Question 1

Meta-analyses have indicated that psychodynamic therapy for somatic symptom disorders is:

Accepted Answer

A) More effective than no treatment 
B) More effective than usual treatment 
C) Is likely to be more successful the greater the competence of the therapist 
D) All of the above 
A) More effective than no treatment 
B) More effective than usual treatment 
C) Is likely to be more successful the greater the competence of the therapist 
D) All of the above

Question 2

Around _____ of those diagnosed with hypochondriasis in DSM-IV-TR would now be re-diagnosed in DSM-5 with somatic symptom disorder if the somatic symptoms on which the anxiety and distress is based on genuine somatic symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 50% 
C) 75% 
D) 90% 
A) 25% 
B) 50% 
C) 75% 
D) 90%

Question 3

Individuals with illness anxiety disorder tend to actively seek out and accept information that agreed with their own view of their medical state,but ignore or reject arguments against their own beliefs.Smeets,de Jong & Mayer (2000)proposed that individuals exhibiting such behaviour possessed:

Accepted Answer

A) A reasoning bias 
B) A memory bias 
C) Cognitive dissonance 
D) Inflated knowledge structure 
A) A reasoning bias 
B) A memory bias 
C) Cognitive dissonance 
D) Inflated knowledge structure

Question 4

Psychodynamic theorists often view those suffering from somatic symptom disorders as regressing to the state of a:

Accepted Answer

A) Sick child 
B) Baby 
C) Victim 
D) All of the above 
A) Sick child 
B) Baby 
C) Victim 
D) All of the above

Question 5

There are also important cultural differences in the way that conversion disorder manifests itself.According to Janca,Isaac,Bennett & Tacchini (1995),which of the following symptoms are prominent in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual and menstrual 
B) Kidney problems 
C) Body temperature 
D) Body odour complaints 
A) Sexual and menstrual 
B) Kidney problems 
C) Body temperature 
D) Body odour complaints

Question 6

Examples of falsification of symptoms in factitious disorder include:

Accepted Answer

A) Claiming depression after the death of a non-existent person 
B) Adding blood to urine 
C) Reporting blacking out 
D) All of the above 
A) Claiming depression after the death of a non-existent person 
B) Adding blood to urine 
C) Reporting blacking out 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following are considered to be comorbid diagnoses with conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety disorder 
B) Major depression 
C) Specific phobia 
D) All of the above 
A) Anxiety disorder 
B) Major depression 
C) Specific phobia 
D) All of the above

Question 8

Many somatoform disorders develop following exposure to acute stressors,such as:

Accepted Answer

A) Recent loss 
B) Relationship difficulties 
C) Exposure to dead bodies following military combat 
D) All of the above 
A) Recent loss 
B) Relationship difficulties 
C) Exposure to dead bodies following military combat 
D) All of the above

Question 9

CBT is particularly effective with those diagnosed with:

Accepted Answer

A) Illness anxiety disorder 
B) Conversion disorder 
C) Factitious disorder 
D) None of the above 
A) Illness anxiety disorder 
B) Conversion disorder 
C) Factitious disorder 
D) None of the above

Question 10

Munchausen's syndrome is now known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Factitious disorder 
B) Factitious disorder imposed by another 
C) MacDonald's syndrome 
D) Manchester syndrome 
A) Factitious disorder 
B) Factitious disorder imposed by another 
C) MacDonald's syndrome 
D) Manchester syndrome

Question 11

When an individual is suffering from illness anxiety disorder,symptoms include:

Accepted Answer

A) A preoccupation with having or acquiring an illness 
B) Finding somatic symptoms distressing 
C) Blindness 
D) All of the above 
A) A preoccupation with having or acquiring an illness 
B) Finding somatic symptoms distressing 
C) Blindness 
D) All of the above

Question 12

The individual diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder will report a very wide range of:

Accepted Answer

A) Neurological symptoms 
B) Physiological symptoms 
C) Phantom symptoms 
D) Unconnected physical symptoms 
A) Neurological symptoms 
B) Physiological symptoms 
C) Phantom symptoms 
D) Unconnected physical symptoms

Question 13

The basic psychodynamic view of somatoform disorders is one of

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict-resolution 
B) Repression analysis 
C) Ego state resolution 
D) Script analysis 
A) Conflict-resolution 
B) Repression analysis 
C) Ego state resolution 
D) Script analysis

Question 14

The lifetime prevalence rate in women of somatic symptom disorder is around:

Accepted Answer

A) 0)2-2% 
B) 3-4% 
C) 1-2% 
D) 0)1-4% 
A) 0)2-2% 
B) 3-4% 
C) 1-2% 
D) 0)1-4%

Question 15

Which of the following is not a common sensory symptom in conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of touch 
B) Loss of pain sensation 
C) Loss of hearing 
D) Loss of smell 
A) Loss of touch 
B) Loss of pain sensation 
C) Loss of hearing 
D) Loss of smell

Question 16

Craig,Cox & Klein (2002)compared the childhood histories of three groups of women - those with somatic symptom disorder,those with a long term illness and healthy controls.They found that those with somatic symptom disorder were ????________ more likely than those in the other groups to have had a parent with a serious physical illness:

Accepted Answer

A) Three times 
B) Five times 
C) Ten times 
D) Twelve times 
A) Three times 
B) Five times 
C) Ten times 
D) Twelve times

Question 17

Research has identified a relationship between somatic symptom disorders and heightened activity in areas of the brain that are associated with unpleasant body sensations.These include:

Accepted Answer

A) The anterior insula 
B) The amygdala 
C) The prefrontal cortex 
D) The hypothalamus 
A) The anterior insula 
B) The amygdala 
C) The prefrontal cortex 
D) The hypothalamus

Question 18

In a study following-up the progress of individuals with somatoform disorders,Kent,Tomasson & Coryell (1995)found that what percent of conversion patients still met the diagnostic criteria for these disorders 4 years after initial diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) 47% 
B) 35% 
C) 63% 
D) 25% 
A) 47% 
B) 35% 
C) 63% 
D) 25%

Question 19

In factitious disorder,the individual aims to adopt which role?

Accepted Answer

A) The imposter 
B) The hero 
C) The sick role 
D) The doctor 
A) The imposter 
B) The hero 
C) The sick role 
D) The doctor

Question 20

Adopting a sick role has a number of disadvantages.Which of the following is not one of these?

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of power 
B) loss of pleasure 
C) Loss of influence 
D) Loss of responsibility 
A) Loss of power 
B) loss of pleasure 
C) Loss of influence 
D) Loss of responsibility

Meta-analyses have indicated that psychodynamic therapy for somatic symptom disorders is:

Around _____ of those diagnosed with hypochondriasis in DSM-IV-TR would now be re-diagnosed in DSM-5 with somatic symptom disorder if the somatic symptoms on which the anxiety and distress is based on genuine somatic symptoms.

Individuals with illness anxiety disorder tend to actively seek out and accept information that agreed with their own view of their medical state,but ignore or reject arguments against their own beliefs.Smeets,de Jong & Mayer (2000)proposed that individuals exhibiting such behaviour possessed:

Psychodynamic theorists often view those suffering from somatic symptom disorders as regressing to the state of a:

There are also important cultural differences in the way that conversion disorder manifests itself.According to Janca,Isaac,Bennett & Tacchini (1995),which of the following symptoms are prominent in Nigeria?

Examples of falsification of symptoms in factitious disorder include:

Which of the following are considered to be comorbid diagnoses with conversion disorder?

Many somatoform disorders develop following exposure to acute stressors,such as:

CBT is particularly effective with those diagnosed with:

Munchausen's syndrome is now known as:

When an individual is suffering from illness anxiety disorder,symptoms include:

The individual diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder will report a very wide range of:

The basic psychodynamic view of somatoform disorders is one of

The lifetime prevalence rate in women of somatic symptom disorder is around:

Which of the following is not a common sensory symptom in conversion disorder?

Research has identified a relationship between somatic symptom disorders and heightened activity in areas of the brain that are associated with unpleasant body sensations.These include:

In a study following-up the progress of individuals with somatoform disorders,Kent,Tomasson & Coryell (1995)found that what percent of conversion patients still met the diagnostic criteria for these disorders 4 years after initial diagnosis?

In factitious disorder,the individual aims to adopt which role?

Adopting a sick role has a number of disadvantages.Which of the following is not one of these?

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Exam 13: Somatic Symptom Disorders

Meta-analyses have indicated that psychodynamic therapy for somatic symptom disorders is:

Around _____ of those diagnosed with hypochondriasis in DSM-IV-TR would now be re-diagnosed in DSM-5 with somatic symptom disorder if the somatic symptoms on which the anxiety and distress is based on genuine somatic symptoms.

Individuals with illness anxiety disorder tend to actively seek out and accept information that agreed with their own view of their medical state,but ignore or reject arguments against their own beliefs.Smeets,de Jong & Mayer (2000)proposed that individuals exhibiting such behaviour possessed:

Psychodynamic theorists often view those suffering from somatic symptom disorders as regressing to the state of a:

There are also important cultural differences in the way that conversion disorder manifests itself.According to Janca,Isaac,Bennett & Tacchini (1995),which of the following symptoms are prominent in Nigeria?

Examples of falsification of symptoms in factitious disorder include:

Which of the following are considered to be comorbid diagnoses with conversion disorder?

Many somatoform disorders develop following exposure to acute stressors,such as:

CBT is particularly effective with those diagnosed with:

Munchausen's syndrome is now known as:

When an individual is suffering from illness anxiety disorder,symptoms include:

The individual diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder will report a very wide range of:

The basic psychodynamic view of somatoform disorders is one of

The lifetime prevalence rate in women of somatic symptom disorder is around:

Which of the following is not a common sensory symptom in conversion disorder?

Research has identified a relationship between somatic symptom disorders and heightened activity in areas of the brain that are associated with unpleasant body sensations.These include:

In a study following-up the progress of individuals with somatoform disorders,Kent,Tomasson & Coryell (1995)found that what percent of conversion patients still met the diagnostic criteria for these disorders 4 years after initial diagnosis?

In factitious disorder,the individual aims to adopt which role?

Adopting a sick role has a number of disadvantages.Which of the following is not one of these?

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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