Question 1

Discuss the controversy with regard to recovered memory.

Accepted Answer

The controversy surrounding recovered me

Question 2

Each of the following is a somatoform disorder EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Illness Anxiety Disorder 
B) Münchausen syndrome 
C) conversion disorder 
D) somatic symptom disorder 
A) Illness Anxiety Disorder 
B) Münchausen syndrome 
C) conversion disorder 
D) somatic symptom disorder

Question 3

Dhat syndrome is found primarily in ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Each of the following is a classic symptom of conversion disorder EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) blindness 
B) paranoia 
C) epilepsy 
D) paralysis 
A) blindness 
B) paranoia 
C) epilepsy 
D) paralysis

Question 5

Many anxiety-related complaints,such as trouble swallowing or breathing,or a "lump in the throat," can be traced to overactivity of the ________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) somatic 
B) peripheral 
C) sympathetic branch of the autonomic 
D) parasympathetic branch of the autonomic 
A) somatic 
B) peripheral 
C) sympathetic branch of the autonomic 
D) parasympathetic branch of the autonomic

Question 6

Malingering is considered a psychological disorder in the DSM-5.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To Spanos,multiple personality is not a distinct disorder,but a form of role-playing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A hysterical paralysis of an arm that prevents someone from acting out an unacceptable murderous impulse is what Freud called a(n)________ gain.

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) intrinsic 
D) extrinsic 
A) primary 
B) secondary 
C) intrinsic 
D) extrinsic

Question 9

Self-help books have been aimed at helping people with health anxiety and Illness Anxiety Disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Freud,hysterical symptoms provide ________.

Accepted Answer

A) neither primary nor secondary gains 
B) primary,but not secondary gains 
C) secondary,but not primary gains 
D) both primary and secondary gains 
A) neither primary nor secondary gains 
B) primary,but not secondary gains 
C) secondary,but not primary gains 
D) both primary and secondary gains

Question 11

People who are preoccupied with the fear of having,or the belief that they have,a serious or deadly illness are suffering from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) somatic symptom disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) Illness Anxiety Disorder 
D) Münchausen syndrome 
A) somatic symptom disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) Illness Anxiety Disorder 
D) Münchausen syndrome

Question 12

The vast majority of people exposed to trauma ________ dissociative disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) do develop 
B) do not develop 
C) will develop a form of 
D) will mimic 
A) do develop 
B) do not develop 
C) will develop a form of 
D) will mimic

Question 13

According to psychodynamic theory,gains that allow people to avoid burdensome responsibilities and at the same time gain the support,rather than the condemnation,of those around them are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary gains 
B) secondary gains 
C) intrinsic gains 
D) extrinsic gains 
A) primary gains 
B) secondary gains 
C) intrinsic gains 
D) extrinsic gains

Question 14

The key feature of ________ disorders is a change or disturbance in the functions of self-identity,memory,or consciousness that make the personality whole.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) People with dissociative identity disorder may be hypnotizing themselves into trance-like states in which they enact their alternate personalities. 
B) Children and adults with dissociative identity disorder tend to be highly hypnotizable. 
C) Most children who suffer sexual child abuse go on to develop some degree of dissociative identity disorder. 
D) Children who go on to develop multiple personality disorder are likely to have active imaginations and rich fantasy lives. 
A) People with dissociative identity disorder may be hypnotizing themselves into trance-like states in which they enact their alternate personalities. 
B) Children and adults with dissociative identity disorder tend to be highly hypnotizable. 
C) Most children who suffer sexual child abuse go on to develop some degree of dissociative identity disorder. 
D) Children who go on to develop multiple personality disorder are likely to have active imaginations and rich fantasy lives.

Question 16

Seth has been under a lot of stress at work lately.One morning he awakens to find he is totally blind.His physician can find nothing physically wrong with his eyes,and Seth appears to have no trouble maneuvering around the furniture in the physician's office.But Seth is not consciously faking and swears he cannot see.Seth is suffering from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) somatic symptom disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) Illness Anxiety Disorder 
D) Münchausen syndrome 
A) somatic symptom disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) Illness Anxiety Disorder 
D) Münchausen syndrome

Question 17

In diagnosing dissociative disorder,there need to be __________ or more distinct or alternate personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five

Question 18

Jeff is preoccupied with his cheeks,feeling they are too "chubby" and that they make him look childlike.He has had several plastic surgeries to make his face look thinner.Jeff is likely experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

A) morphic disorder 
B) anhedonia 
C) dysmorphic disorder 
D) body dysphoria 
A) morphic disorder 
B) anhedonia 
C) dysmorphic disorder 
D) body dysphoria

Question 19

In the past,it was theorized that the symptoms of conversion disorder mask unconscious sources of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) anxiety 
C) aggression 
D) sexual urges 
A) anger 
B) anxiety 
C) aggression 
D) sexual urges

Question 20

The type of dissociative amnesia in which people forget only the disturbing or stressful events that took place in a given time period,but remember everything else about that time period,is called ________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) selective 
B) intermittent 
C) localized 
D) systematized 
A) selective 
B) intermittent 
C) localized 
D) systematized

Discuss the controversy with regard to recovered memory.

Each of the following is a somatoform disorder EXCEPT ________.

Dhat syndrome is found primarily in ________.

Each of the following is a classic symptom of conversion disorder EXCEPT ________.

Many anxiety-related complaints,such as trouble swallowing or breathing,or a "lump in the throat," can be traced to overactivity of the ________ nervous system.

Malingering is considered a psychological disorder in the DSM-5.

To Spanos,multiple personality is not a distinct disorder,but a form of role-playing.

A hysterical paralysis of an arm that prevents someone from acting out an unacceptable murderous impulse is what Freud called a(n)________ gain.

Self-help books have been aimed at helping people with health anxiety and Illness Anxiety Disorder.

According to Freud,hysterical symptoms provide ________.

People who are preoccupied with the fear of having,or the belief that they have,a serious or deadly illness are suffering from ________.

The vast majority of people exposed to trauma ________ dissociative disorders.

According to psychodynamic theory,gains that allow people to avoid burdensome responsibilities and at the same time gain the support,rather than the condemnation,of those around them are called ________.

The key feature of ________ disorders is a change or disturbance in the functions of self-identity,memory,or consciousness that make the personality whole.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

In diagnosing dissociative disorder,there need to be __________ or more distinct or alternate personalities.

Jeff is preoccupied with his cheeks,feeling they are too "chubby" and that they make him look childlike.He has had several plastic surgeries to make his face look thinner.Jeff is likely experiencing __________.

In the past,it was theorized that the symptoms of conversion disorder mask unconscious sources of __________.

The type of dissociative amnesia in which people forget only the disturbing or stressful events that took place in a given time period,but remember everything else about that time period,is called ________ amnesia.

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

Discuss the controversy with regard to recovered memory.

Each of the following is a somatoform disorder EXCEPT ________.

Dhat syndrome is found primarily in ________.

Each of the following is a classic symptom of conversion disorder EXCEPT ________.

Many anxiety-related complaints,such as trouble swallowing or breathing,or a "lump in the throat," can be traced to overactivity of the ________ nervous system.

Malingering is considered a psychological disorder in the DSM-5.

To Spanos,multiple personality is not a distinct disorder,but a form of role-playing.

A hysterical paralysis of an arm that prevents someone from acting out an unacceptable murderous impulse is what Freud called a(n)________ gain.

Self-help books have been aimed at helping people with health anxiety and Illness Anxiety Disorder.

According to Freud,hysterical symptoms provide ________.

People who are preoccupied with the fear of having,or the belief that they have,a serious or deadly illness are suffering from ________.

The vast majority of people exposed to trauma ________ dissociative disorders.

According to psychodynamic theory,gains that allow people to avoid burdensome responsibilities and at the same time gain the support,rather than the condemnation,of those around them are called ________.

The key feature of ________ disorders is a change or disturbance in the functions of self-identity,memory,or consciousness that make the personality whole.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

In diagnosing dissociative disorder,there need to be __________ or more distinct or alternate personalities.

Jeff is preoccupied with his cheeks,feeling they are too "chubby" and that they make him look childlike.He has had several plastic surgeries to make his face look thinner.Jeff is likely experiencing __________.

In the past,it was theorized that the symptoms of conversion disorder mask unconscious sources of __________.

The type of dissociative amnesia in which people forget only the disturbing or stressful events that took place in a given time period,but remember everything else about that time period,is called ________ amnesia.

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

Filters