Question 1

Jill did not remember the accident happening or her graduation a couple of months before. What form of memory loss is this characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Episodic 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Retrograde 
D)  Short term 
A)  Episodic 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Retrograde 
D)  Short term

Question 2

Which of the following is an explanation for the increased prevalence of DID?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased public awareness of DID. 
B)  The increased incidence of verbal abuse. 
C)  Changes in the diagnostic criteria for PTSD. 
D)  Therapists can seek greater insurance reimbursement for DID patients. 
A)  Increased public awareness of DID. 
B)  The increased incidence of verbal abuse. 
C)  Changes in the diagnostic criteria for PTSD. 
D)  Therapists can seek greater insurance reimbursement for DID patients.

Question 3

Sara notices a lump on her side. She goes to her physician because she is worried that it is cancer. The physician sends her for a biopsy. During the three weeks between first noticing the lump and getting her results that it is not cancer, Sara was almost unable to function. She felt constant anxiety and thought constantly about having cancer. After she found out that she did not have cancer, Sara felt much better. Sara ________

Accepted Answer

A)  has hypochondriasis. 
B)  has conversion disorder. 
C)  has somatization disorder. 
D)  has no mental disorder. 
A)  has hypochondriasis. 
B)  has conversion disorder. 
C)  has somatization disorder. 
D)  has no mental disorder.

Question 4

Evan is terrified because he is convinced that he has a terminal heart condition. He has consulted with several physicians who have found no evidence of any heart disease. Evan continues to feel terrified even when the doctors find no physical problem. His diagnosis is probably ________

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  pain disorder. 
C)  somatic symptom disorder. 
D)  malingering. 
A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  pain disorder. 
C)  somatic symptom disorder. 
D)  malingering.

Question 5

Brigid has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Brigid is the host personality. We can expect that the alter identities ________

Accepted Answer

A)  are very much like Brigid. 
B)  are strikingly different from Brigid. 
C)  only "come out" when there is no stress in the environment. 
D)  are very much like one another. 
A)  are very much like Brigid. 
B)  are strikingly different from Brigid. 
C)  only "come out" when there is no stress in the environment. 
D)  are very much like one another.

Question 6

In an individual with DID, "switches" between identities ________

Accepted Answer

A)  usually take several days. 
B)  produce gaps in memory. 
C)  occur symmetrically, such that all identities share equal control. 
D)  are controlled by the host identity. 
A)  usually take several days. 
B)  produce gaps in memory. 
C)  occur symmetrically, such that all identities share equal control. 
D)  are controlled by the host identity.

Question 7

Dysfunctional assumptions about symptoms and diseases are a component of a cognitive-behavioral explanation of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic symptom disorder. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  depersonalization disorder. 
A)  somatic symptom disorder. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  depersonalization disorder.

Question 8

Recent estimates suggest that about 50 percent of those with DID have ________

Accepted Answer

A)  only two identities. 
B)  two alters, in addition to the host identity. 
C)  more than 10 identities. 
D)  as many as 200 identities. 
A)  only two identities. 
B)  two alters, in addition to the host identity. 
C)  more than 10 identities. 
D)  as many as 200 identities.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most typical of individuals with DID?

Accepted Answer

A)  Periods of "lost time." 
B)  Socially inept as a child. 
C)  Aware of separate personalities prior to beginning treatment. 
D)  Tends to express emotional distress in complaints about her body. 
A)  Periods of "lost time." 
B)  Socially inept as a child. 
C)  Aware of separate personalities prior to beginning treatment. 
D)  Tends to express emotional distress in complaints about her body.

Question 10

Consciously faking symptoms is characteristic of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  malingering. 
B)  hypochondriasis. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  somatic symptom disorder. 
A)  malingering. 
B)  hypochondriasis. 
C)  somatization disorder. 
D)  somatic symptom disorder.

Question 11

Which disorder would include intentionally taking drugs in order to stimulate various real illnesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factitious disorder 
B)  Malingering 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Somatization disorder 
A)  Factitious disorder 
B)  Malingering 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Somatization disorder

Question 12

The disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  depersonalization disorder. 
B)  psychogenic amnesia. 
C)  disidentity disorder. 
D)  derealization disorder. 
A)  depersonalization disorder. 
B)  psychogenic amnesia. 
C)  disidentity disorder. 
D)  derealization disorder.

Question 13

A disruption in the normal, subjective integration of one or more aspects of psychological functioning may be called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A disruption in the normal, subjective integration...

Question 14

There is debate as to the relationship between DID and abuse because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  few of those who develop DID have a history of abuse. 
B)  there is little evidence of a link between trauma and psychopathology. 
C)  other factors correlated with abuse may be the true causal factors in DID. 
D)  most reports of abuse are faked. 
A)  few of those who develop DID have a history of abuse. 
B)  there is little evidence of a link between trauma and psychopathology. 
C)  other factors correlated with abuse may be the true causal factors in DID. 
D)  most reports of abuse are faked.

Question 15

Ryan has diabetes but has no trouble functioning. One day, his wife informs him that she is leaving him. Ryan suddenly develops terrible pain in his back, to the point he is unable to get out of bed. His wife agrees to stay for "a while" to take care of him. Ryan probably has ________

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  somatic symptom disorder . 
C)  pain disorder associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition. 
D)  body dysmorphic disorder. 
A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  somatic symptom disorder . 
C)  pain disorder associated with both psychological factors and a general medical condition. 
D)  body dysmorphic disorder.

Question 16

Which of the following disorders was once the most frequently diagnosed disorder among soldiers in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acute anxiety disorder 
B)  Conversion disorder 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Hypochondriasis 
A)  Acute anxiety disorder 
B)  Conversion disorder 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Hypochondriasis

Question 17

When a person intentionally produces symptoms and is motivated by external incentives, this is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a person intentionally produces symptoms and...

Question 18

Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  depersonalization disorder. 
B)  all forms of dissociative amnesia. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  depersonalization disorder. 
B)  all forms of dissociative amnesia. 
C)  dissociative fugue. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of opposite sex alters in DID?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are rare. 
B)  They are quite common. 
C)  When they do occur, they usually assume the role of host. 
D)  They occur most commonly when sexual abuse has occurred. 
A)  They are rare. 
B)  They are quite common. 
C)  When they do occur, they usually assume the role of host. 
D)  They occur most commonly when sexual abuse has occurred.

Question 20

A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called ________

Accepted Answer

A)  fugue state. 
B)  depersonalization disorder. 
C)  dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  localized psychogenic amnesia. 
A)  fugue state. 
B)  depersonalization disorder. 
C)  dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  localized psychogenic amnesia.

Jill did not remember the accident happening or her graduation a couple of months before. What form of memory loss is this characteristic of?

Which of the following is an explanation for the increased prevalence of DID?

Evan is terrified because he is convinced that he has a terminal heart condition. He has consulted with several physicians who have found no evidence of any heart disease. Evan continues to feel terrified even when the doctors find no physical problem. His diagnosis is probably ________

Brigid has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Brigid is the host personality. We can expect that the alter identities ________

In an individual with DID, "switches" between identities ________

Dysfunctional assumptions about symptoms and diseases are a component of a cognitive-behavioral explanation of ________

Recent estimates suggest that about 50 percent of those with DID have ________

Which of the following statements is most typical of individuals with DID?

Consciously faking symptoms is characteristic of ________

Which disorder would include intentionally taking drugs in order to stimulate various real illnesses?

The disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is ________

A disruption in the normal, subjective integration of one or more aspects of psychological functioning may be called __________.

There is debate as to the relationship between DID and abuse because ________

Ryan has diabetes but has no trouble functioning. One day, his wife informs him that she is leaving him. Ryan suddenly develops terrible pain in his back, to the point he is unable to get out of bed. His wife agrees to stay for "a while" to take care of him. Ryan probably has ________

Which of the following disorders was once the most frequently diagnosed disorder among soldiers in World War I?

When a person intentionally produces symptoms and is motivated by external incentives, this is known as __________.

Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of ________

Which of the following is true of opposite sex alters in DID?

A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called ________

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Exam 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Jill did not remember the accident happening or her graduation a couple of months before. What form of memory loss is this characteristic of?

Which of the following is an explanation for the increased prevalence of DID?

Evan is terrified because he is convinced that he has a terminal heart condition. He has consulted with several physicians who have found no evidence of any heart disease. Evan continues to feel terrified even when the doctors find no physical problem. His diagnosis is probably ________

Brigid has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Brigid is the host personality. We can expect that the alter identities ________

In an individual with DID, "switches" between identities ________

Dysfunctional assumptions about symptoms and diseases are a component of a cognitive-behavioral explanation of ________

Recent estimates suggest that about 50 percent of those with DID have ________

Which of the following statements is most typical of individuals with DID?

Consciously faking symptoms is characteristic of ________

Which disorder would include intentionally taking drugs in order to stimulate various real illnesses?

The disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is ________

A disruption in the normal, subjective integration of one or more aspects of psychological functioning may be called __________.

There is debate as to the relationship between DID and abuse because ________

Ryan has diabetes but has no trouble functioning. One day, his wife informs him that she is leaving him. Ryan suddenly develops terrible pain in his back, to the point he is unable to get out of bed. His wife agrees to stay for "a while" to take care of him. Ryan probably has ________

Which of the following disorders was once the most frequently diagnosed disorder among soldiers in World War I?

When a person intentionally produces symptoms and is motivated by external incentives, this is known as __________.

Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of ________

Which of the following is true of opposite sex alters in DID?

A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called ________

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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