Exam 9: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

The DSM-5 no longer uses the term somatoform disorders because these disorders were frequently confused with psychosomatic disorders. A psychosomatic disorder is a(n)

Juana reports that she is very concerned because she has lost her hearing. This is highly distressing for her, and she visits multiple doctors. The doctors find no evidence of typical physiological causes. Assuming Juana is not fabricating this symptom for personal gain, she might be diagnosed with ______ disorder.

Define dissociation. Compare and contrast Janet's and Freud's views of dissociation. To what extent are these theories supported by contemporary data on the prevalence of the core features of dissociative identity disorder, such as that summarized by Gleaves et al. (2001)?

Amnesia is seen in almost every case of dissociative identity disorder.

As compared with nontraumatic dissociations, dissociative experiences associated with traumatic events are ______.

Janet and Freud both saw dissociations as being related to the ego. Their views were

With respect to gender, ______ of those exhibiting factitious disorder imposed on another are ______.

A common theme in all dissociative disorders is ______.

The role of trauma and the experience of unusual states of awareness or identity in the dissociative disorders have led psychologists to explore the relationship between dissociation and post-traumatic stress, on the one hand, and hypnosis, on the other. Briefly summarize the results of this research.

Ignacio comes from a culture that frequently includes spiritual possession and altered personas as a part of religious ceremony. Some of his friends are concerned that these practices may actually be an indicator of a dissociative disorder. His friends consult with a psychologist, who informs them that Ignacio could not be diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Why not, according to the APA?

The condition sometimes known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy corresponds to the DSM-5 diagnosis of ______ disorder imposed on another.

In the DSM-5, dissociative fugue and dissociative amnesia are

Individuals may be diagnosed with conversion disorder when they

Epidemiological studies suggest that dissociative identity disorder is found in as many as 1 in ______ adults.

Derealization refers to

The symptoms of somatic symptom disorder do NOT include

Glove anesthesia is one manifestation of ______ disorder.

One reason that dissociative amnesia may be rarely diagnosed is that

A study by Johnson and colleagues examined the prevalence of dissociative disorders in an adult community sample. Based on the results, about 1 in ______ adults can expect to experience at least one of the dissociative disorders in a given year.

The somatic symptom disorders do NOT include ______.