Question 1

What is the primary difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no differences; these are both names for the same disorder. 
B)  Individuals with somatic symptom disorder actually experience physical symptoms, whereas individuals with illness anxiety disorder experience few, if any, symptoms. 
C)  Individuals with illness anxiety disorder actually experience physical symptoms, whereas individuals with somatic symptom disorder experience few, if any, symptoms. 
D)  Individuals with somatic symptom disorder are primarily male, whereas illness anxiety disorder affects mainly females. 
A)  There are no differences; these are both names for the same disorder. 
B)  Individuals with somatic symptom disorder actually experience physical symptoms, whereas individuals with illness anxiety disorder experience few, if any, symptoms. 
C)  Individuals with illness anxiety disorder actually experience physical symptoms, whereas individuals with somatic symptom disorder experience few, if any, symptoms. 
D)  Individuals with somatic symptom disorder are primarily male, whereas illness anxiety disorder affects mainly females.

Question 2

In classical Greece, conversion disorder was attributed to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  movement of the uterus 
B)  spiritual possession 
C)  unbalanced humors 
D)  traumatic brain injury 
A)  movement of the uterus 
B)  spiritual possession 
C)  unbalanced humors 
D)  traumatic brain injury

Question 3

Calvin went on a 6-month-long teaching trip to China. After a few weeks in Beijing, he awoke not knowing who he was or where he was from. Calvin's experience is BEST described as dissociative ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fugue 
B)  anxiety 
C)  amnesia 
D)  identity disorder 
A)  fugue 
B)  anxiety 
C)  amnesia 
D)  identity disorder

Question 4

Which statement about dissociative amnesia is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 12-month prevalence of dissociative amnesia is roughly 2%. 
B)  Dissociative memory mainly affects autobiographical memory. 
C)  Dissociative amnesia affects men 3 times more often than it does women. 
D)  Dissociative amnesia often begins when the patient is in his or her 30s or 40s. 
A)  The 12-month prevalence of dissociative amnesia is roughly 2%. 
B)  Dissociative memory mainly affects autobiographical memory. 
C)  Dissociative amnesia affects men 3 times more often than it does women. 
D)  Dissociative amnesia often begins when the patient is in his or her 30s or 40s.

Question 5

Most people experience some sort of physical symptom at some point during a typical week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Research indicates that depersonalization/derealization disorder may be associated with ______ cortical thickness and ______ autonomic responses to negative stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased; increased 
B)  increased; reduced 
C)  reduced; increased 
D)  reduced; reduced 
A)  increased; increased 
B)  increased; reduced 
C)  reduced; increased 
D)  reduced; reduced

Question 7

As compared with the age of onset for the other dissociative disorders, the usual age at which dissociative amnesia first occurs is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  much earlier 
B)  somewhat earlier 
C)  about the same 
D)  later 
A)  much earlier 
B)  somewhat earlier 
C)  about the same 
D)  later

Question 8

Another name for Munchausen syndrome by proxy is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  factitious disorder imposed on another 
B)  somatic symptom disorder 
C)  illness anxiety disorder 
D)  conversion disorder 
A)  factitious disorder imposed on another 
B)  somatic symptom disorder 
C)  illness anxiety disorder 
D)  conversion disorder

Question 9

Conversion disorder was previously known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hysteria 
B)  psychosomatic disorder 
C)  malingering 
D)  medical delusion disorder 
A)  hysteria 
B)  psychosomatic disorder 
C)  malingering 
D)  medical delusion disorder

Question 10

In a Canadian study by Ross and colleagues (Ross et al., 1990), approximately ______ of the community sample reported dissociative experiences.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a Canadian study by Ross and...

Question 11

Malingering is BEST defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  experiencing psychological symptoms that are a result of physical pain 
B)  experiencing physical symptoms that are a result of psychological disorders 
C)  faking symptoms of illness for personal gain 
D)  experiencing intense anxiety about physical symptoms 
A)  experiencing psychological symptoms that are a result of physical pain 
B)  experiencing physical symptoms that are a result of psychological disorders 
C)  faking symptoms of illness for personal gain 
D)  experiencing intense anxiety about physical symptoms

Question 12

William James described a case of dissociative fugue in Reverend Ansel Bourne. The reverend's case was unusual compared with most modern cases because

Accepted Answer

A)  most individuals with dissociative fugue don't remember their profession 
B)  the reverend never recovered his memory 
C)  most individuals with dissociative fugue don't adopt new identities 
D)  the reverend was violent when confronted with his lost memory 
A)  most individuals with dissociative fugue don't remember their profession 
B)  the reverend never recovered his memory 
C)  most individuals with dissociative fugue don't adopt new identities 
D)  the reverend was violent when confronted with his lost memory

Question 13

The experience of dissociation is strongly related to hypnotic susceptibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the difference between depersonalization and derealization. How prevalent are nonpathological experiences of depersonalization and derealization? How prevalent is derealization/depersonalization disorder?

Accepted Answer

In depersonalization, one feels as if on

Question 15

Experiencing different "personalities" without a unified sense of self is a feature of ______ disorder.

Accepted Answer

dissociati

Question 16

Distinguish between malingering, on the one hand, and factious disorder, on the other.

Accepted Answer

Factitious disorder differs from malinge

Question 17

Depersonalization/derealization disorder generally has an onset before age ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  15 
C)  20 
D)  25 
A)  12 
B)  15 
C)  20 
D)  25

Question 18

Illness anxiety disorder differs from somatic symptom disorder mainly in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  duration of hospital visits 
B)  frequency of hospital visits 
C)  presence or absence of symptoms 
D)  potential for personal gain from the diagnosis 
A)  duration of hospital visits 
B)  frequency of hospital visits 
C)  presence or absence of symptoms 
D)  potential for personal gain from the diagnosis

Question 19

Depersonalization/derealization disorder has a lifetime prevalence of approximately ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  3% 
C)  4% 
D)  8% 
A)  2% 
B)  3% 
C)  4% 
D)  8%

What is the primary difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

In classical Greece, conversion disorder was attributed to ______.

Calvin went on a 6-month-long teaching trip to China. After a few weeks in Beijing, he awoke not knowing who he was or where he was from. Calvin's experience is BEST described as dissociative ______.

Which statement about dissociative amnesia is NOT true?

Most people experience some sort of physical symptom at some point during a typical week.

Research indicates that depersonalization/derealization disorder may be associated with cortical thickness and autonomic responses to negative stimuli.

As compared with the age of onset for the other dissociative disorders, the usual age at which dissociative amnesia first occurs is ______.

Another name for Munchausen syndrome by proxy is ______.

Conversion disorder was previously known as ______.

In a Canadian study by Ross and colleagues (Ross et al., 1990), approximately ______ of the community sample reported dissociative experiences.

Malingering is BEST defined as

William James described a case of dissociative fugue in Reverend Ansel Bourne. The reverend's case was unusual compared with most modern cases because

The experience of dissociation is strongly related to hypnotic susceptibility.

Explain the difference between depersonalization and derealization. How prevalent are nonpathological experiences of depersonalization and derealization? How prevalent is derealization/depersonalization disorder?

Experiencing different "personalities" without a unified sense of self is a feature of ______ disorder.

Distinguish between malingering, on the one hand, and factious disorder, on the other.

Depersonalization/derealization disorder generally has an onset before age ______.

Illness anxiety disorder differs from somatic symptom disorder mainly in the ______.

Depersonalization/derealization disorder has a lifetime prevalence of approximately ______.

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What is the primary difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?

In classical Greece, conversion disorder was attributed to ______.

Calvin went on a 6-month-long teaching trip to China. After a few weeks in Beijing, he awoke not knowing who he was or where he was from. Calvin's experience is BEST described as dissociative ______.

Which statement about dissociative amnesia is NOT true?

Most people experience some sort of physical symptom at some point during a typical week.

Research indicates that depersonalization/derealization disorder may be associated with ______ cortical thickness and ______ autonomic responses to negative stimuli.

As compared with the age of onset for the other dissociative disorders, the usual age at which dissociative amnesia first occurs is ______.

Another name for Munchausen syndrome by proxy is ______.

Conversion disorder was previously known as ______.

In a Canadian study by Ross and colleagues (Ross et al., 1990), approximately ______ of the community sample reported dissociative experiences.

Malingering is BEST defined as

William James described a case of dissociative fugue in Reverend Ansel Bourne. The reverend's case was unusual compared with most modern cases because

The experience of dissociation is strongly related to hypnotic susceptibility.

Explain the difference between depersonalization and derealization. How prevalent are nonpathological experiences of depersonalization and derealization? How prevalent is derealization/depersonalization disorder?

Experiencing different "personalities" without a unified sense of self is a feature of ______ disorder.

Distinguish between malingering, on the one hand, and factious disorder, on the other.

Depersonalization/derealization disorder generally has an onset before age ______.

Illness anxiety disorder differs from somatic symptom disorder mainly in the ______.

Depersonalization/derealization disorder has a lifetime prevalence of approximately ______.

An Overview of Psychopathology and Changing Conceptualizations of Mental Illness

Neuroscience Approaches to Understanding Psychopathology

Research Methods

Assessment and Classification of Psychological Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress, Trauma, and Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexuality Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

The Law and Mental Health

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Research indicates that depersonalization/derealization disorder may be associated with cortical thickness and autonomic responses to negative stimuli.