Question 1

Which of the following represents an overconcern about serious disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  malingering 
B)  illness anxiety disorder 
C)  conversion disorder 
D)  factitious disorder 
E)  dissociative identity disorder

Question 2

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 symptoms suggestive of medical illness, but no organic basis can be found to account for them.

Question 3

At present, dissociative disorders are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  flat affect. 
B)  severe brain damage. 
C)  delusions and hallucinations. 
D)  maladaptive alterations of identity, memory, and consciousness. 
E)  poor concentration.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the transition from one alter to another?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is often called the "transfer". 
B)  It cannot be artificially precipitated, such as through hypnotic suggestion. 
C)  It is often precipitated by stress or other identifiable cues in the environment. 
D)  It happens gradually, with the dominant alter fading and the new one growing stronger. 
E)  It is always obvious when a transition between alters has occurred.

Question 5

According to theories of health anxiety, the development of dysfunctional beliefs about illness leads an individual to:

Accepted Answer

A)  doubt themselves. 
B)  lose confidence in the healthcare system. 
C)  develop attentional and interpretive biases. 
D)  develop traumatic memories. 
E)  develop healthy eating and fitness habits.

Question 6

Sandra is experiencing a loss of vision for which her doctor can find no physical cause. The term best suited to describing her condition is

Accepted Answer

A)  factitious disorder. 
B)  illness anxiety disorder. 
C)  somatic symptom disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder. 
E)  major depressive disorder

Question 7

With regard to brain correlates of depersonalization/derealization, the textbook cites research that suggests ____ play(s) a role.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual pathways 
B)  temporal lobe epilepsy 
C)  circuits involved in awareness and working memory 
D)  processing functions 
E)  circuits responsible for adaptive integration of emotional learning with decision- making

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5%; 1.5 to 3% 
B)  1.5%; 3 to 6% 
C)  3%; 5 to 11% 
D)  6%; 10 to 16% 
E)  9.1%; 15 to 21 %

Question 10

Hippocrates believed that the dissociative and somatic symptom disorders were caused by a wandering uterus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Deliberately adopting the sick role and complaining of symptoms to achieve some specific gain like receiving insurance money or avoiding duties is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Canadian psychologist Nick Spanos was an articulate supporter of the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Merskey has argued that dissociative identity disorder is created by the power of suggestion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 that 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 15

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 answer of List the somatic symptom and related disorders...

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the defining symptom of dissociative...

Question 17

Leanne experiences the sudden feeling of being detached from herself. The term best suited to describe her experience is

Accepted Answer

A)  depersonalization/derealization disorder. 
B)  dissociative identity disorder. 
C)  dissociative amnesia with fugue. 
D)  dissociative amnesia. 
E)  repression.

Question 18

The separate personalities in a person suffering from dissociative identity disorder are often referred to as "alters."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Dissociative symptoms are common among psychiatry patients and often co-occur with depression, anxiety and personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In somatic symptom disorder, patients usually attribute their symptoms to

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of depersonalization/derealization. 
B)  psychological problems. 
C)  an insecure attachment with their parents as children. 
D)  depression. 
E)  medical problems.

Exam 6: Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Which of the following represents an overconcern about serious disease?

The dissociative disorders have a high degree of comorbidity

At present, dissociative disorders are characterized by

Which of the following is true of the transition from one alter to another?

According to theories of health anxiety, the development of dysfunctional beliefs about illness leads an individual to:

Sandra is experiencing a loss of vision for which her doctor can find no physical cause. The term best suited to describing her condition is

With regard to brain correlates of depersonalization/derealization, the textbook cites research that suggests ____ play(s) a role.

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

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

Hippocrates believed that the dissociative and somatic symptom disorders were caused by a wandering uterus.

Deliberately adopting the sick role and complaining of symptoms to achieve some specific gain like receiving insurance money or avoiding duties is characteristic of

Canadian psychologist Nick Spanos was an articulate supporter of the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.

Merskey has argued that dissociative identity disorder is created by the power of suggestion.

Which of the following is TRUE of dissociative identity disorder?

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?.

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

Leanne experiences the sudden feeling of being detached from herself. The term best suited to describe her experience is

The separate personalities in a person suffering from dissociative identity disorder are often referred to as "alters."

Dissociative symptoms are common among psychiatry patients and often co-occur with depression, anxiety and personality disorders.

In somatic symptom disorder, patients usually attribute their symptoms to