Exam 13: Somatic Symptom Disorders

The defining feature of the falsification of medical or psychological symptoms in the case of factitious disorder is that that falsification is:

Janet (1907)explained the symptoms of conversion disorder and hysteria as:

Somatic symptom disorder sufferers often have a difficulty in suppressing illness-related material.This is an example of:

What percentage of individuals diagnosed with conversion disorder go on to develop a relevant neurological problem?

Prior to its inclusion in the DSM,conversion disorder was popularly known as what in psychodynamic circles?

One way in which family members can change the reinforcement contingencies controlling a client's illness behaviour is:

What was seen by psychodynamic theorists as being an important contributor to other disorders such as somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

Many with somatoform disorders may often display a surprising indifference about their symptoms.This is known as:

There are 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 western cultures?

DSM-5 emphasises that diagnosis of somatoform disorders be made on the basis of the ________ of positive symptoms.

In the case of factitious disorder imposed by another,the victim is usually:

Some parents may view all underlying problems (including psychological ones)as being physical rather than emotional.Consequently many individuals may learn to describe emotional symptoms in physical terms and in extreme cases begin to adopt:

Rogue representations (Brown,2004)may be created by experiences which include:

Brown (2004)suggests that information biases acquired by those with somatic symptom disorders are developed by a range of experiences,and these representations provide inappropriate templates by which information is selected and interpreted.These are termed:

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

According to Harris,Deary & Wilson,(1996)high levels of negative life events in the year prior to onset have been found in individuals with globus pharyngis.This refers to:

Theodor & Mandelcorn (1973)found that the individual always correctly reported when the buzzer was followed by a stimulus to the central visual field.However,what percentage of the times was she correct when reporting a visual stimulus to the peripheral visual field?

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

The prevalence rate for illness anxiety disorder in chronic pain patients can be as high as:

When parents or carers make up or induce physical illnesses in others (such as their children)this is known as: