Question 1

Following a dissociative fugue episode,the person often

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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 2

Simon experienced a dissociative disorder.He submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii.After a check was conducted on his fingerprints,his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky.He was most likely experiencing

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A) dissociative amnesia. 
B) dissociative fugue. 
C) dissociative identity disorder. 
D) depersonalization disorder. 
A) dissociative amnesia. 
B) dissociative fugue. 
C) dissociative identity disorder. 
D) depersonalization disorder.

Question 3

The importance of conversion disorder in psychoanalysis is based upon

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A) Freud's discovery that patients with conversion disorders were usually victims of sexual abuse. 
B) Freud who suffered from and overcame a conversion disorder. 
C) Freud's belief that more directive methods were appropriate for treating conversion disorders,paving the way for linking psychoanalysis and behavior therapy. 
D) Freud's development of many psychoanalytic concepts while treating patients with conversion disorder. 
A) Freud's discovery that patients with conversion disorders were usually victims of sexual abuse. 
B) Freud who suffered from and overcame a conversion disorder. 
C) Freud's belief that more directive methods were appropriate for treating conversion disorders,paving the way for linking psychoanalysis and behavior therapy. 
D) Freud's development of many psychoanalytic concepts while treating patients with conversion disorder.

Question 4

Which of the following is a potential symptom of conversion disorder?

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A) extreme anxiety 
B) paralysis in the hand 
C) chronic sweating 
D) hypersensitivity to pain 
A) extreme anxiety 
B) paralysis in the hand 
C) chronic sweating 
D) hypersensitivity to pain

Question 5

Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by

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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 6

The study by Spanos et al. ,based on the "Hillside Strangler" Ken Bianchi,showed that

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A) people without dissociative identity disorder can adopt multiple personalities if a situation demands it. 
B) dissociative identity disorder results from people enacting a role. 
C) dissociative identity disorder does not sway a jury when used as part of an insanity defense. 
D) malingering cannot be detected by psychiatrists. 
A) people without dissociative identity disorder can adopt multiple personalities if a situation demands it. 
B) dissociative identity disorder results from people enacting a role. 
C) dissociative identity disorder does not sway a jury when used as part of an insanity defense. 
D) malingering cannot be detected by psychiatrists.

Question 7

Which of the following is most similar to somatization disorder?

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A) body dysmorphic disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) hypochondriasis 
D) dissociative disorder 
A) body dysmorphic disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) hypochondriasis 
D) dissociative disorder

Question 8

Which of the following best illustrates hypochondriasis?

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A) An ulcer caused by stress. 
B) A persistent unsubstantiated fear of having cancer. 
C) Having obsessions with an imagined physical defect,such as facial wrinkles. 
D) Experiencing recurring pain with no physical basis. 
A) An ulcer caused by stress. 
B) A persistent unsubstantiated fear of having cancer. 
C) Having obsessions with an imagined physical defect,such as facial wrinkles. 
D) Experiencing recurring pain with no physical basis.

Question 9

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia

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A) are two entirely different disorders. 
B) are synonyms. 
C) are very similar;the person with schizophrenia has two personalities,while the person with dissociative identity disorder has three or more. 
D) are similar in that both involve a split between cognition and emotion. 
A) are two entirely different disorders. 
B) are synonyms. 
C) are very similar;the person with schizophrenia has two personalities,while the person with dissociative identity disorder has three or more. 
D) are similar in that both involve a split between cognition and emotion.

Question 10

The treatment of somatoform 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 11

Discuss the common treatment approach for DID.

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The common treatment approach for Dissoc

Question 12

Among the dissociative disorders,dissociative fugue is characterized by

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A) massive repression. 
B) moving away and establishing a new identity. 
C) sudden development following severe stress. 
D) memory loss for virtually all past events. 
A) massive repression. 
B) moving away and establishing a new identity. 
C) sudden development following severe stress. 
D) memory loss for virtually all past events.

Question 13

Roseanne is suffering from hysterical blindness.She participates in a study,and it is shown that she

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A) is actually faking her blindness. 
B) cannot respond to any visual stimuli. 
C) responds to visual stimuli but is unaware that she did so. 
D) appears to respond to visual stimuli but in fact has learned to detect other sensory cues (e.g. ,heat,noise,etc. ). 
A) is actually faking her blindness. 
B) cannot respond to any visual stimuli. 
C) responds to visual stimuli but is unaware that she did so. 
D) appears to respond to visual stimuli but in fact has learned to detect other sensory cues (e.g. ,heat,noise,etc. ).

Question 14

The most commonly diagnosed comorbid disorders with dissociative identity disorder are

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A) anxiety and depression. 
B) somatoform and substance abuse disorders. 
C) bipolar disorder and depression. 
D) schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. 
A) anxiety and depression. 
B) somatoform and substance abuse disorders. 
C) bipolar disorder and depression. 
D) schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

Question 15

Conversion disorder occupies a central place in psychodynamic theory because it provides a clear example of the role of

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A) repression. 
B) the unconscious. 
C) the pleasure principle. 
D) stages of development. 
A) repression. 
B) the unconscious. 
C) the pleasure principle. 
D) stages of development.

Question 16

The goal of treatment of dissociative disorders should be to

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A) encourage repression of the underlying trauma. 
B) encourage others to reinforce symptoms. 
C) convince the person that splitting into different personalities is no longer necessary to deal with traumas. 
D) provide a confrontational setting where symptoms are not needed. 
A) encourage repression of the underlying trauma. 
B) encourage others to reinforce symptoms. 
C) convince the person that splitting into different personalities is no longer necessary to deal with traumas. 
D) provide a confrontational setting where symptoms are not needed.

Question 17

Hilda is being treated for dissociative identity disorder.It is most likely that as part of treatment she will

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A) receive high dose antipsychotic medication. 
B) receive hypnosis. 
C) have biofeedback. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) receive high dose antipsychotic medication. 
B) receive hypnosis. 
C) have biofeedback. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 18

Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic and behavioral approaches to conceptualization and treatment of conversion disorder.

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The psychoanalytic approach to conversio

Question 19

Psychological treatment of somatization disorder often includes

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A) medical tests to show symptoms have no medical basis. 
B) focusing on reducing the underlying anxiety and depression. 
C) keeping a diary of symptoms and complaints. 
D) exploring childhood experiences of being sick. 
A) medical tests to show symptoms have no medical basis. 
B) focusing on reducing the underlying anxiety and depression. 
C) keeping a diary of symptoms and complaints. 
D) exploring childhood experiences of being sick.

Question 20

Paul is seeking a large insurance settlement following a car accident and undergoes a physical evaluation of his injuries.Paul complains of total numbness in his right leg since the accident.Which of the following would indicate that he was malingering?

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A) He reports full sensation in his left leg. 
B) He reports full sensation along his right side. 
C) He reports no medical problems before the accident. 
D) He reports being able to reduce the pain at times. 
A) He reports full sensation in his left leg. 
B) He reports full sensation along his right side. 
C) He reports no medical problems before the accident. 
D) He reports being able to reduce the pain at times.

Following a dissociative fugue episode,the person often

Simon experienced a dissociative disorder.He submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii.After a check was conducted on his fingerprints,his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky.He was most likely experiencing

The importance of conversion disorder in psychoanalysis is based upon

Which of the following is a potential symptom of conversion disorder?

Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by

The study by Spanos et al. ,based on the "Hillside Strangler" Ken Bianchi,showed that

Which of the following is most similar to somatization disorder?

Which of the following best illustrates hypochondriasis?

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia

The treatment of somatoform disorders is relatively primitive because

Discuss the common treatment approach for DID.

Among the dissociative disorders,dissociative fugue is characterized by

Roseanne is suffering from hysterical blindness.She participates in a study,and it is shown that she

The most commonly diagnosed comorbid disorders with dissociative identity disorder are

Conversion disorder occupies a central place in psychodynamic theory because it provides a clear example of the role of

The goal of treatment of dissociative disorders should be to

Hilda is being treated for dissociative identity disorder.It is most likely that as part of treatment she will

Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic and behavioral approaches to conceptualization and treatment of conversion disorder.

Psychological treatment of somatization disorder often includes

Paul is seeking a large insurance settlement following a car accident and undergoes a physical evaluation of his injuries.Paul complains of total numbness in his right leg since the accident.Which of the following would indicate that he was malingering?

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in the Study of Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders

Stress and Health

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatment

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 6: Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders

Following a dissociative fugue episode,the person often

Simon experienced a dissociative disorder.He submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii.After a check was conducted on his fingerprints,his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky.He was most likely experiencing

The importance of conversion disorder in psychoanalysis is based upon

Which of the following is a potential symptom of conversion disorder?

Dissociative amnesia may be BEST distinguished from brain injury by

The study by Spanos et al. ,based on the "Hillside Strangler" Ken Bianchi,showed that

Which of the following is most similar to somatization disorder?

Which of the following best illustrates hypochondriasis?

Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia

The treatment of somatoform disorders is relatively primitive because

Discuss the common treatment approach for DID.

Among the dissociative disorders,dissociative fugue is characterized by

Roseanne is suffering from hysterical blindness.She participates in a study,and it is shown that she

The most commonly diagnosed comorbid disorders with dissociative identity disorder are

Conversion disorder occupies a central place in psychodynamic theory because it provides a clear example of the role of

The goal of treatment of dissociative disorders should be to

Hilda is being treated for dissociative identity disorder.It is most likely that as part of treatment she will

Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic and behavioral approaches to conceptualization and treatment of conversion disorder.

Psychological treatment of somatization disorder often includes

Paul is seeking a large insurance settlement following a car accident and undergoes a physical evaluation of his injuries.Paul complains of total numbness in his right leg since the accident.Which of the following would indicate that he was malingering?

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in the Study of Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders

Stress and Health

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatment

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters