenneth Bianchi was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a legitimate multiple personality 
B) cued into role-playing a person with multiple personality 
C) a legitimate schizophrenic 
D) cued into role-playing a person with schizophrenia 
A) a legitimate multiple personality 
B) cued into role-playing a person with multiple personality 
C) a legitimate schizophrenic 
D) cued into role-playing a person with schizophrenia

Question 11

A culture-bound disorder in which a person enters a trance-like state;suddenly becomes highly excited and violently attacks other people or destroys objects;and later claims to have no memory of the episode is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) amok 
B) Koro 
C) Dhat 
D) zar 
A) amok 
B) Koro 
C) Dhat 
D) zar

Question 12

The recurrent somatic complaints that typify somatic symptom disorder usually begin during ________.

Accepted Answer

A) childhood 
B) adolescence 
C) young adulthood 
D) middle age 
A) childhood 
B) adolescence 
C) young adulthood 
D) middle age

Question 13

Single,brief episodes of depersonalization/derealization are experienced by about ________ of all adults.

Accepted Answer

A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds

Question 14

Psychodynamic theory does not explain how energies from unconscious conflicts become transformed into physical symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Charcot,Brewer,and Freud were able to alleviate hysterical symptoms through __________.

Accepted Answer

A) free association 
B) hypnosis 
C) regression therapy 
D) psychoanalysis 
A) free association 
B) hypnosis 
C) regression therapy 
D) psychoanalysis

Question 16

In a study of college students,it was found that they could be cued to adopt the role of a multiple personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) India 
C) Japan 
D) Korea 
A) China 
B) India 
C) Japan 
D) Korea

Question 18

Some people with conversion disorders,like those with dissociative amnesia,show a remarkable indifference to their symptoms,a phenomenon termed la belle différence ("beautiful difference").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The number of reported cases of dissociative identity disorder has slowly dropped.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Despite some sensationalistic cases in the media,the great majority of people with multiple personalities do not report having been physically or sexually abused as children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The term "split personality" refers to schizophrenia.

All of the following statements are true about people who exhibit dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of people with Koro syndrome?

André woke up this morning and found himself totally blind.His physician can find no organic basis for his blindness.André doesn't appear to be worried about his loss of sight.In fact,he's almost indifferent to it.He is suffering from a(n)________ disorder.

About 1 Canadian in ________ suffers from somatic symptom disorder .

Depersonalization/derealization is different from other dissociative disorders in that it ________.

There was an epidemic in China in the 1980s affecting more than 2000 people,who fell prey to the belief that their genitals were shrinking and retracting into their bodies.

No drugs have been developed to integrate alter personalities in people with multiple personalities.

People who are given plausible but false information about their childhood may come to believe the information is true.

In the Bianchi case,Spanos implied that Kenneth Bianchi was ________.

A culture-bound disorder in which a person enters a trance-like state;suddenly becomes highly excited and violently attacks other people or destroys objects;and later claims to have no memory of the episode is called ________.

The recurrent somatic complaints that typify somatic symptom disorder usually begin during ________.

Single,brief episodes of depersonalization/derealization are experienced by about ________ of all adults.

Psychodynamic theory does not explain how energies from unconscious conflicts become transformed into physical symptoms.

Charcot,Brewer,and Freud were able to alleviate hysterical symptoms through __________.

In a study of college students,it was found that they could be cued to adopt the role of a multiple personality.

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ________.

Some people with conversion disorders,like those with dissociative amnesia,show a remarkable indifference to their symptoms,a phenomenon termed la belle différence ("beautiful difference").

The number of reported cases of dissociative identity disorder has slowly dropped.

Despite some sensationalistic cases in the media,the great majority of people with multiple personalities do not report having been physically or sexually abused as children.

What Is Abnormal Psychology

Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Personality

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

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Exam 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

The term "split personality" refers to schizophrenia.

All of the following statements are true about people who exhibit dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue EXCEPT __________.

Which of the following is NOT true of people with Koro syndrome?

André woke up this morning and found himself totally blind.His physician can find no organic basis for his blindness.André doesn't appear to be worried about his loss of sight.In fact,he's almost indifferent to it.He is suffering from a(n)________ disorder.

About 1 Canadian in ________ suffers from somatic symptom disorder .

Depersonalization/derealization is different from other dissociative disorders in that it ________.

There was an epidemic in China in the 1980s affecting more than 2000 people,who fell prey to the belief that their genitals were shrinking and retracting into their bodies.

No drugs have been developed to integrate alter personalities in people with multiple personalities.

People who are given plausible but false information about their childhood may come to believe the information is true.

In the Bianchi case,Spanos implied that Kenneth Bianchi was ________.

A culture-bound disorder in which a person enters a trance-like state;suddenly becomes highly excited and violently attacks other people or destroys objects;and later claims to have no memory of the episode is called ________.

The recurrent somatic complaints that typify somatic symptom disorder usually begin during ________.

Single,brief episodes of depersonalization/derealization are experienced by about ________ of all adults.

Psychodynamic theory does not explain how energies from unconscious conflicts become transformed into physical symptoms.

Charcot,Brewer,and Freud were able to alleviate hysterical symptoms through __________.

In a study of college students,it was found that they could be cued to adopt the role of a multiple personality.

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ________.

Some people with conversion disorders,like those with dissociative amnesia,show a remarkable indifference to their symptoms,a phenomenon termed la belle différence ("beautiful difference").

The number of reported cases of dissociative identity disorder has slowly dropped.

Despite some sensationalistic cases in the media,the great majority of people with multiple personalities do not report having been physically or sexually abused as children.

What Is Abnormal Psychology

Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Personality

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

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