Question 1

The DSM-5 added the following disorder to the DSM-IV-TR somatic symptom disorders category

Accepted Answer

A) illness anxiety disorder. 
B) conversion disorder. 
C) malingering. 
D) factitious disorder. 
A) illness anxiety disorder. 
B) conversion disorder. 
C) malingering. 
D) factitious disorder. A

Question 2

One major theory of the etiology of dissociative identity disorder is that it results from

Accepted Answer

A) fear of facing the complexities of adult living. 
B) drug use in predisposed individuals. 
C) suggestions by therapists or media influences. 
D) having a fantasy life more reinforcing than reality 
A) fear of facing the complexities of adult living. 
B) drug use in predisposed individuals. 
C) suggestions by therapists or media influences. 
D) having a fantasy life more reinforcing than reality C

Question 3

Dr.Jones believes that different alters appear during adulthood after the suggestion of a therapist.This is consistent with

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic theory. 
B) behavioral theory. 
C) social role enactment. 
D) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A) psychoanalytic theory. 
B) behavioral theory. 
C) social role enactment. 
D) self-fulfilling prophecy. C

Question 4

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a __________ remission with __________ recovery.

Accepted Answer

A) gradual; complete 
B) gradual; partial 
C) sudden; complete 
D) sudden; partial 
A) gradual; complete 
B) gradual; partial 
C) sudden; complete 
D) sudden; partial

Question 5

Contemporary psychodynamic research on hysterically blind individuals indicates that they repress

Accepted Answer

A) the awareness that they see. 
B) visual stimuli. 
C) information extracted from visual stimuli. 
D) their motives about seeing. 
A) the awareness that they see. 
B) visual stimuli. 
C) information extracted from visual stimuli. 
D) their motives about seeing.

Question 6

Dissociative identity disorder must involve

Accepted Answer

A) at least 3 distinct personalities. 
B) selective amnesia. 
C) at least 2 distinct personalities. 
D) depersonalization. 
A) at least 3 distinct personalities. 
B) selective amnesia. 
C) at least 2 distinct personalities. 
D) depersonalization.

Question 7

Which of these dissociative disorders is no longer a distinct diagnosis in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A) Dissociative Fugue 
B) Dissociative Amnesia 
C) Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder 
D) Dissociative Identity Disorder 
A) Dissociative Fugue 
B) Dissociative Amnesia 
C) Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder 
D) Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 8

Conversion disorder symptoms typically begin

Accepted Answer

A) in adolescence or early adulthood. 
B) in childhood. 
C) In late adulthood 
D) earlier for males than for females. 
A) in adolescence or early adulthood. 
B) in childhood. 
C) In late adulthood 
D) earlier for males than for females.

Question 9

Which of the following is most similar to somatic symptom disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) body dysmorphic disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) Illness anxiety disorder 
D) dissociative disorder 
A) body dysmorphic disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) Illness anxiety disorder 
D) dissociative disorder

Question 10

The two major theories of DID are

Accepted Answer

A) post-traumatic and sociocognitive. 
B) post-traumatic and psychoanalytic. 
C) behavioral and psychoanalytic. 
D) post-traumatic and cognitive-behavioral. 
A) post-traumatic and sociocognitive. 
B) post-traumatic and psychoanalytic. 
C) behavioral and psychoanalytic. 
D) post-traumatic and cognitive-behavioral.

Question 11

DID usually begins in __________ but is rarely diagnosed until __________.

Accepted Answer

A) childhood; adulthood 
B) childhood; adolescence 
C) adolescence; adulthood 
D) adulthood; late adulthood 
A) childhood; adulthood 
B) childhood; adolescence 
C) adolescence; adulthood 
D) adulthood; late adulthood

Question 12

Following a dissociative amnesia-subtype dissociative fugue episode,the person often

Accepted Answer

A) does not remember the events that occurred during the episode. 
B) remembers most of the events occurring during the episode,although they may be denied to avoid embarrassment. 
C) is predisposed to have further episodes at times of stress. 
D) is likely to develop another type of dissociative disorder. 
A) does not remember the events that occurred during the episode. 
B) remembers most of the events occurring during the episode,although they may be denied to avoid embarrassment. 
C) is predisposed to have further episodes at times of stress. 
D) is likely to develop another type of dissociative disorder.

Question 13

Antidepressants reduce pain even when

Accepted Answer

A) the client is denies being depressed or ill. 
B) the dosage is too low to alleviate the associated depression. 
C) the client skips doses. 
D) all of these answers are correct. 
A) the client is denies being depressed or ill. 
B) the dosage is too low to alleviate the associated depression. 
C) the client skips doses. 
D) all of these answers are correct.

Question 14

Donna was brutally assaulted outside the local 7-Eleven.Although she cannot recall the details of the assault,she becomes terrified when she drives past the 7-Eleven.This is an example of a situation in which a person

Accepted Answer

A) has an explicit memory,but no implicit memory. 
B) has neither explicit nor implicit memory. 
C) will most likely develop dissociative identity disorder. 
D) has no explicit memory,but has an implicit memory. 
A) has an explicit memory,but no implicit memory. 
B) has neither explicit nor implicit memory. 
C) will most likely develop dissociative identity disorder. 
D) has no explicit memory,but has an implicit memory.

Question 15

Unlike a malingerer,a person with factitious disorder

Accepted Answer

A) does not exhibit "la belle indifference." 
B) has primarily psychological,not physical,symptoms. 
C) has physical symptoms that are not under voluntary control. 
D) has no clear motivation for adopting the symptoms. 
A) does not exhibit "la belle indifference." 
B) has primarily psychological,not physical,symptoms. 
C) has physical symptoms that are not under voluntary control. 
D) has no clear motivation for adopting the symptoms.

Question 16

All of the following have been cited as reasons for changes in the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder over the years EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) changes in the diagnostic criteria for the disorder. 
B) publication of popular accounts such as "Sybil." 
C) changes in the medical sophistication and level of education in modern society. 
D) changing definitions of schizophrenia. 
A) changes in the diagnostic criteria for the disorder. 
B) publication of popular accounts such as "Sybil." 
C) changes in the medical sophistication and level of education in modern society. 
D) changing definitions of schizophrenia.

Question 17

Most people with dissociative identity disorder exhibit high __________ and experienced a history of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) child abuse; criminal behavior. 
B) hypnotic susceptibility; child abuse. 
C) hypnotic susceptibility; criminal behavior. 
D) sensation seeking; amnesia. 
A) child abuse; criminal behavior. 
B) hypnotic susceptibility; child abuse. 
C) hypnotic susceptibility; criminal behavior. 
D) sensation seeking; amnesia.

Question 18

Therapists who are most likely to diagnose DID tend to

Accepted Answer

A) practice behavioral techniques. 
B) use hypnosis. 
C) use biofeedback. 
D) support the sociocultural model. 
A) practice behavioral techniques. 
B) use hypnosis. 
C) use biofeedback. 
D) support the sociocultural model.

Question 19

Somatic symptom disorders all involve

Accepted Answer

A) physical symptoms. 
B) dysphoric mood. 
C) disruptions of consciousness. 
D) hallucinations. 
A) physical symptoms. 
B) dysphoric mood. 
C) disruptions of consciousness. 
D) hallucinations.

Question 20

The term "conversion" originated with

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Abraham Maslow 
C) Ivan Pavlov 
D) Dermott Helmich 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Abraham Maslow 
C) Ivan Pavlov 
D) Dermott Helmich

The DSM-5 added the following disorder to the DSM-IV-TR somatic symptom disorders category

One major theory of the etiology of dissociative identity disorder is that it results from

Dr.Jones believes that different alters appear during adulthood after the suggestion of a therapist.This is consistent with

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a remission with recovery.

Contemporary psychodynamic research on hysterically blind individuals indicates that they repress

Dissociative identity disorder must involve

Which of these dissociative disorders is no longer a distinct diagnosis in the DSM-5?

Conversion disorder symptoms typically begin

Which of the following is most similar to somatic symptom disorder?

The two major theories of DID are

DID usually begins in but is rarely diagnosed until .

Following a dissociative amnesia-subtype dissociative fugue episode,the person often

Antidepressants reduce pain even when

Donna was brutally assaulted outside the local 7-Eleven.Although she cannot recall the details of the assault,she becomes terrified when she drives past the 7-Eleven.This is an example of a situation in which a person

Unlike a malingerer,a person with factitious disorder

All of the following have been cited as reasons for changes in the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder over the years EXCEPT:

Most people with dissociative identity disorder exhibit high and experienced a history of .

Therapists who are most likely to diagnose DID tend to

Somatic symptom disorders all involve

The term "conversion" originated with

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Exam 8: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

The DSM-5 added the following disorder to the DSM-IV-TR somatic symptom disorders category

One major theory of the etiology of dissociative identity disorder is that it results from

Dr.Jones believes that different alters appear during adulthood after the suggestion of a therapist.This is consistent with

The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a __________ remission with __________ recovery.

Contemporary psychodynamic research on hysterically blind individuals indicates that they repress

Dissociative identity disorder must involve

Which of these dissociative disorders is no longer a distinct diagnosis in the DSM-5?

Conversion disorder symptoms typically begin

Which of the following is most similar to somatic symptom disorder?

The two major theories of DID are

DID usually begins in __________ but is rarely diagnosed until __________.

Following a dissociative amnesia-subtype dissociative fugue episode,the person often

Antidepressants reduce pain even when

Donna was brutally assaulted outside the local 7-Eleven.Although she cannot recall the details of the assault,she becomes terrified when she drives past the 7-Eleven.This is an example of a situation in which a person

Unlike a malingerer,a person with factitious disorder

All of the following have been cited as reasons for changes in the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder over the years EXCEPT:

Most people with dissociative identity disorder exhibit high __________ and experienced a history of __________.

Therapists who are most likely to diagnose DID tend to

Somatic symptom disorders all involve

The term "conversion" originated with

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in Psychopathology

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Related and Trauma-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Legal and Ethical Issues

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The prognosis for dissociative amnesia usually involves a remission with recovery.

DID usually begins in but is rarely diagnosed until .

Most people with dissociative identity disorder exhibit high and experienced a history of .