Question 1

Explain the difference between somatic symptom disorder and dissociative disorders. Why are these disorders commonly considered at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Somatic symptom disorders are characterized by physical complaints, thought to be manifestations of some psychological problem. In contrast, dissociative disorders involve some separation of the functioning of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. Again, the underlying cause for the observed distortions is some psychological abnormality. Both were once classified as neuroses and are thought to have anxiety as their underlying cause.

Question 2

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The old term was often used to refer to both schizophrenia and DID, thus a new term was needed to end this confusion. 
B)  The word "multiple" suggested the presence of more identities than were commonly observed. 
C)  Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying expressions of different aspects of the patient's personality. 
D)  A new diagnostic term was wanted to remove some of the stigma associated with the old term and its presentation in the media. 
A)  The old term was often used to refer to both schizophrenia and DID, thus a new term was needed to end this confusion. 
B)  The word "multiple" suggested the presence of more identities than were commonly observed. 
C)  Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying expressions of different aspects of the patient's personality. 
D)  A new diagnostic term was wanted to remove some of the stigma associated with the old term and its presentation in the media. C

Question 3

____________is the diagnosis given when a person has persistent and severe pain in one or more areas of the body, and it is not feigned yet does not have medical causes.

Accepted Answer

Somatic symptom disorder

Question 4

Unlike the DSM-IV, the DSM-5 includes the description of an external spirit, power, or deity possessing an individual; this is referred to as ______________.

Accepted Answer

pathologic

Question 5

Discuss two of the causal factors of somatic symptom disorder.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include two of the fo

Question 6

Jeremy suffers from dissociative amnesia. He probably ________

Accepted Answer

A)  remembers only events from the past and does not remember skills he learned more recently. 
B)  can perform only simple tasks, regardless of the complex work that he was able to do previously. 
C)  is able to recognize close friends and relatives but not acquaintances. 
D)  had trouble remembering information stored before a traumatic incident. 
A)  remembers only events from the past and does not remember skills he learned more recently. 
B)  can perform only simple tasks, regardless of the complex work that he was able to do previously. 
C)  is able to recognize close friends and relatives but not acquaintances. 
D)  had trouble remembering information stored before a traumatic incident.

Question 7

What do somatic symptom disorder and the dissociative disorders have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are characterized by physical complaints. 
B)  Both are more common in men. 
C)  Both appear to be ways of avoiding anxiety. 
D)  Both have onset during early childhood. 
A)  Both are characterized by physical complaints. 
B)  Both are more common in men. 
C)  Both appear to be ways of avoiding anxiety. 
D)  Both have onset during early childhood.

Question 8

Gerard became amnesic, wandered away from home and assumed a completely new identity as a shoe salesman. He suffers from ________

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative fugue. 
B)  dissociative identity disorder. 
C)  malingering identity disorder. 
D)  depersonalization. 
A)  dissociative fugue. 
B)  dissociative identity disorder. 
C)  malingering identity disorder. 
D)  depersonalization.

Question 9

When it comes to the effectiveness of treatment for dissociative disorders, we know ________

Accepted Answer

A)  very little. 
B)  that medications are ineffective, but that psychotherapy is quite helpful. 
C)  that depersonalization is much more effectively treated than amnesia. 
D)  that antidepressant medications are most effective in treating dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  very little. 
B)  that medications are ineffective, but that psychotherapy is quite helpful. 
C)  that depersonalization is much more effectively treated than amnesia. 
D)  that antidepressant medications are most effective in treating dissociative identity disorder.

Question 10

Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis are similar in DSM-5 in that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  both involve patients thinking they have a physical disease. 
B)  both involve patients thinking that they can easily cope with their symptoms. 
C)  both disorders have been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder 
D)  both involve patients reacting to physical symptoms by becoming more physically active. 
A)  both involve patients thinking they have a physical disease. 
B)  both involve patients thinking that they can easily cope with their symptoms. 
C)  both disorders have been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder 
D)  both involve patients reacting to physical symptoms by becoming more physically active.

Question 11

______________ amnesia is the inability to recall information from before some traumatic experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________ amnesia is the inability to recall...

Question 12

About 25 percent of people with illness anxiety disorder would have been diagnosed as having ________, according to the DSM-IV.

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion disorder 
B)  hypochondriasis 
C)  illness anxiety disorder 
D)  somatization disorder 
A)  conversion disorder 
B)  hypochondriasis 
C)  illness anxiety disorder 
D)  somatization disorder

Question 13

In the DSM-IV, depersonalization and derealization used to be treated as ________

Accepted Answer

A)  two separate disorders. 
B)  both associated with psychogenic amnesia. 
C)  forms of malingering. 
D)  conversion disorders. 
A)  two separate disorders. 
B)  both associated with psychogenic amnesia. 
C)  forms of malingering. 
D)  conversion disorders.

Question 14

Describe the three diagnostic criteria for excessive thoughts, feelings, or behavior related to somatic symptoms that the DSM-5 identifies for a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder.

Accepted Answer

The focus in DSM-5 is on there being at

Question 15

The diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder is ________ and contains no assumptions about _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive, cause 
B)  definitive, treatment 
C)  superceded by a diagnosis of hypochondria, treatment 
D)  superceded by a diagnosis of malingering, consequences 
A)  descriptive, cause 
B)  definitive, treatment 
C)  superceded by a diagnosis of hypochondria, treatment 
D)  superceded by a diagnosis of malingering, consequences

Question 16

Studies of individuals with DID compared to those trained to simulate the disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  support the trauma model more than the sociocognitive model. 
B)  support the sociocognitive model more than the trauma model. 
C)  definitively demonstrate that DID is faked, whether intentionally or unintentionally. 
D)  suggest that DID is faked, but only unconsciously. 
A)  support the trauma model more than the sociocognitive model. 
B)  support the sociocognitive model more than the trauma model. 
C)  definitively demonstrate that DID is faked, whether intentionally or unintentionally. 
D)  suggest that DID is faked, but only unconsciously.

Question 17

Which of the following was once viewed as form of "hysteria"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Dissociative identity disorder 
C)  Dissociative fugue 
D)  Hypochondriasis 
A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Dissociative identity disorder 
C)  Dissociative fugue 
D)  Hypochondriasis

Question 18

After learning of her father's death, Sophia felt dazed and confused but still retained her sense of self. When speaking of her response to the news, she said she felt like she was in a movie watching the events happening to her. Despite this strange feeling, she understood what was happening and did the things that she needed to do. What can be said of Sophia's response to her father's death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her response is not typical and suggests that she is suffering from acute stress disorder. 
B)  She experienced an instance of derealization. 
C)  She had a psychotic break. 
D)  She experienced an instance of depersonalization. 
A)  Her response is not typical and suggests that she is suffering from acute stress disorder. 
B)  She experienced an instance of derealization. 
C)  She had a psychotic break. 
D)  She experienced an instance of depersonalization.

Question 19

A person with illness anxiety disorder has a preoccupation with ________

Accepted Answer

A)  making other people sick. 
B)  having an anxiety attack. 
C)  having or acquiring a serious illness. 
D)  small objects that appear at night on the horizon. 
A)  making other people sick. 
B)  having an anxiety attack. 
C)  having or acquiring a serious illness. 
D)  small objects that appear at night on the horizon.

Question 20

An in-depth study by Lewis and colleagues of 12 convicted murderers diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder looked into their backgrounds. The study found strong evidence that each was severely abused, both physically and sexually. Why does the text refer to this study as "flawed."

Accepted Answer

A)  Malingerers were studied separately from the larger group of DID sufferers. 
B)  Malingerers were excluded from the study. 
C)  There was no control group of murderers without DID. 
D)  There was no control group of DID sufferers who were not murderers. 
A)  Malingerers were studied separately from the larger group of DID sufferers. 
B)  Malingerers were excluded from the study. 
C)  There was no control group of murderers without DID. 
D)  There was no control group of DID sufferers who were not murderers.

Explain the difference between somatic symptom disorder and dissociative disorders. Why are these disorders commonly considered at the same time?

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

____________is the diagnosis given when a person has persistent and severe pain in one or more areas of the body, and it is not feigned yet does not have medical causes.

Unlike the DSM-IV, the DSM-5 includes the description of an external spirit, power, or deity possessing an individual; this is referred to as ______________.

Discuss two of the causal factors of somatic symptom disorder.

Jeremy suffers from dissociative amnesia. He probably ________

What do somatic symptom disorder and the dissociative disorders have in common?

Gerard became amnesic, wandered away from home and assumed a completely new identity as a shoe salesman. He suffers from ________

When it comes to the effectiveness of treatment for dissociative disorders, we know ________

Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis are similar in DSM-5 in that ________

______________ amnesia is the inability to recall information from before some traumatic experience.

About 25 percent of people with illness anxiety disorder would have been diagnosed as having ________, according to the DSM-IV.

In the DSM-IV, depersonalization and derealization used to be treated as ________

Describe the three diagnostic criteria for excessive thoughts, feelings, or behavior related to somatic symptoms that the DSM-5 identifies for a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder.

The diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder is and contains no assumptions about _.

Studies of individuals with DID compared to those trained to simulate the disorder ________

Which of the following was once viewed as form of "hysteria"?

A person with illness anxiety disorder has a preoccupation with ________

An in-depth study by Lewis and colleagues of 12 convicted murderers diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder looked into their backgrounds. The study found strong evidence that each was severely abused, both physically and sexually. Why does the text refer to this study as "flawed."

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Exam 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Explain the difference between somatic symptom disorder and dissociative disorders. Why are these disorders commonly considered at the same time?

Why has the term "multiple personality disorder" been replaced with "dissociative identity disorder"?

____________is the diagnosis given when a person has persistent and severe pain in one or more areas of the body, and it is not feigned yet does not have medical causes.

Unlike the DSM-IV, the DSM-5 includes the description of an external spirit, power, or deity possessing an individual; this is referred to as ______________.

Discuss two of the causal factors of somatic symptom disorder.

Jeremy suffers from dissociative amnesia. He probably ________

What do somatic symptom disorder and the dissociative disorders have in common?

Gerard became amnesic, wandered away from home and assumed a completely new identity as a shoe salesman. He suffers from ________

When it comes to the effectiveness of treatment for dissociative disorders, we know ________

Somatization disorder and hypochondriasis are similar in DSM-5 in that ________

______________ amnesia is the inability to recall information from before some traumatic experience.

About 25 percent of people with illness anxiety disorder would have been diagnosed as having ________, according to the DSM-IV.

In the DSM-IV, depersonalization and derealization used to be treated as ________

Describe the three diagnostic criteria for excessive thoughts, feelings, or behavior related to somatic symptoms that the DSM-5 identifies for a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder.

The diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder is ________ and contains no assumptions about _________.

Studies of individuals with DID compared to those trained to simulate the disorder ________

Which of the following was once viewed as form of "hysteria"?

A person with illness anxiety disorder has a preoccupation with ________

An in-depth study by Lewis and colleagues of 12 convicted murderers diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder looked into their backgrounds. The study found strong evidence that each was severely abused, both physically and sexually. Why does the text refer to this study as "flawed."

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Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

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The diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder is and contains no assumptions about _.