Question 1

With regard to dissociative identity disorder, the term alter refers to ________ within the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) the "host" personality 
B) a dangerous personality 
C) the most recent personality to emerge 
D) a different personality 
A) the "host" personality 
B) a dangerous personality 
C) the most recent personality to emerge 
D) a different personality

Question 2

Joe just ate six chilidogs and drank a liter of soda. If Joe suffers from illness anxiety disorder, he would probably interpret any resulting stomach discomfort as

Accepted Answer

A) his own fault for eating so much. 
B) the result of poor quality food. 
C) gas pains from overeating. 
D) a sign that something is seriously wrong with his stomach. 
A) his own fault for eating so much. 
B) the result of poor quality food. 
C) gas pains from overeating. 
D) a sign that something is seriously wrong with his stomach.

Question 3

Dissociative trances commonly occur in Nigeria where they are called

Accepted Answer

A) amok. 
B) phi pob. 
C) vinvusa. 
D) pivloktoq. 
A) amok. 
B) phi pob. 
C) vinvusa. 
D) pivloktoq.

Question 4

Comparisons of optical functioning in the various personalities of dissociative identity disorder patients show changes that would be

Accepted Answer

A) easy to fake. 
B) absolutely impossible to fake. 
C) consistent with an individual who was trying to fake. 
D) difficult to fake. 
A) easy to fake. 
B) absolutely impossible to fake. 
C) consistent with an individual who was trying to fake. 
D) difficult to fake.

Question 5

Your textbook authors describe a treatment plan for conversion disorder involving

Accepted Answer

A) in-depth exploration of psychological conflicts. 
B) regression to the early psychosexual stages of development. 
C) application of a strict behavioral program that includes reinforcement for each display of progress and punishment when necessary. 
D) removal of any reinforcing or supportive consequences that patients receive for limitations imposed by the disorder. 
A) in-depth exploration of psychological conflicts. 
B) regression to the early psychosexual stages of development. 
C) application of a strict behavioral program that includes reinforcement for each display of progress and punishment when necessary. 
D) removal of any reinforcing or supportive consequences that patients receive for limitations imposed by the disorder.

Question 6

An example of factitious disorder imposed on another is

Accepted Answer

A) deliberate actions directed toward making a child sick. 
B) a parent lying to a doctor, for example, saying that the child has had symptoms that never really existed. 
C) a parent developing the same symptoms that the child exhibits. 
D) convincing a child to lie to a doctor about factitious symptoms. 
A) deliberate actions directed toward making a child sick. 
B) a parent lying to a doctor, for example, saying that the child has had symptoms that never really existed. 
C) a parent developing the same symptoms that the child exhibits. 
D) convincing a child to lie to a doctor about factitious symptoms.

Question 7

Difficulty speaking without any physical or organic pathology is known as

Accepted Answer

A) hysteria. 
B) malingering. 
C) aphonia. 
D) la belle indifference. 
A) hysteria. 
B) malingering. 
C) aphonia. 
D) la belle indifference.

Question 8

According to your textbook, which of the following statement is true about the treatment of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) The principle treatment strategy for conversion disorder is to identify and attend to the traumatic or stressful life event. 
B) The use of medication is generally supported in the treatment of conversion disorder. 
C) Social support and attention are the most effective method of treatment for conversion disorder. 
D) In treating conversion disorder, Freudian methods to access the unconscious are the most effective. 
A) The principle treatment strategy for conversion disorder is to identify and attend to the traumatic or stressful life event. 
B) The use of medication is generally supported in the treatment of conversion disorder. 
C) Social support and attention are the most effective method of treatment for conversion disorder. 
D) In treating conversion disorder, Freudian methods to access the unconscious are the most effective.

Question 9

Since Jane suffers from illness anxiety disorder, we can expect her to see her physician

Accepted Answer

A) often and feel completely reassured that there is nothing wrong with her health. 
B) rarely but continue to believe that she is quite ill. 
C) almost never because she does not trust physicians. 
D) often but continue to be anxious about her health anyway. 
A) often and feel completely reassured that there is nothing wrong with her health. 
B) rarely but continue to believe that she is quite ill. 
C) almost never because she does not trust physicians. 
D) often but continue to be anxious about her health anyway.

Question 10

Which of the following are typical characteristics of patients with illness anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Female and from lower socioeconomic groups 
B) Female and sexually conservative 
C) Male and impulsive 
D) Male and aggressive 
A) Female and from lower socioeconomic groups 
B) Female and sexually conservative 
C) Male and impulsive 
D) Male and aggressive

Question 11

Historically, "hysteria" was thought to be the result of a

Accepted Answer

A) dysfunctional ovary. 
B) tense vagina. 
C) wandering uterus. 
D) flip-flopped fallopian tubes. 
A) dysfunctional ovary. 
B) tense vagina. 
C) wandering uterus. 
D) flip-flopped fallopian tubes.

Question 12

With regard to the treatment of illness anxiety disorder, some research supports the use of

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning and operant conditioning. 
B) psychoanalysis. 
C) cognitive-behavioral treatment and stress management. 
D) humanistic therapy. 
A) classical conditioning and operant conditioning. 
B) psychoanalysis. 
C) cognitive-behavioral treatment and stress management. 
D) humanistic therapy.

Question 13

One aspect of the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) patient awareness of the distinct personalities. 
B) existence of three or more personality fragments. 
C) amnesia. 
D) history of abuse. 
A) patient awareness of the distinct personalities. 
B) existence of three or more personality fragments. 
C) amnesia. 
D) history of abuse.

Question 14

The average number of alters observed in individuals with dissociative identity disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 15. 
D) 100. 
A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 15. 
D) 100.

Question 15

Putname et al. (1986) examined 100 cases of dissociative identity disorder and found that _______% of the subjects had experienced significant trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 53 
C) 97 
D) 100 
A) 25 
B) 53 
C) 97 
D) 100

Question 16

In dissociative fugue, the term fugue relates to

Accepted Answer

A) confusion. 
B) flight or travel. 
C) loss of consciousness. 
D) hallucination. 
A) confusion. 
B) flight or travel. 
C) loss of consciousness. 
D) hallucination.

Question 17

Elsa's mother is poisoning her breakfast cereal. At least once a week Elsa's mother takes her to a pediatrician, who is very consoling and empathetic. Despite efforts to determine why Elsa is sick, the pediatrician overlooks the possibility of Elsa being poisoned by her mother because he and his staff have a positive relationship with her mother.

Accepted Answer

The situation that Elsa is in with her m

Question 18

Evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder includes the fact that conversion disorder

Accepted Answer

A) is almost exclusively experienced by women. 
B) is being diagnosed more frequently in our society. 
C) tends to occur in lower socioeconomic groups where there is less medical knowledge. 
D) tends to occur in wealthy areas where there is easy access to sophisticated medical tests. 
A) is almost exclusively experienced by women. 
B) is being diagnosed more frequently in our society. 
C) tends to occur in lower socioeconomic groups where there is less medical knowledge. 
D) tends to occur in wealthy areas where there is easy access to sophisticated medical tests.

Question 19

Factitious disorders are a set of conditions that

Accepted Answer

A) fall somewhere between malingering and conversion disorders. 
B) are completely under voluntary control like malingering. 
C) are a manifestation of physical symptoms mostly due to anxiety. 
D) are one form of typical child abuse. 
A) fall somewhere between malingering and conversion disorders. 
B) are completely under voluntary control like malingering. 
C) are a manifestation of physical symptoms mostly due to anxiety. 
D) are one form of typical child abuse.

Question 20

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) slowly 
B) quickly 
C) rarely 
D) only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur 
A) slowly 
B) quickly 
C) rarely 
D) only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur

With regard to dissociative identity disorder, the term alter refers to ________ within the individual.

Joe just ate six chilidogs and drank a liter of soda. If Joe suffers from illness anxiety disorder, he would probably interpret any resulting stomach discomfort as

Dissociative trances commonly occur in Nigeria where they are called

Comparisons of optical functioning in the various personalities of dissociative identity disorder patients show changes that would be

Your textbook authors describe a treatment plan for conversion disorder involving

An example of factitious disorder imposed on another is

Difficulty speaking without any physical or organic pathology is known as

According to your textbook, which of the following statement is true about the treatment of conversion disorder?

Since Jane suffers from illness anxiety disorder, we can expect her to see her physician

Which of the following are typical characteristics of patients with illness anxiety disorder?

Historically, "hysteria" was thought to be the result of a

With regard to the treatment of illness anxiety disorder, some research supports the use of

One aspect of the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is

The average number of alters observed in individuals with dissociative identity disorder is

Putname et al. (1986) examined 100 cases of dissociative identity disorder and found that _______% of the subjects had experienced significant trauma.

In dissociative fugue, the term fugue relates to

Evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder includes the fact that conversion disorder

Factitious disorders are a set of conditions that

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 5: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

With regard to dissociative identity disorder, the term alter refers to ________ within the individual.

Joe just ate six chilidogs and drank a liter of soda. If Joe suffers from illness anxiety disorder, he would probably interpret any resulting stomach discomfort as

Dissociative trances commonly occur in Nigeria where they are called

Comparisons of optical functioning in the various personalities of dissociative identity disorder patients show changes that would be

Your textbook authors describe a treatment plan for conversion disorder involving

An example of factitious disorder imposed on another is

Difficulty speaking without any physical or organic pathology is known as

According to your textbook, which of the following statement is true about the treatment of conversion disorder?

Since Jane suffers from illness anxiety disorder, we can expect her to see her physician

Which of the following are typical characteristics of patients with illness anxiety disorder?

Historically, "hysteria" was thought to be the result of a

With regard to the treatment of illness anxiety disorder, some research supports the use of

One aspect of the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is

The average number of alters observed in individuals with dissociative identity disorder is

Putname et al. (1986) examined 100 cases of dissociative identity disorder and found that _______% of the subjects had experienced significant trauma.

In dissociative fugue, the term fugue relates to

Evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder includes the fact that conversion disorder

Factitious disorders are a set of conditions that

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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