Question 1

Which of the following is in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypochondriasis 
B)  Somatization disorder 
C)  Pain disorder 
D)  Somatic symptom disorder 
A)  Hypochondriasis 
B)  Somatization disorder 
C)  Pain disorder 
D)  Somatic symptom disorder

Question 2

The DSM-5 recognizes how many types of pathological dissociation?

Accepted Answer

A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  8. 
A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  8.

Question 3

The most effective treatment to date for somatic symptom disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  increases psychological distress. 
B)  results in only temporary changes in psychological symptoms. 
C)  decreases healthcare expenditures. 
D)  has not been shown to effect physical functioning. 
A)  increases psychological distress. 
B)  results in only temporary changes in psychological symptoms. 
C)  decreases healthcare expenditures. 
D)  has not been shown to effect physical functioning.

Question 4

Which of the following is most commonly true of the host identity in DID?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not answer to the person's actual name. 
B)  It is always the most well-adjusted of the identities. 
C)  It is the second or third alter to develop. 
D)  It is not the original identity. 
A)  It does not answer to the person's actual name. 
B)  It is always the most well-adjusted of the identities. 
C)  It is the second or third alter to develop. 
D)  It is not the original identity.

Question 5

______________is the disorder in the DSM-5 used to replace hypochondriasis without somatic symptoms.

Accepted Answer

Illness an

Question 6

What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder?

Accepted Answer

Both disorders involve the conscious fak

Question 7

What factors tend to be associated with the onset of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

An individual typically experiences an i

Question 8

Somatization disorder, as defined in DSM-5, ________

Accepted Answer

A)  has been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder 
B)  involves multiple symptoms involving one body part or function. 
C)  involves the fear of having multiple different diseases. 
D)  involves having pain in at least four different areas of the body. 
A)  has been subsumed into somatic symptom disorder 
B)  involves multiple symptoms involving one body part or function. 
C)  involves the fear of having multiple different diseases. 
D)  involves having pain in at least four different areas of the body.

Question 9

Your textbook authors report that rigorously designed and controlled studies on the treatment of dissociative identity disorder ________

Accepted Answer

A)  have only examined psychodynamic forms of treatment. 
B)  are widespread. 
C)  demonstrate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy. 
D)  is virtually nonexistent. 
A)  have only examined psychodynamic forms of treatment. 
B)  are widespread. 
C)  demonstrate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy. 
D)  is virtually nonexistent.

Question 10

Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is a variant of which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  Hypochondriasis 
D)  Factitious disorder 
A)  Conversion disorder 
B)  Body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  Hypochondriasis 
D)  Factitious disorder

Question 11

The treatment goal for most therapists who treat dissociative identity disorder is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptance of the alter personalities. 
B)  reduction in the impact of distress and impairment. 
C)  integration of the alter personalities. 
D)  self-understanding of the causes for the alter personalities. 
A)  acceptance of the alter personalities. 
B)  reduction in the impact of distress and impairment. 
C)  integration of the alter personalities. 
D)  self-understanding of the causes for the alter personalities.

Question 12

According to sociocognitive theory, ________

Accepted Answer

A)  the mind separates due to some traumatic experience and is never fully integrated, resulting in the multiple identities observed in DID. 
B)  the alters in DID develop as a means of escaping from some form of trauma. 
C)  DID has a factitious origin. 
D)  DID may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician. 
A)  the mind separates due to some traumatic experience and is never fully integrated, resulting in the multiple identities observed in DID. 
B)  the alters in DID develop as a means of escaping from some form of trauma. 
C)  DID has a factitious origin. 
D)  DID may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician.

Question 13

Following the rejection of his latest novel, Jim experienced an inability to make some movements with his right hand. While he was unable to write, he could scratch and make other simple motions with his affected hand. Two weeks later he was able to write again. What is unique about Jim's case of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jim had some ability to move his hand. 
B)  Jim is male, and most people with this disorder are women. 
C)  Jim's symptoms subsided after only two weeks. 
D)  Jim only lost the ability to move his right hand. 
A)  Jim had some ability to move his hand. 
B)  Jim is male, and most people with this disorder are women. 
C)  Jim's symptoms subsided after only two weeks. 
D)  Jim only lost the ability to move his right hand.

Question 14

DID is a condition in which aspects of memory such as identity and consciousness are _________

Accepted Answer

A)  overly integrated. 
B)  no longer integrated. 
C)  implicitly segregated. 
D)  shared by separate people. 
A)  overly integrated. 
B)  no longer integrated. 
C)  implicitly segregated. 
D)  shared by separate people.

Question 15

Which of the following is a way to distinguish between someone with conversion disorder and someone who is malingering?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with conversion disorder are very willing to talk about their symptoms; malingerers will be more cautious. 
B)  People with conversion disorder will be very cautious about talking about their symptoms; malingerers are very willing to talk about them. 
C)  People with conversion disorder are usually very defensive; malingerers will try to seem very open and trusting. 
D)  If their symptoms are shown to be inconsistent, people with conversion disorder become very defensive while malingerers do not. 
A)  People with conversion disorder are very willing to talk about their symptoms; malingerers will be more cautious. 
B)  People with conversion disorder will be very cautious about talking about their symptoms; malingerers are very willing to talk about them. 
C)  People with conversion disorder are usually very defensive; malingerers will try to seem very open and trusting. 
D)  If their symptoms are shown to be inconsistent, people with conversion disorder become very defensive while malingerers do not.

Question 16

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are ________

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriacal disorders. 
B)  anxiety disorders. 
C)  dissociative disorders. 
D)  somatic symptom disorders. 
A)  hypochondriacal disorders. 
B)  anxiety disorders. 
C)  dissociative disorders. 
D)  somatic symptom disorders.

Question 17

______ involves a pattern in which symptoms or deficits affecting the senses or motor behavior strongly suggest that the patient has a medical or neurological condition.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ involves a pattern in which symptoms...

Question 18

What is dissociative fugue? Under what circumstances is this disorder likely to develop?

Accepted Answer

Dissociative fugue has been described as

Question 19

Which of the following summarizes the posttraumatic theory for the origin of DID?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapists unwittingly reinforce role-playing of alter identities. 
B)  Genetically programmed tendencies to dissociate are triggered by stress. 
C)  Children deal with severe abuse by creating alters who provide an "escape." 
D)  The rewards of avoiding punishment from the legal system induces people to fake symptoms. 
A)  Therapists unwittingly reinforce role-playing of alter identities. 
B)  Genetically programmed tendencies to dissociate are triggered by stress. 
C)  Children deal with severe abuse by creating alters who provide an "escape." 
D)  The rewards of avoiding punishment from the legal system induces people to fake symptoms.

Question 20

Which of the following is most suggestive of dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grace's feelings about James switched from positive to negative instantly. 
B)  Peter could not explain why he didn't complete the project. 
C)  Delilah was never able to make up her mind. 
D)  Kyla could not recall where she had been or what she had done all day. 
A)  Grace's feelings about James switched from positive to negative instantly. 
B)  Peter could not explain why he didn't complete the project. 
C)  Delilah was never able to make up her mind. 
D)  Kyla could not recall where she had been or what she had done all day.

Which of the following is in the DSM-5?

The DSM-5 recognizes how many types of pathological dissociation?

The most effective treatment to date for somatic symptom disorder ________

Which of the following is most commonly true of the host identity in DID?

______________is the disorder in the DSM-5 used to replace hypochondriasis without somatic symptoms.

What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder?

What factors tend to be associated with the onset of conversion disorder?

Somatization disorder, as defined in DSM-5, ________

Your textbook authors report that rigorously designed and controlled studies on the treatment of dissociative identity disorder ________

Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is a variant of which of the following disorders?

The treatment goal for most therapists who treat dissociative identity disorder is ________

According to sociocognitive theory, ________

DID is a condition in which aspects of memory such as identity and consciousness are _________

Which of the following is a way to distinguish between someone with conversion disorder and someone who is malingering?

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are ________

______ involves a pattern in which symptoms or deficits affecting the senses or motor behavior strongly suggest that the patient has a medical or neurological condition.

What is dissociative fugue? Under what circumstances is this disorder likely to develop?

Which of the following summarizes the posttraumatic theory for the origin of DID?

Which of the following is most suggestive of dissociative identity disorder?

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Exam 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Which of the following is in the DSM-5?

The DSM-5 recognizes how many types of pathological dissociation?

The most effective treatment to date for somatic symptom disorder ________

Which of the following is most commonly true of the host identity in DID?

______________is the disorder in the DSM-5 used to replace hypochondriasis without somatic symptoms.

What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder?

What factors tend to be associated with the onset of conversion disorder?

Somatization disorder, as defined in DSM-5, ________

Your textbook authors report that rigorously designed and controlled studies on the treatment of dissociative identity disorder ________

Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is a variant of which of the following disorders?

The treatment goal for most therapists who treat dissociative identity disorder is ________

According to sociocognitive theory, ________

DID is a condition in which aspects of memory such as identity and consciousness are _________

Which of the following is a way to distinguish between someone with conversion disorder and someone who is malingering?

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are ________

______ involves a pattern in which symptoms or deficits affecting the senses or motor behavior strongly suggest that the patient has a medical or neurological condition.

What is dissociative fugue? Under what circumstances is this disorder likely to develop?

Which of the following summarizes the posttraumatic theory for the origin of DID?

Which of the following is most suggestive of dissociative identity disorder?

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

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

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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