Question 1

The diagnosis of derealization-depersonalization disorder is

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A) often co-occuring with other disorders 
B) quite rare and only applicable to those diagnosed with psychosis 
C) fairly common, since many people experience derealization and depersonalization. 
D) fairly common and applied to anyone who is frightened by an experience of derealization or depersonalization. 
A) often co-occuring with other disorders 
B) quite rare and only applicable to those diagnosed with psychosis 
C) fairly common, since many people experience derealization and depersonalization. 
D) fairly common and applied to anyone who is frightened by an experience of derealization or depersonalization.

Question 2

The main reason why dissociative identity disorder patients tend to have many additional psychological disorders is that

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A) the number of personalities increases the number of disorders. 
B) the severe trauma of childhood leads to many problems in later life. 
C) they seek attention. 
D) they are substance abusers. 
A) the number of personalities increases the number of disorders. 
B) the severe trauma of childhood leads to many problems in later life. 
C) they seek attention. 
D) they are substance abusers.

Question 3

During a fugue state,patients diagnosed with dissociative fugue

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A) travel and typically experience memory loss during their trip. 
B) travel involuntarily but do not experience memory loss. 
C) temporarily lose memory of who they are but are able to recover their sense of identity after the fugue state. 
D) Permanently lose memory of who they are and seldom recover any sense of their own identity. 
A) travel and typically experience memory loss during their trip. 
B) travel involuntarily but do not experience memory loss. 
C) temporarily lose memory of who they are but are able to recover their sense of identity after the fugue state. 
D) Permanently lose memory of who they are and seldom recover any sense of their own identity.

Question 4

Conversion disorder symptoms generally appear

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A) out of the blue. 
B) following a physical injury to the affected area. 
C) following a traumatic event. 
D) in women with repressed sexuality. 
A) out of the blue. 
B) following a physical injury to the affected area. 
C) following a traumatic event. 
D) in women with repressed sexuality.

Question 5

Derealization is defined as

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A) vivid hallucinations. 
B) altered perception involving loss of the sense of one's own reality. 
C) altered perception involving loss of the sense of reality of the external world. 
D) the feeling that one is no longer a person. 
A) vivid hallucinations. 
B) altered perception involving loss of the sense of one's own reality. 
C) altered perception involving loss of the sense of reality of the external world. 
D) the feeling that one is no longer a person.

Question 6

"Functional neurological symptom disorder" is associated with which disorder in the DSM-5?

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A) conversion disorder. 
B) Illness anxiety disorder 
C) Somatic symptom disorder 
D) None of the above. 
A) conversion disorder. 
B) Illness anxiety disorder 
C) Somatic symptom disorder 
D) None of the above.

Question 7

The common feature in almost every case of dissociative identity disorder is

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A) hallucinations and delusions. 
B) unrelenting substance abuse. 
C) a history of body dysmorphic disorder. 
D) a history of severe child abuse. 
A) hallucinations and delusions. 
B) unrelenting substance abuse. 
C) a history of body dysmorphic disorder. 
D) a history of severe child abuse.

Question 8

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

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

Question 9

Comparisons of optical functioning in the various personalities of dissociative identity disorder patients show changes that would be

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A) easy to fake. 
B) absolutely impossible to fake. 
C) consistent with an individual who was trying to fake. 
D) difficult to fake. 
A) easy to fake. 
B) absolutely impossible to fake. 
C) consistent with an individual who was trying to fake. 
D) difficult to fake.

Question 10

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder generally

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A) Take on only one other distinct personality. 
B) suffer a loss of their own identity that lasts several years. 
C) maintain complete awareness of all of their personalities. 
D) have several distinct personalities. 
A) Take on only one other distinct personality. 
B) suffer a loss of their own identity that lasts several years. 
C) maintain complete awareness of all of their personalities. 
D) have several distinct personalities.

Question 11

With regard to Freud's explanation of "la belle indifference" (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms),research suggests that

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A) conversion disorder patients do display "la belle indifference," but Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
B) Freud's explanation is essentially correct, since there is great variability in the amount of concern that conversion disorder patients display regarding their symptoms. 
C) conversion disorder patients actually are quite concerned with their symptoms, so Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
D) "la belle indifference" is a myth, thus validating Freud's explanation of primary gain. 
A) conversion disorder patients do display "la belle indifference," but Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
B) Freud's explanation is essentially correct, since there is great variability in the amount of concern that conversion disorder patients display regarding their symptoms. 
C) conversion disorder patients actually are quite concerned with their symptoms, so Freud's explanation of primary gain is not supported. 
D) "la belle indifference" is a myth, thus validating Freud's explanation of primary gain.

Question 12

The experience of dissociation occurs in

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A) psychotic disorders only. 
B) individuals with dissociative disorders only. 
C) only in those individuals who have experienced great personal trauma. 
D) certain psychological disorders but also in non-disordered people at times. 
A) psychotic disorders only. 
B) individuals with dissociative disorders only. 
C) only in those individuals who have experienced great personal trauma. 
D) certain psychological disorders but also in non-disordered people at times.

Question 13

All of the following have been implicated in the development and maintenance of somatic symptom disorders

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A) the additional attention one receives when sick. 
B) a specific hypochondriac gene. 
C) the high incidence of disease in the family during the hypochondriac's childhood. 
D) stressful life events 
A) the additional attention one receives when sick. 
B) a specific hypochondriac gene. 
C) the high incidence of disease in the family during the hypochondriac's childhood. 
D) stressful life events

Question 14

Jill is constantly worried that she will get sick.Although she feels fine now and believes that she is healthy,she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness.Most likely Jill would be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A) Generalized anxiety disorder. 
B) Illness anxiety disorder. 
C) a specific phobia of germs. 
D) Body dysmorphic disorder. 
A) Generalized anxiety disorder. 
B) Illness anxiety disorder. 
C) a specific phobia of germs. 
D) Body dysmorphic disorder.

Question 15

In dissociative amnesia,the individual typically has no memory of

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A) any events. 
B) events prior to a trauma. 
C) selective events or emotional tone attached to them, particularly those involving trauma. 
D) events following a trauma. 
A) any events. 
B) events prior to a trauma. 
C) selective events or emotional tone attached to them, particularly those involving trauma. 
D) events following a trauma.

Question 16

Dissociation is likely to happen

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A) After an extremely stressful or a traumatic event 
B) When there is potential secondary gain 
C) When there is primary gain 
D) when a patient is malingering 
A) After an extremely stressful or a traumatic event 
B) When there is potential secondary gain 
C) When there is primary gain 
D) when a patient is malingering

Question 17

Describe the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder.How are the two disorders similar? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

DID seems similar in its etiology to PTS

Question 18

According to your textbook,the following statement is true about the treatment of conversion disorder:

Accepted Answer

A) the principle treatment strategy for conversion disorder is to identify and attend to the traumatic or stressful life event. 
B) the use of medication is generally supported in the treatment of conversion disorder. 
C) social support and attention are the most effective method of treatment for conversion disorder. 
D) in treating conversion disorder, Freudian methods to access the unconscious are the most effective. 
A) the principle treatment strategy for conversion disorder is to identify and attend to the traumatic or stressful life event. 
B) the use of medication is generally supported in the treatment of conversion disorder. 
C) social support and attention are the most effective method of treatment for conversion disorder. 
D) in treating conversion disorder, Freudian methods to access the unconscious are the most effective.

Question 19

Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Ability to avoid walking into things even though the patient reports being unable to see anything 
B) Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering complete loss of sight during a stressful period or emergency 
C) Performance far below average when asked to name objects in the visual field when the patient reports blindness 
D) Ability to name everything in the visual field even though the patient reports blindness 
A) Ability to avoid walking into things even though the patient reports being unable to see anything 
B) Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering complete loss of sight during a stressful period or emergency 
C) Performance far below average when asked to name objects in the visual field when the patient reports blindness 
D) Ability to name everything in the visual field even though the patient reports blindness

Question 20

Some theorists suggest that dissociative identity disorder is an extreme subtype of

Accepted Answer

A) dissociative amnesia. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
D) antisocial personality disorder. 
A) dissociative amnesia. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
D) antisocial personality disorder.

The diagnosis of derealization-depersonalization disorder is

The main reason why dissociative identity disorder patients tend to have many additional psychological disorders is that

During a fugue state,patients diagnosed with dissociative fugue

Conversion disorder symptoms generally appear

Derealization is defined as

"Functional neurological symptom disorder" is associated with which disorder in the DSM-5?

The common feature in almost every case of dissociative identity disorder is

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

Comparisons of optical functioning in the various personalities of dissociative identity disorder patients show changes that would be

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder generally

With regard to Freud's explanation of "la belle indifference" (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms),research suggests that

The experience of dissociation occurs in

All of the following have been implicated in the development and maintenance of somatic symptom disorders

Jill is constantly worried that she will get sick.Although she feels fine now and believes that she is healthy,she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness.Most likely Jill would be diagnosed with

In dissociative amnesia,the individual typically has no memory of

Dissociation is likely to happen

Describe the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder.How are the two disorders similar? How are they different?

According to your textbook,the following statement is true about the treatment of conversion disorder:

Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion disorder?

Some theorists suggest that dissociative identity disorder is an extreme subtype of

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context.

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology.

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders.

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

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Exam 5: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

The diagnosis of derealization-depersonalization disorder is

The main reason why dissociative identity disorder patients tend to have many additional psychological disorders is that

During a fugue state,patients diagnosed with dissociative fugue

Conversion disorder symptoms generally appear

Derealization is defined as

"Functional neurological symptom disorder" is associated with which disorder in the DSM-5?

The common feature in almost every case of dissociative identity disorder is

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.

Comparisons of optical functioning in the various personalities of dissociative identity disorder patients show changes that would be

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder generally

With regard to Freud's explanation of "la belle indifference" (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms),research suggests that

The experience of dissociation occurs in

All of the following have been implicated in the development and maintenance of somatic symptom disorders

Jill is constantly worried that she will get sick.Although she feels fine now and believes that she is healthy,she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness.Most likely Jill would be diagnosed with

In dissociative amnesia,the individual typically has no memory of

Dissociation is likely to happen

Describe the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder.How are the two disorders similar? How are they different?

According to your textbook,the following statement is true about the treatment of conversion disorder:

Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion disorder?

Some theorists suggest that dissociative identity disorder is an extreme subtype of

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context.

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology.

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology

Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating and Sleep Wake Disorders

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders.

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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