Question 1

Behavioural views of dissociative disorders

Accepted Answer

A) assume these disorders are classically conditioned. 
B) have led to dramatic improvements in treatment. 
C) were revised after the Hinkley trial. 
D) are that dissociation is an avoidance response 
A) assume these disorders are classically conditioned. 
B) have led to dramatic improvements in treatment. 
C) were revised after the Hinkley trial. 
D) are that dissociation is an avoidance response

Question 2

Richard McNally's research has come to the general conclusion that:

Accepted Answer

A) Dissociative amnesia is a distinct and valid diagnostic category 
B) Evidence does not support claims of repression 
C) The traumatic effects of CSA are invariable 
D) Evidence does not support the idea of false memories 
A) Dissociative amnesia is a distinct and valid diagnostic category 
B) Evidence does not support claims of repression 
C) The traumatic effects of CSA are invariable 
D) Evidence does not support the idea of false memories

Question 3

A study by Ross et al. (1990)in Winnipeg and Ottawa with multiple personality disorder patients revealed that about 90 percent of them had a history of:

Accepted Answer

A) Generalized anxiety disorder 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Aggressive behaviour towards others 
D) Suicidal tendencies 
A) Generalized anxiety disorder 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Aggressive behaviour towards others 
D) Suicidal tendencies

Question 4

In a study conducted by Montreal researchers Charbonneau and O'Connor, the onset of depersonalization was found to be associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Traumatic events 
B) Alcohol abuse 
C) Illegal drug abuse 
D) Life stress 
A) Traumatic events 
B) Alcohol abuse 
C) Illegal drug abuse 
D) Life stress

Question 5

Dissociative fugue is a form of dissociative amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The primary treatment goal in studies on medically unexplained symptoms and somatoform disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) removing the symptoms. 
B) improving ability to cope with symptoms. 
C) having family members cease enabling the sick role. 
D) All of the above. 
A) removing the symptoms. 
B) improving ability to cope with symptoms. 
C) having family members cease enabling the sick role. 
D) All of the above.

Question 7

Contemporary researchers focus on ________ rather than hypochondriasis per se.

Accepted Answer

A) illness phobias 
B) conversion symptoms 
C) health anxiety 
D) obsessive-compulsiveness 
A) illness phobias 
B) conversion symptoms 
C) health anxiety 
D) obsessive-compulsiveness

Question 8

Simon submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii. After a check was conducted on his fingerprints, his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky. He was most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) Dissociative amnesia 
B) Dissociative fugue 
C) Dissociative identity disorder 
D) Depersonalization disorder 
A) Dissociative amnesia 
B) Dissociative fugue 
C) Dissociative identity disorder 
D) Depersonalization disorder

Question 9

Dissociative disorders share

Accepted Answer

A) feelings of depersonalization. 
B) an alteration in consciousness or identity. 
C) an inability to distinguish reality from fantasy. 
D) physical symptoms with no physiological basis. 
A) feelings of depersonalization. 
B) an alteration in consciousness or identity. 
C) an inability to distinguish reality from fantasy. 
D) physical symptoms with no physiological basis.

Question 10

Who typically seeks out treatment for dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) The primary alter 
B) A secondary alter 
C) Friends of someone with dissociative identity disorder 
D) People with dissociative identity disorder don't typically seek treatment 
A) The primary alter 
B) A secondary alter 
C) Friends of someone with dissociative identity disorder 
D) People with dissociative identity disorder don't typically seek treatment

Question 11

It has been suggested that Mr. Nobody may be Canada's most famous case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple personality disorder 
B) Depersonalization disorder 
C) Faked amnesia 
D) Dissociative amnesia 
A) Multiple personality disorder 
B) Depersonalization disorder 
C) Faked amnesia 
D) Dissociative amnesia

Question 12

fMRI studies of a patient with dissociative identity disorder suggest that these two brain structures are implicated:

Accepted Answer

A) Frontal cortex & limbic system 
B) Prefrontal cortex & limbic system 
C) Prefrontal cortex & nucleus accumbens 
D) Nucleus accumbens & frontal cortex 
A) Frontal cortex & limbic system 
B) Prefrontal cortex & limbic system 
C) Prefrontal cortex & nucleus accumbens 
D) Nucleus accumbens & frontal cortex

Question 13

Nicholas Spanos used role-playing with students to help explain the attempt by ________ to try to be deemed not guilty by reason of insanity by faking a multiple personality.

Accepted Answer

A) The Night Stalker 
B) The Boston Strangler 
C) The Hillside Strangler 
D) The Green River Killer 
A) The Night Stalker 
B) The Boston Strangler 
C) The Hillside Strangler 
D) The Green River Killer

Question 14

Examples of perpetuating factors included in the Biopsychosocial Model of Conversion Disorder (Stonnington et al., 2006)are:

Accepted Answer

A) Suppression of expression of distress and impaired emotional processing 
B) Minimization of psychological factors and external locus of control 
C) A only 
D) Both A and B 
A) Suppression of expression of distress and impaired emotional processing 
B) Minimization of psychological factors and external locus of control 
C) A only 
D) Both A and B

Question 15

People diagnosed with somatization disorder in DSM-IV would likely meet the criteria for ____________ in DSM-5.

Accepted Answer

A) illness anxiety disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) somatization disorder 
D) somatic symptom disorder 
A) illness anxiety disorder 
B) conversion disorder 
C) somatization disorder 
D) somatic symptom disorder

Question 16

In DSM-5, somatoform disorder is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Somatoform disorder 
B) Somatic symptom disorder 
C) Conversion disorder 
D) Illness anxiety disorder 
A) Somatoform disorder 
B) Somatic symptom disorder 
C) Conversion disorder 
D) Illness anxiety disorder

Question 17

Which of the following is not a factor in general somatic symptom distress (Witthoff et al., 2016)?

Accepted Answer

A) Fatigue 
B) Gastrointestinal symptoms 
C) Neurological symptoms 
D) Cardiopulmonary symptoms 
A) Fatigue 
B) Gastrointestinal symptoms 
C) Neurological symptoms 
D) Cardiopulmonary symptoms

Question 18

DePrince and Freyed (2004)tested high and low dissociators in a "direct forgetting paradigm". Their results showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for all types of words 
B) High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for positive words 
C) High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for negative words 
D) High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for trauma-related words 
A) High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for all types of words 
B) High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for positive words 
C) High dissociation was associated with above normal recall for negative words 
D) High dissociation was associated with impaired memory for trauma-related words

Question 19

The higher incidence of conversion disorders during Freud's time has been attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A) Prevalent sexually repressive attitudes 
B) Pervasive belief in mystics and magical thinking 
C) The high incidence of unreported sexual abuse 
D) Clinicians inadvertently creating the disorder through hypnosis 
A) Prevalent sexually repressive attitudes 
B) Pervasive belief in mystics and magical thinking 
C) The high incidence of unreported sexual abuse 
D) Clinicians inadvertently creating the disorder through hypnosis

Question 20

Canadian psychiatrist Colin Ross is famous for his research on:

Accepted Answer

A) Dissociation in everyday life 
B) The false memory syndrome 
C) Dissociative amnesia 
D) Dissociative identity (formerly multiple personality)disorder 
A) Dissociation in everyday life 
B) The false memory syndrome 
C) Dissociative amnesia 
D) Dissociative identity (formerly multiple personality)disorder

Behavioural views of dissociative disorders

Richard McNally's research has come to the general conclusion that:

A study by Ross et al. (1990)in Winnipeg and Ottawa with multiple personality disorder patients revealed that about 90 percent of them had a history of:

In a study conducted by Montreal researchers Charbonneau and O'Connor, the onset of depersonalization was found to be associated with:

Dissociative fugue is a form of dissociative amnesia.

The primary treatment goal in studies on medically unexplained symptoms and somatoform disorder is

Contemporary researchers focus on ________ rather than hypochondriasis per se.

Simon submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii. After a check was conducted on his fingerprints, his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky. He was most likely experiencing:

Dissociative disorders share

Who typically seeks out treatment for dissociative identity disorder?

It has been suggested that Mr. Nobody may be Canada's most famous case of:

fMRI studies of a patient with dissociative identity disorder suggest that these two brain structures are implicated:

Nicholas Spanos used role-playing with students to help explain the attempt by ________ to try to be deemed not guilty by reason of insanity by faking a multiple personality.

Examples of perpetuating factors included in the Biopsychosocial Model of Conversion Disorder (Stonnington et al., 2006)are:

People diagnosed with somatization disorder in DSM-IV would likely meet the criteria for ____________ in DSM-5.

In DSM-5, somatoform disorder is referred to as:

Which of the following is not a factor in general somatic symptom distress (Witthoff et al., 2016)?

DePrince and Freyed (2004)tested high and low dissociators in a "direct forgetting paradigm". Their results showed that:

The higher incidence of conversion disorders during Freud's time has been attributed to:

Canadian psychiatrist Colin Ross is famous for his research on:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 7: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Behavioural views of dissociative disorders

Richard McNally's research has come to the general conclusion that:

A study by Ross et al. (1990)in Winnipeg and Ottawa with multiple personality disorder patients revealed that about 90 percent of them had a history of:

In a study conducted by Montreal researchers Charbonneau and O'Connor, the onset of depersonalization was found to be associated with:

Dissociative fugue is a form of dissociative amnesia.

The primary treatment goal in studies on medically unexplained symptoms and somatoform disorder is

Contemporary researchers focus on ________ rather than hypochondriasis per se.

Simon submitted a job application at an office in Hawaii. After a check was conducted on his fingerprints, his identity was determined to be a man named Alex who was from Kentucky. He was most likely experiencing:

Dissociative disorders share

Who typically seeks out treatment for dissociative identity disorder?

It has been suggested that Mr. Nobody may be Canada's most famous case of:

fMRI studies of a patient with dissociative identity disorder suggest that these two brain structures are implicated:

Nicholas Spanos used role-playing with students to help explain the attempt by ________ to try to be deemed not guilty by reason of insanity by faking a multiple personality.

Examples of perpetuating factors included in the Biopsychosocial Model of Conversion Disorder (Stonnington et al., 2006)are:

People diagnosed with somatization disorder in DSM-IV would likely meet the criteria for ____________ in DSM-5.

In DSM-5, somatoform disorder is referred to as:

Which of the following is not a factor in general somatic symptom distress (Witthoff et al., 2016)?

DePrince and Freyed (2004)tested high and low dissociators in a "direct forgetting paradigm". Their results showed that:

The higher incidence of conversion disorders during Freud's time has been attributed to:

Canadian psychiatrist Colin Ross is famous for his research on:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters