Exam 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Describe the historical changes in the classification of Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

The term split personality refers to __________,not schizophrenia.

Describe depersonalization/derealization disorder.

Episodes of depersonalization/derealization are most likely to occur ________.

Multiple personality cases appear to be culture-bound and are largely restricted to _______.

Each of the following is a diagnostic feature of Illness Anxiety Disorder EXCEPT ________.

The word somatoform derives from the Greek word meaning ________.

The memory loss resulting from dissociative amnesia is irreversible.

Dhat syndrome involves ________.

Franco shows up at an emergency room demanding immediate treatment for bleeding and abdominal cramps.Later,hospital workers find evidence that Franco injected himself with a blood thinner to cause the bleeding and that he faked the cramps just to gain admission to the hospital.Franco denies everything and leaves the hospital to find someone who will "treat him properly!" Franco is most likely suffering from ________.

Hippocrates attributed ________ to a "wandering uterus."

Many Indian males believe that preservation of semen guarantees health and longevity.

Changes in perception of surroundings,or in the passage of time,in which people or objects may seem to change their size and shape and in which time may appear to pass more slowly,are called ________.

After Chris Sizemore's personality was apparently integrated,________.

Describe dissociative fugue.

Discuss the controversy with regard to the nature of dissociative identity disorder.Compare the position that it is a genuine mental disorder with that of the role-playing model.

Estimates are that ________ % of the population experiences dissociative experiences at one time or another.

Preliminary evidence suggests that __________ therapy and some types of medication may be helpful in treating depersonalization/derealization disorder.

According to psychodynamic theory,hysterical systems are not functional.

__________ theorists have recently speculated that Illness Anxiety Disorder and panic disorder,with which it often occurs concurrently,may share a common cause,namely,a bias to misinterpret changes in bodily cues or sensations as signs of catastrophic harm.