Question 1

Conversion disorder is most common in

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A) women. 
B) men. 
C) It is equally common in men and women. 
D) No information is yet available on prevalence among men vs.women. 
A) women. 
B) men. 
C) It is equally common in men and women. 
D) No information is yet available on prevalence among men vs.women.

Question 2

Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization/derealization for several years.If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder,she most likely

Accepted Answer

A) has impaired memory functioning. 
B) has a well-developed sense of self,just feelings of not being present. 
C) has experienced some abuse at an earlier age. 
D) is not employed. 
A) has impaired memory functioning. 
B) has a well-developed sense of self,just feelings of not being present. 
C) has experienced some abuse at an earlier age. 
D) is not employed.

Question 3

Which of the following somatic disorders were not changed in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A) hypochondriasis 
B) malingering 
C) factitious disorder 
D) both malingering and factitious disorder 
A) hypochondriasis 
B) malingering 
C) factitious disorder 
D) both malingering and factitious disorder

Question 4

Behavioral treatments for somatic symptom disorders seek to

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A) reduce anxiety levels using somatic methods. 
B) eliminate the problem behaviors using punishment. 
C) teach more appropriate techniques for interacting with others. 
D) use hypnosis to alleviate the symptoms. 
A) reduce anxiety levels using somatic methods. 
B) eliminate the problem behaviors using punishment. 
C) teach more appropriate techniques for interacting with others. 
D) use hypnosis to alleviate the symptoms.

Question 5

Depersonalization/derealization disorder usually begins in

Accepted Answer

A) early childhood. 
B) middle childhood. 
C) adolescence. 
D) adulthood. 
A) early childhood. 
B) middle childhood. 
C) adolescence. 
D) adulthood.

Question 6

All of the following are DSM-5 symptoms of somatic symptom disorder EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) at least one somatic symptom is distressing or disrupts daily life. 
B) excessive thoughts,feelings,and behaviors related to somatic symptoms. 
C) long-lasting history of mental illness. 
D) has occurred for at least six months. 
A) at least one somatic symptom is distressing or disrupts daily life. 
B) excessive thoughts,feelings,and behaviors related to somatic symptoms. 
C) long-lasting history of mental illness. 
D) has occurred for at least six months.

Question 7

The onset of dissociative identity disorder is generally believed to begin during __________ and is found most often in people with __________ history of abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence; no 
B) adolescence; a severe 
C) childhood; no 
D) childhood; a severe 
A) adolescence; no 
B) adolescence; a severe 
C) childhood; no 
D) childhood; a severe

Question 8

Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by

Accepted Answer

A) the loss of ego functioning in dissociative amnesia. 
B) additional cognitive deficits in brain injury. 
C) the presence of prograde memory loss in dissociative amnesia. 
D) the presence of severe anxiety in dissociative amnesia. 
A) the loss of ego functioning in dissociative amnesia. 
B) additional cognitive deficits in brain injury. 
C) the presence of prograde memory loss in dissociative amnesia. 
D) the presence of severe anxiety in dissociative amnesia.

Question 9

Somatoform and dissociative disorders are similar in that both

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A) have symptoms suggesting a physical dysfunction. 
B) typically begin after a stressful experience. 
C) involve aggressive outbursts. 
D) are delusional in quality. 
A) have symptoms suggesting a physical dysfunction. 
B) typically begin after a stressful experience. 
C) involve aggressive outbursts. 
D) are delusional in quality.

Question 10

The new DSM-5 system places more emphasis on ___________ than on ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the distress and behavior accompanying somatic symptoms; the number of somatic symptoms. 
B) the severity of somatic symptoms; the number of somatic symptoms. 
C) the number of somatic symptoms; the distress and behavior accompanying the somatic symptoms. 
D) The range of symptoms; the number of health care visits sought. 
A) the distress and behavior accompanying somatic symptoms; the number of somatic symptoms. 
B) the severity of somatic symptoms; the number of somatic symptoms. 
C) the number of somatic symptoms; the distress and behavior accompanying the somatic symptoms. 
D) The range of symptoms; the number of health care visits sought.

Question 11

The treatment of somatic symptom disorders is relatively primitive because

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A) sufferers rarely seek mental health treatment. 
B) only psychodynamic therapies have been implemented. 
C) efforts to treat them have been unsuccessful. 
D) of legal and professional prohibitions. 
A) sufferers rarely seek mental health treatment. 
B) only psychodynamic therapies have been implemented. 
C) efforts to treat them have been unsuccessful. 
D) of legal and professional prohibitions.

Question 12

The DSM-5 added the following criteria to the DSM-IV-TR's description of dissociative identity disorder:

Accepted Answer

A) the symptoms are part of a cultural phenomenon. 
B) the symptoms are not part of a satanic ritual. 
C) the symptoms are based on females only. 
D) the symptoms are not part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice. 
A) the symptoms are part of a cultural phenomenon. 
B) the symptoms are not part of a satanic ritual. 
C) the symptoms are based on females only. 
D) the symptoms are not part of a broadly accepted cultural or religious practice.

Question 13

The higher incidence of conversion disorder during Freud's time has been attributed to

Accepted Answer

A) prevalent sexually repressive attitudes. 
B) pervasive beliefs in mystics and magical thinking. 
C) the high incidence of unreported sexual abuse. 
D) clinicians inadvertently creating the disorder through hypnosis. 
A) prevalent sexually repressive attitudes. 
B) pervasive beliefs in mystics and magical thinking. 
C) the high incidence of unreported sexual abuse. 
D) clinicians inadvertently creating the disorder through hypnosis.

Question 14

Pain and somatic symptoms can be increased by

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety. 
B) depression. 
C) hormones. 
D) all of these factors can increase somatic symptoms. 
A) anxiety. 
B) depression. 
C) hormones. 
D) all of these factors can increase somatic symptoms.

Question 15

The DSM-5 includes all of the following dissociative disorders except:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The importance of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder is suggested by data showing that the disorder is more common in

Accepted Answer

A) high stress occupations. 
B) psychoanalytic patients. 
C) Non-Western countries. 
D) people with few social supports. 
A) high stress occupations. 
B) psychoanalytic patients. 
C) Non-Western countries. 
D) people with few social supports.

Question 17

The psychodynamic perspective on conversion disorder was revised in light of experimental findings with hysterically blind people who

Accepted Answer

A) have underlying brain defects. 
B) can see when under hypnosis. 
C) can respond to visual information. 
D) experienced traumatic visual events. 
A) have underlying brain defects. 
B) can see when under hypnosis. 
C) can respond to visual information. 
D) experienced traumatic visual events.

Question 18

Nina has illness anxiety disorder.She notices a red splotch on her face that seems to be getting larger each day.Nina will most likely believe that this symptom

Accepted Answer

A) is due to a psychological problem. 
B) is due to a serious underlying disease. 
C) will go away once she visits a doctor. 
D) is a bug bite. 
A) is due to a psychological problem. 
B) is due to a serious underlying disease. 
C) will go away once she visits a doctor. 
D) is a bug bite.

Question 19

Which theorists view dissociative disorders as avoidance responses that protect the person from consciously experiencing stressful events?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) behavioral 
C) cognitive 
D) both a and b 
A) psychodynamic 
B) behavioral 
C) cognitive 
D) both a and b

Question 20

The post-traumatic model of DID

Accepted Answer

A) has the most substantial empirical support. 
B) assumes that DID begins in childhood as a result of severe abuse. 
C) assumes that DID is created in therapy. 
D) assumes DID is due to suggestions from the media. 
A) has the most substantial empirical support. 
B) assumes that DID begins in childhood as a result of severe abuse. 
C) assumes that DID is created in therapy. 
D) assumes DID is due to suggestions from the media.

Conversion disorder is most common in

Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization/derealization for several years.If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder,she most likely

Which of the following somatic disorders were not changed in the DSM-5?

Behavioral treatments for somatic symptom disorders seek to

Depersonalization/derealization disorder usually begins in

All of the following are DSM-5 symptoms of somatic symptom disorder EXCEPT:

The onset of dissociative identity disorder is generally believed to begin during and is found most often in people with history of abuse.

Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by

Somatoform and dissociative disorders are similar in that both

The new DSM-5 system places more emphasis on _ than on __.

The treatment of somatic symptom disorders is relatively primitive because

The DSM-5 added the following criteria to the DSM-IV-TR's description of dissociative identity disorder:

The higher incidence of conversion disorder during Freud's time has been attributed to

Pain and somatic symptoms can be increased by

The DSM-5 includes all of the following dissociative disorders except:

The importance of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder is suggested by data showing that the disorder is more common in

The psychodynamic perspective on conversion disorder was revised in light of experimental findings with hysterically blind people who

Nina has illness anxiety disorder.She notices a red splotch on her face that seems to be getting larger each day.Nina will most likely believe that this symptom

Which theorists view dissociative disorders as avoidance responses that protect the person from consciously experiencing stressful events?

The post-traumatic model of DID

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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Exam 8: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Conversion disorder is most common in

Mildred has been struggling with feelings of chronic depersonalization/derealization for several years.If she has depersonalization/derealization disorder,she most likely

Which of the following somatic disorders were not changed in the DSM-5?

Behavioral treatments for somatic symptom disorders seek to

Depersonalization/derealization disorder usually begins in

All of the following are DSM-5 symptoms of somatic symptom disorder EXCEPT:

The onset of dissociative identity disorder is generally believed to begin during __________ and is found most often in people with __________ history of abuse.

Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by

Somatoform and dissociative disorders are similar in that both

The new DSM-5 system places more emphasis on ___________ than on ____________.

The treatment of somatic symptom disorders is relatively primitive because

The DSM-5 added the following criteria to the DSM-IV-TR's description of dissociative identity disorder:

The higher incidence of conversion disorder during Freud's time has been attributed to

Pain and somatic symptoms can be increased by

The DSM-5 includes all of the following dissociative disorders except:

The importance of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder is suggested by data showing that the disorder is more common in

The psychodynamic perspective on conversion disorder was revised in light of experimental findings with hysterically blind people who

Nina has illness anxiety disorder.She notices a red splotch on her face that seems to be getting larger each day.Nina will most likely believe that this symptom

Which theorists view dissociative disorders as avoidance responses that protect the person from consciously experiencing stressful events?

The post-traumatic model of DID

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

Filters

The onset of dissociative identity disorder is generally believed to begin during and is found most often in people with history of abuse.

The new DSM-5 system places more emphasis on _ than on __.