Question 1

A somatization patient tends to generate higher healthcare costs than an average patient due to.

Accepted Answer

A)  an extensive medical and physical workup with every visit to a new physician. 
B)  the person's tendency to visit numerous medical specialists. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a or b 
A)  an extensive medical and physical workup with every visit to a new physician. 
B)  the person's tendency to visit numerous medical specialists. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a or b

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between hypochondriasis and panic attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Age of onset 
B)  Family pattern 
C)  Personality characteristics 
D)  Manner in which anxiety is expressed 
A)  Age of onset 
B)  Family pattern 
C)  Personality characteristics 
D)  Manner in which anxiety is expressed

Question 3

Greta occasionally has sensations of detachment from her surroundings,as if she were in a dream.This feeling of unreality most often occurs when she is overtired.Greta is experiencing symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion hysteria. 
B)  a dissociative experience. 
C)  neurosis. 
D)  dysmorphic disorder. 
A)  conversion hysteria. 
B)  a dissociative experience. 
C)  neurosis. 
D)  dysmorphic disorder.

Question 4

Describe how conversion reactions,real physical disorders,and outright malingering can be differentiated.

Accepted Answer

It turns out that indifference to sympto

Question 5

Studies of faking,amnesia,and hypnosis such as those conducted by Spanos (1996)and Spanos,James,and de Groot (1990)suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
B)  are almost always the result of hypnotically inserted (false) memories. 
C)  can be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
D)  are almost never the result of therapist intervention. 
A)  cannot be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
B)  are almost always the result of hypnotically inserted (false) memories. 
C)  can be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement. 
D)  are almost never the result of therapist intervention.

Question 6

A dissociative disorder that is not found in Western cultures and appears to have some similarities to dissociative fugue is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amok 
B)  exorcism 
C)  trance 
D)  voodoo 
A)  amok 
B)  exorcism 
C)  trance 
D)  voodoo

Question 7

Sue has DID.It is extremely likely that she also has

Accepted Answer

A)  at least one other psychological disorder. 
B)  a problem with her weight. 
C)  a history of problems with the law. 
D)  no desire to get better. 
A)  at least one other psychological disorder. 
B)  a problem with her weight. 
C)  a history of problems with the law. 
D)  no desire to get better.

Question 8

Paradoxically,an effective treatment for hypochondriasis involves helping the patient to focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  creating their own symptoms. 
B)  ignoring their own symptoms. 
C)  getting reassurance about their symptoms. 
D)  understanding other life stressors. 
A)  creating their own symptoms. 
B)  ignoring their own symptoms. 
C)  getting reassurance about their symptoms. 
D)  understanding other life stressors.

Question 9

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatization disorder is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  encouraging patients to speak to family and friends about their symptoms 
C)  exposure therapy 
D)  assignment of a gatekeeper physician 
A)  psychoanalysis 
B)  encouraging patients to speak to family and friends about their symptoms 
C)  exposure therapy 
D)  assignment of a gatekeeper physician

Question 10

With regard to the studies of DID described in your text regarding faking,amnesia,and hypnosis (Spanos,1994,Spanos,James,and de Groot,1990),as well as the studies regarding the physiological changes that occur in the different personalities (Miller,1989,Ludwig et al.,1972,Tsai,Condie,Wu,Chang,1999,Cardena & Gleaves,2003),the most accurate statement is

Accepted Answer

A)  while DID symptoms can be faked or developed through suggestion, many physiological changes observed in DID patients would be very difficult to fake. 
B)  DID symptoms and the many physiological changes observed in DID patients can be developed through suggestion and are easily faked. 
C)  while physiological changes associated with DID are relatively easy to fake, the symptoms of DID are very difficult to fake or to develop through suggestion. 
D)  almost all cases of DID are probably faked or developed through therapist suggestion. 
A)  while DID symptoms can be faked or developed through suggestion, many physiological changes observed in DID patients would be very difficult to fake. 
B)  DID symptoms and the many physiological changes observed in DID patients can be developed through suggestion and are easily faked. 
C)  while physiological changes associated with DID are relatively easy to fake, the symptoms of DID are very difficult to fake or to develop through suggestion. 
D)  almost all cases of DID are probably faked or developed through therapist suggestion.

Question 11

One distinction that may help determine those with DID from individuals who are malingering (faking their symptoms)is that malingerers are

Accepted Answer

A)  usually eager to demonstrate their symptoms. 
B)  usually hiding the existence of a major life crisis. 
C)  more likely to have many alters. 
D)  less likely to seek treatment. 
A)  usually eager to demonstrate their symptoms. 
B)  usually hiding the existence of a major life crisis. 
C)  more likely to have many alters. 
D)  less likely to seek treatment.

Question 12

A switch

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A)  usually occurs instantaneously. 
B)  is the transition from one personality to another. 
C)  may exhibit physical transformations. 
D)  all of these 
A)  usually occurs instantaneously. 
B)  is the transition from one personality to another. 
C)  may exhibit physical transformations. 
D)  all of these

Question 13

One reason that it is difficult to diagnose pain disorder is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the experience of pain usually involves some level of both physical and psychological factors. 
B)  pain disorder is almost the same as conversion disorder. 
C)  most patients lie about the degree of pain that is experienced. 
D)  pain is often accompanied by secondary gains such as attention or disability payments from an employer. 
A)  the experience of pain usually involves some level of both physical and psychological factors. 
B)  pain disorder is almost the same as conversion disorder. 
C)  most patients lie about the degree of pain that is experienced. 
D)  pain is often accompanied by secondary gains such as attention or disability payments from an employer.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

Which of the following are typical characteristics of patients with somatization disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female and impulsive 
B)  Female and sexually conservative 
C)  Male and impulsive 
D)  Male and aggressive 
A)  Female and impulsive 
B)  Female and sexually conservative 
C)  Male and impulsive 
D)  Male and aggressive

Question 16

The common feature in almost every case of DID is

Accepted Answer

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 17

Malingering differs from factitious disorder in that

Accepted Answer

A)  in malingering, symptoms are intentionally feigned and in factitious disorder, they are not. 
B)  family-oriented psychotherapy is a more effective treatment for factitious disorder than for malingering. 
C)  malingering may include extending the symptoms to family members by proxy. 
D)  in malingering, there is an identifiable external gain. 
A)  in malingering, symptoms are intentionally feigned and in factitious disorder, they are not. 
B)  family-oriented psychotherapy is a more effective treatment for factitious disorder than for malingering. 
C)  malingering may include extending the symptoms to family members by proxy. 
D)  in malingering, there is an identifiable external gain.

Question 18

Somatization disorder is very difficult to treat.Which of the following is not a typical treatment approach for the disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduction of help-seeking behavior 
B)  Reduction of stress 
C)  Traditional psychotherapy 
D)  Reassurance 
A)  Reduction of help-seeking behavior 
B)  Reduction of stress 
C)  Traditional psychotherapy 
D)  Reassurance

Question 19

Disorders such as koro and dhat that are similar to hypochondriasis demonstrate the

Accepted Answer

A)  influence of culture on psychopathology. 
B)  physical basis of many hypochondriacs' complaints. 
C)  difficulty of accurately diagnosing hypochondriasis. 
D)  influence of genetics on psychopathology. 
A)  influence of culture on psychopathology. 
B)  physical basis of many hypochondriacs' complaints. 
C)  difficulty of accurately diagnosing hypochondriasis. 
D)  influence of genetics on psychopathology.

Question 20

In a study of false memory,researchers asked 3-year-old girls who visited a physician's office whether they were touched in their genital area.The results of this study

Accepted Answer

A)  suggest that 60% of the children who were examined genitally inaccurately reported that they were not examined. 
B)  suggest that 60% of the children who were not examined genitally inaccurately reported that they were. 
C)  suggest that young children are not very accurate in reporting what happened to them. 
D)  all of these 
A)  suggest that 60% of the children who were examined genitally inaccurately reported that they were not examined. 
B)  suggest that 60% of the children who were not examined genitally inaccurately reported that they were. 
C)  suggest that young children are not very accurate in reporting what happened to them. 
D)  all of these

A somatization patient tends to generate higher healthcare costs than an average patient due to.

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between hypochondriasis and panic attacks?

Greta occasionally has sensations of detachment from her surroundings,as if she were in a dream.This feeling of unreality most often occurs when she is overtired.Greta is experiencing symptoms of

Describe how conversion reactions,real physical disorders,and outright malingering can be differentiated.

Studies of faking,amnesia,and hypnosis such as those conducted by Spanos (1996)and Spanos,James,and de Groot (1990)suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder

A dissociative disorder that is not found in Western cultures and appears to have some similarities to dissociative fugue is ____________.

Sue has DID.It is extremely likely that she also has

Paradoxically,an effective treatment for hypochondriasis involves helping the patient to focus on

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatization disorder is ____________.

One distinction that may help determine those with DID from individuals who are malingering (faking their symptoms)is that malingerers are

A switch

One reason that it is difficult to diagnose pain disorder is that

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

Which of the following are typical characteristics of patients with somatization disorder?

The common feature in almost every case of DID is

Malingering differs from factitious disorder in that

Somatization disorder is very difficult to treat.Which of the following is not a typical treatment approach for the disorder?

Disorders such as koro and dhat that are similar to hypochondriasis demonstrate the

In a study of false memory,researchers asked 3-year-old girls who visited a physician's office whether they were touched in their genital area.The results of this study

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Exam 6: Somatoform And Dissociative Disorders

A somatization patient tends to generate higher healthcare costs than an average patient due to.

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between hypochondriasis and panic attacks?

Greta occasionally has sensations of detachment from her surroundings,as if she were in a dream.This feeling of unreality most often occurs when she is overtired.Greta is experiencing symptoms of

Describe how conversion reactions,real physical disorders,and outright malingering can be differentiated.

Studies of faking,amnesia,and hypnosis such as those conducted by Spanos (1996)and Spanos,James,and de Groot (1990)suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder

A dissociative disorder that is not found in Western cultures and appears to have some similarities to dissociative fugue is ____________.

Sue has DID.It is extremely likely that she also has

Paradoxically,an effective treatment for hypochondriasis involves helping the patient to focus on

One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatization disorder is ____________.

One distinction that may help determine those with DID from individuals who are malingering (faking their symptoms)is that malingerers are

A switch

One reason that it is difficult to diagnose pain disorder is that

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

Which of the following are typical characteristics of patients with somatization disorder?

The common feature in almost every case of DID is

Malingering differs from factitious disorder in that

Somatization disorder is very difficult to treat.Which of the following is not a typical treatment approach for the disorder?

Disorders such as koro and dhat that are similar to hypochondriasis demonstrate the

In a study of false memory,researchers asked 3-year-old girls who visited a physician's office whether they were touched in their genital area.The results of this study

Abnormal Behavior In Historical Context

N Integrative Approach To Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment And Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety Disorders

Mood Disorders And Suicide

Eating And Sleep Disorders

Physical Disorders And Health Psychology

Sexual And Gender Identity Disorders

Substance-related And Impulse-control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal And Ethical Issues

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