Exam 9: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

As compared with its prevalence in women, dissociative identity disorder is ______ common in men.

During a heated falling-out with a close friend, Danielle suddenly feels as if she is watching herself from above. This "out-of-body" experience is BEST seen as an example of ______.

Illness anxiety disorder was previously referred to as malingering hysteria.

In dissociative identity disorder, the alters are ______ aware of each others' existences.

Dissociative amnesia affects ______ memory.

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) studies suggest that dissociation in tortured individuals is associated with ______.

Compare and contrast the treatment of somatic symptom disorders with the treatment of other psychological disorders.

A ______ disorder is an actual physical illness in which psychological factors play a significant role.

Clara displays the symptoms of conversion disorder. After her discharge from a brief hospital stay for observation, which type of treatment is she LEAST likely to undertake over the longer term?

Research aimed at examining whether illness anxiety order is actually better classed as an anxiety rather than a somatic symptom disorder has concluded that illness anxiety disorder

The text reports data from Gleaves et al. (2004) suggesting that about ______ of those with dissociative identity disorder have experienced child abuse.

John reports that he is very concerned because he feels as if something in his spinal column is "off." This appears to upset him, and he visits multiple doctors in an attempt to validate his concerns. The doctors find no evidence for a diagnosis. Further, on investigation, it is found that John has reported to his supervisor that he could not attend work for a few weeks due to a back injury. Which diagnosis is MOST appropriate for John?

Which phrase BEST describes the proportion of patients with conversion disorder who will have no symptoms by the time they are discharged from medical care?

Which statement is NOT true concerning depersonalization/derealization disorder?

Functional neurological symptom disorder is another name for ______ disorder.

The distinct personalities of a person with dissociative identity disorder are called ______.

Depersonalization generally begins in adulthood.

The term ______ refers to a disruption in the normal ability to integrate information from sensory and psychological processes.

______ disorder was formerly called hypochondriasis.

In a condition called ______, individuals make a sudden trip away from their home or work and are unable to recall their past.