Question 1

The 'doctor shopping' seen in illness anxiety disorder is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Reasoning bias 
B) Interpretation bias 
C) Memory bias 
D) None of the above 
A) Reasoning bias 
B) Interpretation bias 
C) Memory bias 
D) None of the above A

Question 2

It is crucial when diagnosing some somatoform disorders to differentiate them from:

Accepted Answer

A) Malingering 
B) Brain tumours 
C) Heart disease 
D) Learning difficulties 
A) Malingering 
B) Brain tumours 
C) Heart disease 
D) Learning difficulties A

Question 3

According to Gureje,Simon,Ustun,& Goldberg (1997),somatic symptom disorder is also associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Impulsive and antisocial behaviour 
B) Suicide threats 
C) Deliberate self-harm 
D) Anxiety 
A) Impulsive and antisocial behaviour 
B) Suicide threats 
C) Deliberate self-harm 
D) Anxiety D

Question 4

A study by Sar,Akyuz,Kundakci,Kizitan et al.(2004)found at least one other psychiatric diagnosis in what percentage of a group of individuals with a diagnosis of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) 69.5% 
B) 49.5% 
C) 89.5% 
D) 29.5% 
A) 69.5% 
B) 49.5% 
C) 89.5% 
D) 29.5%

Question 5

Behavioural stress management includes:

Accepted Answer

A) Relaxation training 
B) Techniques to reduce worrying 
C) Learning skills in how to cope with anxiety 
D) All of the above 
A) Relaxation training 
B) Techniques to reduce worrying 
C) Learning skills in how to cope with anxiety 
D) All of the above

Question 6

Illness anxiety disorder is often associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Use of alternative medicines 
B) Fear of death 
C) Fear of aging 
D) All of the above 
A) Use of alternative medicines 
B) Fear of death 
C) Fear of aging 
D) All of the above

Question 7

A cardinal feature of somatic symptom disorder is a pattern of:

Accepted Answer

A) Recurring,multiple,clinically-significant somatic symptoms that require medical treatment 
B) Significant impairment in social,functioning 
C) Significant impairment in occupational functioning 
D) All of the above 
A) Recurring,multiple,clinically-significant somatic symptoms that require medical treatment 
B) Significant impairment in social,functioning 
C) Significant impairment in occupational functioning 
D) All of the above

Question 8

A common occurrence in somatic symptom disorders is that the sufferer believes they have physical deficits or symptoms that are significant and threatening,but in most cases there is little or no medical justification for these beliefs.Such cognitive biases are termed:

Accepted Answer

A) Hyperchondrial biases 
B) Cognitive dissonance 
C) Interpretation biases 
D) Overt reaction biases 
A) Hyperchondrial biases 
B) Cognitive dissonance 
C) Interpretation biases 
D) Overt reaction biases

Question 9

Conversion disorder has a life time prevalence rate of:

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
C) 5% 
D) <5% 
A) 1% 
C) 5% 
D) <5%

Question 10

Health anxiety is a preoccupation with fears of having or contracting a serious disease or illness based on a misinterpretation of bodily signs or symptoms,even though a thorough medical examination fails to identify any underlying medical condition.The preoccupation can be with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Bodily functions 
B) Minor physical abnormalities 
C) Vague and ambiguous bodily sensations 
D) All of the above 
A) Bodily functions 
B) Minor physical abnormalities 
C) Vague and ambiguous bodily sensations 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Many somatic symptom disorders involve some learning and behavioural-based components that can be treated by the use of the learning principles implicit in behaviour therapy.A prominent example of such components include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) The reinforcing function of attention given to individuals which will maintain their 'illness' behaviours 
B) Infrequent checking for physical signs of illness or deformity 
C) Continual visits to the doctor's surgery 
D) Continuous hospitalisation 
A) The reinforcing function of attention given to individuals which will maintain their 'illness' behaviours 
B) Infrequent checking for physical signs of illness or deformity 
C) Continual visits to the doctor's surgery 
D) Continuous hospitalisation

Question 12

Regardless of how the theorists approach the aetiology of somatoform disorders,explanations of these disorders must address certain important questions.Which of the following is NOT one of those questions?

Accepted Answer

A) Are physical symptoms a manifestation of underlying psychological conflict and stress? 
B) Are physical symptoms generated in an involuntary fashion? 
C) What is the role of life stress and childhood abuse in the development of somatoform disorders? 
D) How often is the individual hospitalised? 
A) Are physical symptoms a manifestation of underlying psychological conflict and stress? 
B) Are physical symptoms generated in an involuntary fashion? 
C) What is the role of life stress and childhood abuse in the development of somatoform disorders? 
D) How often is the individual hospitalised?

Question 13

Brown (2004)proposed that individual's information processing biases such as rouge representations acquired by those with somatic symptom disorders can be created by experiences that include:

Accepted Answer

A) A history of physical illness that causes a tendency to interpret any sensation as a symptom of illness 
B) A history of experiencing emotional states that have strong physical manifestations 
C) Exposure to physical illness in others which creates a memory template by which one's own physical sensations are interpreted 
D) All of the above 
A) A history of physical illness that causes a tendency to interpret any sensation as a symptom of illness 
B) A history of experiencing emotional states that have strong physical manifestations 
C) Exposure to physical illness in others which creates a memory template by which one's own physical sensations are interpreted 
D) All of the above

Question 14

Physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Factitious disorder 
B) Conversion disorder 
C) Somatic symptom disorder 
D) Hypochondriasis 
A) Factitious disorder 
B) Conversion disorder 
C) Somatic symptom disorder 
D) Hypochondriasis

Question 15

According to Iezzi,Duckworth & Adams,2001,the higher the educational standards in a community the more likely it is that the symptoms will resemble

Accepted Answer

A) A known medical or neurological disorder 
B) Conversion disorder 
C) Illness anxiety disorder d.Somatic symptom disorder 
A) A known medical or neurological disorder 
B) Conversion disorder 
C) Illness anxiety disorder d.Somatic symptom disorder

Question 16

Thinking and information processing biases that can lead to the development of somatoform disorders include:

Accepted Answer

A) Memory bias 
B) Reasoning bias 
C) Interpretation biases 
D) All of the above 
A) Memory bias 
B) Reasoning bias 
C) Interpretation biases 
D) All of the above

Question 17

Which drug treatment seems to be the most effective with somatic symptom disorders generally?

Accepted Answer

A) Antipsychotics 
B) Lithium 
C) Antidepressants 
D) Herbal medications 
A) Antipsychotics 
B) Lithium 
C) Antidepressants 
D) Herbal medications

Question 18

Oakley (1999)draws attention to the many similarities between the behaviour of the individual with conversion disorder or somatic symptom disorder and the effects of:

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnosis 
B) Hysteria 
C) Anxiety 
D) Catastrophisation 
A) Hypnosis 
B) Hysteria 
C) Anxiety 
D) Catastrophisation

Question 19

Barsky (1992)argued that patients with somatic symptom disorder have a bias towards describing minor automatic bodily sensations in a:

Accepted Answer

A) Catastrophic manner 
B) Repressed manner 
C) Dismissive manner 
D) Confused manner 
A) Catastrophic manner 
B) Repressed manner 
C) Dismissive manner 
D) Confused manner

Question 20

According to some psychodynamic theorists those suffering from somatoform disorders as are:

Accepted Answer

A) Regressing to the state of a sick child 
B) Unconsciously seeking attention and relief from symptoms and responsibilities 
C) Reducing experienced anxiety 
D) All of the above 
A) Regressing to the state of a sick child 
B) Unconsciously seeking attention and relief from symptoms and responsibilities 
C) Reducing experienced anxiety 
D) All of the above

The 'doctor shopping' seen in illness anxiety disorder is an example of:

It is crucial when diagnosing some somatoform disorders to differentiate them from:

According to Gureje,Simon,Ustun,& Goldberg (1997),somatic symptom disorder is also associated with:

A study by Sar,Akyuz,Kundakci,Kizitan et al.(2004)found at least one other psychiatric diagnosis in what percentage of a group of individuals with a diagnosis of conversion disorder?

Behavioural stress management includes:

Illness anxiety disorder is often associated with:

A cardinal feature of somatic symptom disorder is a pattern of:

A common occurrence in somatic symptom disorders is that the sufferer believes they have physical deficits or symptoms that are significant and threatening,but in most cases there is little or no medical justification for these beliefs.Such cognitive biases are termed:

Conversion disorder has a life time prevalence rate of:

Many somatic symptom disorders involve some learning and behavioural-based components that can be treated by the use of the learning principles implicit in behaviour therapy.A prominent example of such components include which of the following:

Regardless of how the theorists approach the aetiology of somatoform disorders,explanations of these disorders must address certain important questions.Which of the following is NOT one of those questions?

Brown (2004)proposed that individual's information processing biases such as rouge representations acquired by those with somatic symptom disorders can be created by experiences that include:

Physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role are known as:

According to Iezzi,Duckworth & Adams,2001,the higher the educational standards in a community the more likely it is that the symptoms will resemble

Thinking and information processing biases that can lead to the development of somatoform disorders include:

Which drug treatment seems to be the most effective with somatic symptom disorders generally?

Oakley (1999)draws attention to the many similarities between the behaviour of the individual with conversion disorder or somatic symptom disorder and the effects of:

Barsky (1992)argued that patients with somatic symptom disorder have a bias towards describing minor automatic bodily sensations in a:

According to some psychodynamic theorists those suffering from somatoform disorders as are:

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Exam 13: Somatic Symptom Disorders

The 'doctor shopping' seen in illness anxiety disorder is an example of:

It is crucial when diagnosing some somatoform disorders to differentiate them from:

According to Gureje,Simon,Ustun,& Goldberg (1997),somatic symptom disorder is also associated with:

A study by Sar,Akyuz,Kundakci,Kizitan et al.(2004)found at least one other psychiatric diagnosis in what percentage of a group of individuals with a diagnosis of conversion disorder?

Behavioural stress management includes:

Illness anxiety disorder is often associated with:

A cardinal feature of somatic symptom disorder is a pattern of:

A common occurrence in somatic symptom disorders is that the sufferer believes they have physical deficits or symptoms that are significant and threatening,but in most cases there is little or no medical justification for these beliefs.Such cognitive biases are termed:

Conversion disorder has a life time prevalence rate of:

Many somatic symptom disorders involve some learning and behavioural-based components that can be treated by the use of the learning principles implicit in behaviour therapy.A prominent example of such components include which of the following:

Regardless of how the theorists approach the aetiology of somatoform disorders,explanations of these disorders must address certain important questions.Which of the following is NOT one of those questions?

Brown (2004)proposed that individual's information processing biases such as rouge representations acquired by those with somatic symptom disorders can be created by experiences that include:

Physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role are known as:

According to Iezzi,Duckworth & Adams,2001,the higher the educational standards in a community the more likely it is that the symptoms will resemble

Thinking and information processing biases that can lead to the development of somatoform disorders include:

Which drug treatment seems to be the most effective with somatic symptom disorders generally?

Oakley (1999)draws attention to the many similarities between the behaviour of the individual with conversion disorder or somatic symptom disorder and the effects of:

Barsky (1992)argued that patients with somatic symptom disorder have a bias towards describing minor automatic bodily sensations in a:

According to some psychodynamic theorists those suffering from somatoform disorders as are:

Introducing Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms and Practices

Classification and Assessment in Clinical Psychology

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Depression and Mood Disorders

Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia Spectrum Problems

Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Personality Disorders

Dissociative Experiences

Neurocognitive Disorders

Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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