Question 1

A recent survey in Japan found ______ of dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  not a single case 
B)  only a few cases 
C)  several hundred cases 
D)  several thousand cases

Question 2

According to Freud, hysterical symptoms provide ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  neither primary nor secondary gains 
B)  primary, but not secondary gains 
C)  secondary, but not primary gains 
D)  primary and secondary gains

Question 3

According to psychodynamic theory, gains that allow people to avoid burdensome responsibilities and at the same time gain the support, rather than the condemnation, of those
Around them are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary gains 
B)  secondary gains 
C)  intrinsic gains 
D)  extrinsic gains

Question 4

There is compelling evidence of a connection between dissociative identity disorder and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  damage to the cerebellum 
B)  childhood abuse 
C)  adjustment problems during adolescence 
D)  a family history of borderline personality development

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  The symptoms are intentionally produced. 
B)  The person is not malingering. 
C)  The physical symptoms appear gradually. 
D)  The physical symptoms appear in a variety of stressful and nonstressful situations.

Question 6

A distorted way of thinking about minor physical complaints is attributed to people with ______ by cognitive theorists.

Accepted Answer

A)  depersonalization disorder 
B)  body dysmorphic disorder 
C)  hypochondriasis 
D)  pain disorder

Question 7

The text cites a case example of Burt, a man who unknowingly moved 2,000 miles away from his wife and family and established a new life in a new city. Although Burt knew which
Town he was in and the current date, he could not recognize his past nor was he concerned
About this lack of recognition. Burt was suffering from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder 
B)  depersonalization disorder 
C)  dissociative amnesia 
D)  dissociative fugue

Question 8

Most cases of people with multiple personalities involve criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dhat syndrome is found primarily in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Japan 
D)  Korea

Question 10

In ______ disorders, people show or complain of physical symptoms that have no identifiable physical cause.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative 
B)  anxiety 
C)  somatic symptom and related 
D)  adjustment

Question 11

About ______ million Americans suffer from migraine headaches.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  56 
C)  128 
D)  256

Question 12

No drugs have been developed to integrate alternate personalities in people with multiple
personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Investigators also recently reported that cognitive therapy that included a mindfulness meditation training component improved _________in cancer patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  red blood cell count 
B)  levels of hope and optimism 
C)  overall functioning by reducing levels of depression and anxiety 
D)  attitudes toward healthy persons

Question 14

The great majority of cases previously diagnosed as hypochondriasis would be diagnosed as __________in the DSM-5.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder 
B)  somatic symptom disorder 
C)  conversion disorder 
D)  mood disorder with somatization

Question 15

In previous versions of the DSM, people who are preoccupied or fearful that they have a serious or deadly illness are suffering from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder 
B)  conversion disorder 
C)  hypochondriasis 
D)  Munchausen syndrome

Question 16

Approximately how many new cases of HIV infection are reported annually in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  55,000 
D)  100,000

Exam 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health