Exam 5: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Many dissociative identity disorder patients have at least one ________________ alter who handles sexuality and generates income, sometimes by acting as a prostitute.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding conversion disorder symptoms?

Without treatment, it is expected that dissociative identity disorder will last

Dissociation is likely to happen

Hannah was diagnosed with asthma six months ago. Presently, Hannah is experiencing a phobic response to her inhaler and is not using it to improve her asthma. Explain how this is an example of a somatic symptom-related disorder.

With regard to "la belle indifference" (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms), research suggests that

All of the following have been implicated in the development and maintenance of somatic symptom disorders EXCEPT

African Americans from the South often refer colloquially to trance syndromes as

Globus hystericus, a common conversion disorder symptom, is the sensation of a

According to your textbook, in some religious groups, seizures, paralysis, and trances are often seen as evidence of

The victims most likely to have amnesia as a result of trauma are those who

During a fugue state, patients diagnosed with dissociative fugue

Which of the following statements is correct regarding diagnosing a patient's symptoms as a conversion disorder?

In factitious disorders, the patient

Jason suddenly notices that the world looks weird to him. Some objects look bigger than normal and others look smaller. Cars passing by seem oddly shaped, and people appear dead or mechanical. Joe is experiencing

The experience of dissociation occurs in

Min has been experiencing repeated seizures, but none of the neurologists he has visited could find any abnormal EEG activity. He is likely exhibiting a case of

Describe the treatment that is generally used to treat patients with dissociative identity disorder. What is the rationale for each part of the treatment?

Kyop goeu, or __________________, is an example of a culture-bound somatic concern found in the Khmer people of Cambodia.

With regard to a diagnosis of illness anxiety disorder, women are