Question 1

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 2

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 3

What is a pseudoseizure?

Accepted Answer

A)  A seizure that looks exactly like a seizure on EEG but cannot be explained. 
B)  A seizure that resembles an epileptic seizure but is different. 
C)  A faking seizure with little thrashing. 
D)  Any seizure that cannot be explained. 
A)  A seizure that looks exactly like a seizure on EEG but cannot be explained. 
B)  A seizure that resembles an epileptic seizure but is different. 
C)  A faking seizure with little thrashing. 
D)  Any seizure that cannot be explained.

Question 4

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

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A)  Grace's feelings about James switch 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 switch 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.

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implicit memory is generally intact. 
B)  Explicit memory is rarely affected. 
C)  Episodic memory is not compromised. 
D)  Semantic memory is most dramatically affected. 
A)  Implicit memory is generally intact. 
B)  Explicit memory is rarely affected. 
C)  Episodic memory is not compromised. 
D)  Semantic memory is most dramatically affected.

Question 7

In soap operas, characters often forget their past experience following some trauma. They don't merely forget the traumatic event, they forget who they are, where they came from - they lose almost all memory of their lives. They then move to a new place and start a new identity. This would best be described as an instance of

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  continuous amnesia. 
D)  generalized amnesia. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  continuous amnesia. 
D)  generalized amnesia.

Question 8

If Ronald is typical of people with hypochondriasis, he will

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A)  avoid accepting a psychological explanation for his problems. 
B)  avoid visiting a physician. 
C)  have bizarre delusions about his body rotting out. 
D)  feel relieved when his doctor tells him he is healthy. 
A)  avoid accepting a psychological explanation for his problems. 
B)  avoid visiting a physician. 
C)  have bizarre delusions about his body rotting out. 
D)  feel relieved when his doctor tells him he is healthy.

Question 9

Earl falls at work. The initial medical tests showed no major physical problems. However, Earl calls the next day and tells his boss that he is unable to use his right leg because it is paralyzed. He also informs his boss that he plans to sue the company. Earl most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  has conversion disorder. 
B)  has somatization disorder. 
C)  has factitious disorder. 
D)  is malingering. 
A)  has conversion disorder. 
B)  has somatization disorder. 
C)  has factitious disorder. 
D)  is malingering.

Question 10

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 11

Can a person who has an actual medical condition be diagnosed with pain disorder? Why or why not?

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In pain disorders, pain reports that are

Question 12

What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder?

Accepted Answer

Both disorders involve the conscious fak

Question 13

Describe the biopsychosocial approach to body dysmorphic disorder.

Accepted Answer

Partially genetically based personality

Question 14

Which of the following summarizes the post-traumatic 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 15

What would be most helpful to a person with pain disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Staying physically active despite the pain. 
B)  Restricting physical activity as much as possible. 
C)  Getting a great deal of sympathy and attention. 
D)  Being allowed to avoid unpleasant tasks while he or she is in pain. 
A)  Staying physically active despite the pain. 
B)  Restricting physical activity as much as possible. 
C)  Getting a great deal of sympathy and attention. 
D)  Being allowed to avoid unpleasant tasks while he or she is in pain.

Question 16

A recent 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

Accepted Answer

A)  each was a pathological liar long before showing signs of dissociative disorder. 
B)  disordered thinking was associated with abnormal brain functioning. 
C)  each was severely abused, both physically and sexually. 
D) each had vivid memories of being tortured and neglected by strangers. 
A)  each was a pathological liar long before showing signs of dissociative disorder. 
B)  disordered thinking was associated with abnormal brain functioning. 
C)  each was severely abused, both physically and sexually. 
D) each had vivid memories of being tortured and neglected by strangers.

Question 17

Why is the timeframe of 6 months important in diagnosing pain disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  It determines whether the symptoms are acute or chronic 
B)  It determines whether the pain is real or imagined 
C)  It determines whether the pain is localized or generalized 
D)  It determines whether there is a psychological condition present that plays a causal role 
A)  It determines whether the symptoms are acute or chronic 
B)  It determines whether the pain is real or imagined 
C)  It determines whether the pain is localized or generalized 
D)  It determines whether there is a psychological condition present that plays a causal role

Question 18

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 19

Jeremy suffers from psychogenic 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)  seems quite normal other than his amnesia. 
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)  seems quite normal other than his amnesia.

Question 20

People with hypochondriasis, like people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, have intrusive thoughts that cause them anxiety. The major difference is

Accepted Answer

A)  in hypochondriasis, the thoughts are about one disease only, in obsessive-compulsive disorder the thoughts are about multiple diseases. 
B)  in hypochondriasis, the thoughts are seen as inappropriate and alien, in obsessive-compulsive disorder the intrusive thoughts are seen as appropriate and reasonable. 
C)  in hypochondriasis, the thoughts are seen as appropriate and reasonable, in obsessive-compulsive disorder the intrusive thoughts are seen as inappropriate and alien. 
D)  in hypochondriasis, the person knows the thoughts are coming from his or her own head and in obsessive-compulsive disorder, the person believes the thoughts are coming from someone else. 
A)  in hypochondriasis, the thoughts are about one disease only, in obsessive-compulsive disorder the thoughts are about multiple diseases. 
B)  in hypochondriasis, the thoughts are seen as inappropriate and alien, in obsessive-compulsive disorder the intrusive thoughts are seen as appropriate and reasonable. 
C)  in hypochondriasis, the thoughts are seen as appropriate and reasonable, in obsessive-compulsive disorder the intrusive thoughts are seen as inappropriate and alien. 
D)  in hypochondriasis, the person knows the thoughts are coming from his or her own head and in obsessive-compulsive disorder, the person believes the thoughts are coming from someone else.

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

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

What is a pseudoseizure?

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

Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?

If Ronald is typical of people with hypochondriasis, he will

Earl falls at work. The initial medical tests showed no major physical problems. However, Earl calls the next day and tells his boss that he is unable to use his right leg because it is paralyzed. He also informs his boss that he plans to sue the company. Earl most likely

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

Can a person who has an actual medical condition be diagnosed with pain disorder? Why or why not?

What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder?

Describe the biopsychosocial approach to body dysmorphic disorder.

Which of the following summarizes the post-traumatic theory for the origin of DID?

What would be most helpful to a person with pain disorder?

A recent 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

Why is the timeframe of 6 months important in diagnosing pain disorder?

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

Jeremy suffers from psychogenic amnesia. He probably

People with hypochondriasis, like people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, have intrusive thoughts that cause them anxiety. The major difference is

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Exam 8: Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

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

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

What is a pseudoseizure?

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

Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?

If Ronald is typical of people with hypochondriasis, he will

Earl falls at work. The initial medical tests showed no major physical problems. However, Earl calls the next day and tells his boss that he is unable to use his right leg because it is paralyzed. He also informs his boss that he plans to sue the company. Earl most likely

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

Can a person who has an actual medical condition be diagnosed with pain disorder? Why or why not?

What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder?

Describe the biopsychosocial approach to body dysmorphic disorder.

Which of the following summarizes the post-traumatic theory for the origin of DID?

What would be most helpful to a person with pain disorder?

A recent 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

Why is the timeframe of 6 months important in diagnosing pain disorder?

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

Jeremy suffers from psychogenic amnesia. He probably

People with hypochondriasis, like people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, have intrusive thoughts that cause them anxiety. The major difference is

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, 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

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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