Question 1

The term la belle indifference refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of worry patients with conversion disorder display about their symptoms. 
B) the lack of awareness of each other displayed by each of the alters in patients suffering from dissociative identity disorder. 
C) the attitude displayed by people accused of malingering. 
D) the lack of awareness of their condition displayed by patients suffering from dissociative amnesia with fugue. 
E) the lack of concern doctors show for patients suffering from conversion disorder. 
A) the lack of worry patients with conversion disorder display about their symptoms. 
B) the lack of awareness of each other displayed by each of the alters in patients suffering from dissociative identity disorder. 
C) the attitude displayed by people accused of malingering. 
D) the lack of awareness of their condition displayed by patients suffering from dissociative amnesia with fugue. 
E) the lack of concern doctors show for patients suffering from conversion disorder.

Question 2

There is some similarity between illness anxiety disorder and------------.

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) depression 
D) psychogenic pain 
E) dissociative amnesia 
A) panic disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) depression 
D) psychogenic pain 
E) dissociative amnesia

Question 3

Deliberately adopting the sick role and complaining of symptoms to achieve some specific objective is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) la belle indifference. 
B) factitious disorders. 
C) somatic symptom disorder. 
D) malingering. 
E) illness anxiety disorder. 
A) la belle indifference. 
B) factitious disorders. 
C) somatic symptom disorder. 
D) malingering. 
E) illness anxiety disorder.

Question 4

--------- is the DSM-5 label for the disorder in which certain aspects of a person's identity become detached or dissociated; it was formerly known as---------.

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple personality disorder; dissociative identity disorder 
B) Dissociative identity disorder; split personality disorder 
C) Dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder 
D) Split personality disorder; multiple personality disorder 
E) Multiple personality disorder; split personality disorder 
A) Multiple personality disorder; dissociative identity disorder 
B) Dissociative identity disorder; split personality disorder 
C) Dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder 
D) Split personality disorder; multiple personality disorder 
E) Multiple personality disorder; split personality disorder

Question 5

Describe five patterns of memory loss characteristic of dissociative amnesia.

Accepted Answer

Localized amnesia: The person fails to r

Question 6

Which of the following is TRUE of dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Alters may have different eyeglass prescriptions and allergies. 
B) For a diagnosis there must be at least 4 alters which control the person's behaviour. 
C) Alters typically share the same memories and have similar histories and mannerisms. 
D) The various personalities always claim to be of the same gender. 
E) The host is never aware of the various alters. 
A) Alters may have different eyeglass prescriptions and allergies. 
B) For a diagnosis there must be at least 4 alters which control the person's behaviour. 
C) Alters typically share the same memories and have similar histories and mannerisms. 
D) The various personalities always claim to be of the same gender. 
E) The host is never aware of the various alters.

Question 7

The dissociative disorders have a high degree of comorbidity

Accepted Answer

A) with physical complaints that clearly don't have a medical cause. 
B) with types of delirium,dementias and amnestic disorders. 
C) with anxiety,mood and personality disorders. 
D) in terms of severe maladaptive disruptions or alternations of identity,memory and consciousness that are experienced as being beyond one's control. 
E) in terms of physical sympotms suggestive of medical illness,but no organic basis can be found to account for them. 
A) with physical complaints that clearly don't have a medical cause. 
B) with types of delirium,dementias and amnestic disorders. 
C) with anxiety,mood and personality disorders. 
D) in terms of severe maladaptive disruptions or alternations of identity,memory and consciousness that are experienced as being beyond one's control. 
E) in terms of physical sympotms suggestive of medical illness,but no organic basis can be found to account for them.

Question 8

Feelings of depersonalization/derealization are a rare experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

List the somatic symptom and related disorders and summarize your impression of the current status of this diagnostic category.What are the scientific reasons for keeping this category and the disorders within?

Accepted Answer

The somatic symptom and related disorder

The term la belle indifference refers to

There is some similarity between illness anxiety disorder and------------.

Deliberately adopting the sick role and complaining of symptoms to achieve some specific objective is characteristic of

--------- is the DSM-5 label for the disorder in which certain aspects of a person's identity become detached or dissociated; it was formerly known as---------.

Describe five patterns of memory loss characteristic of dissociative amnesia.

Which of the following is TRUE of dissociative identity disorder?

The dissociative disorders have a high degree of comorbidity

Feelings of depersonalization/derealization are a rare experience.

List the somatic symptom and related disorders and summarize your impression of the current status of this diagnostic category.What are the scientific reasons for keeping this category and the disorders within?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Exam 6: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

The term la belle indifference refers to

There is some similarity between illness anxiety disorder and------------.

Deliberately adopting the sick role and complaining of symptoms to achieve some specific objective is characteristic of

--------- is the DSM-5 label for the disorder in which certain aspects of a person's identity become detached or dissociated; it was formerly known as---------.

Describe five patterns of memory loss characteristic of dissociative amnesia.

Which of the following is TRUE of dissociative identity disorder?

The dissociative disorders have a high degree of comorbidity

Feelings of depersonalization/derealization are a rare experience.

List the somatic symptom and related disorders and summarize your impression of the current status of this diagnostic category.What are the scientific reasons for keeping this category and the disorders within?

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters