Question 1

When clinical findings provide evidence of incompatibility between the symptom and recognized neurological or medical condition, we say that this is:

Accepted Answer

A)  somatization disorder. 
B)  hypochondriasis. 
C)  conversion disorder . 
D)  dissociative disorder.

Question 2

According to psychological theory, neuroses stem from

Accepted Answer

A)  underlying unconscious conflicts. 
B)  the clash of conscious and unconscious therapy. 
C)  dream process. 
D)  identity concepts.

Question 3

Panic disorder shares several common characteristics with both somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. Which of the following is not one of those shared features?

Accepted Answer

A)  Age of onset 
B)  Running in families 
C)  Personality characteristics 
D)  Manner in which anxiety is expressed

Question 4

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatic symptom disorder is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  encouraging patients to speak to family and friends about their symptoms 
C)  exposure therapy 
D)  assignment of a gatekeeper physician

Question 5

Illness anxiety disorder was formerly known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis 
B)  OCD 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  irreality disorder

Question 6

In dissociative identity disorder, the transition from one personality to another is called a .

Accepted Answer

A)  transformation 
B)  substitution 
C)  switch 
D)  alteration

Question 7

In dissociative fugue, the term fugue relates to .

Accepted Answer

A)  confusion 
B)  flight or travel 
C)  loss of consciousness 
D)  hallucination

Question 8

The hypothesized connections between somatic symptom disorder and antisocial personality disorder are

Accepted Answer

A)  poor modeling by parents and other authority figures. 
B)  sibling rivalry and attention deficits. 
C)  pleasure seeking and impulsivity. 
D)  genetic defects and poor nutrition.

Question 9

The average length of time between an individual's first symptoms of DID and the identification and diagnosis of the disorder by a professional is .

Accepted Answer

A)  one year 
B)  20 years 
C)  less than a month 
D)  seven years

Question 10

Without treatment, it is expected that DID will last .

Accepted Answer

A)  10 years 
B)  a lifetime 
C)  several months 
D)  20 years

Question 11

A man who finds himself living in a small town in Alaska with no recall of how he got there may have ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue 
B)  conversion 
C)  depersonalization-derealization disorder 
D)  dissociative identity disorder

Question 12

Studies suggest that false memories are .

Accepted Answer

A)  difficult to create 
B)  easily created in children 
C)  unrelated to suggestions 
D)  very rare

Question 13

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs dissociative identity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  slowly 
B)  quickly 
C)  rarely 
D)  only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur

Question 14

In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996), individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of this study indicated that

Accepted Answer

A)  people cannot be convinced of events that did not happen. 
B)  people can become quite convinced of events that never happened. 
C)  only individuals with diagnosable disorders can be convinced of events that never happened. 
D)  people can become convinced of events that did not happen only during hypnosis or other dissociative states.

Question 15

With regard to evidence for the scientific validity of dissociative identity disorder (DID), the most accurate statement is

Accepted Answer

A)  most DID patients are faking. 
B)  research suggests that faking dissociative experiences is possible. 
C)  it is virtually impossible to fake the types of changes that occur in dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  objective tests can always determine which patients are faking dissociative identity disorder.

Question 16

Compare and contrast depersonalization-derealization disorder and dissociative amnesia.

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Question 17

Discuss the controversy surrounding false memories.

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Question 18

Describe a common treatment for dissociative disorders which are linked to a traumatic event.

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Question 19

The disorder that involves physical malfunctioning without any physical cause is called .

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion disorder 
B)  hypochondriasis 
C)  somatization disorder 
D)  body dysmorphic disorder

Question 20

Although it's name has changed from DSM-IV to DSM-5, hypochondriasis is essentially an emotional disturbance triggered by

Accepted Answer

A)  physical pathology. 
B)  misinterpretation of normal physical sensations. 
C)  social concerns. 
D)  severe or unusual physical sensations.

Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders