Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Which of the following is important when treating conversion disorder?

When treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, how effective is combining exposure and ritual prevention (ERP) with medication?

What types of drugs are used to treat OCD, and how effective are these treatments?

A young child has thoughts about hating her younger brother and wishing he would die.She becomes very anxious about these thoughts because she has developed the idea that if anything really happened to him, it would be her fault.Which pattern of thinking is she exhibiting?

Which symptom often accompanies obsessive-compulsive disorder?

The neurosurgical procedure called a cingulotomy is sometimes used to relieve severe symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Why would a cingulotomy usually be considered only after drugs and psychological treatments had failed?

Jen has body dysmorphic disorder.How many areas of her body are likely a concern to her?

According to current research, what type of therapy holds the most promise in the treatment of conversion disorders?

Professor Jones is giving a lecture to her college class about body dysmorphic disorder.She asks the class how many students would report at least some dissatisfaction with their bodies.Based on previous research, how many students will likely respond yes to the question?

Which of the following is a central feature of illness anxiety disorder?

Mr.Jones suffers from a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder.His symptoms have not responded to either medication or psychological therapies.As a last resort, his therapist suggests the possibility of a psychosurgical procedure.What is this procedure called?

Martin wants to help his wife, Joann, with her somatic symptom disorder.He asks his friend Joe, who is a psychiatrist, for help.Joe tells Martin the evidence suggests the best therapy for Joann is which of the following?

Describe the similarities and differences between somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, and psychological factors affecting a medical condition.

What is one of the main concerns about the patients with body dysmorphic disorder who seek plastic surgery?

Which disorder is most important to eliminate when diagnosing an individual with psychological factors affecting medical condition?

A person who is blind but has no underlying cause for their blindness may be suffering from which of the following?

Ordinary people have occasional intrusive thoughts with bizarre, sexual, or aggressive content, but they would not be considered to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).What is required for someone to be diagnosed with OCD?

Susan has a sick daughter who has been in and out of hospital four times in the last six months, but no cause for her illnesses can be found.At first, the doctors suspect that Susan may have Munchausen syndrome by proxy; however, Susan exhibits a behaviour that contradicts that diagnosis.What is that behaviour?

Which statement best provides evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder?

Explain the treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) called exposure and ritual prevention.Discuss what current research states in terms of the effectiveness of this treatment over other treatment possibilities and provide some examples.