Exam 6: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

What is the defining symptom of dissociative disorders? What were dissociative disorders categorized as in earlier editions of the DSM? What specific dissociative disorder has changed names recently?

Identify and describe the major characteristics of three types of dissociative disorders.

Heather is deliberately faking symptoms of illness in order to gain the attention of doctors.This behaviour is best described by the term

A disorder in which people are induced by therapists to remember events that have never occurred is referred to as

There is no evidence that people with dissociative disorders score higher on measures of hypnotizability.

Two forms of amnesia are-----------------amnesia,in which an individual forgets his or her entire life history,and--------------amnesia,in which a person can remember nothing following a certain point in time.

Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more personalities.

Which of the following is true of the treatment and prognosis of dissociative identity disorder?

The defining symptom of the dissociative disorders is the disruption of mental processes involved in memory or consciousness that are normally integrated.

Depersonalization/derealization disorder differs from the other dissociative disorders,in that

Somatic symptom and related disorders were at one time viewed as masked

Current thought about dissociative and somatic symptom and related disorders suggests that both have are characterized by physical symptoms and/or behavior thought to be caused or exacerbated by elevated serotonin levels.

Though Hippocratic writing made some reference to dissociative disorders,Plato was among the first to consider the causes involved in these disorders.

Recently,experts have suggested that conversion disorder might best be viewed as a form of

Approximately---------------percent of the general population have some type of dissociative disorder whereas--------------percent of psychiatric patients do.

Which of the following is NOT true of depersonalization disorder?

Which of the following represents an overconcern about serious disease?

DSM-5 criteria for conversion disorder requires ruling out that the patient is not feigning the disorder.

Current treatments for somatic symptom and related disorders focus on

Research on dissociative identity disorder suggests that over---------------percent of patients report severe childhood physical and/or sexual abuse.