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Chapter 6: Somatic Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
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1paralysis in one arm without any physical or organic explanation that is not consciously faked is most likely
- Asomatic disorder
- Bconversion disorder
- Cfactitious disorder
- Dmunchausen's disorder
- Emalingering
2it is suspected that somatic symptom disorder is NOT associated with
- Ahaving a weak behavioural inhibition system (BIS) and a relatively over reactive Behavioural Activation system (BAS)
- Bbeing from lower socio-economic status (SES)
- Chaving a weak BAS and a relatively overeactive BIS
- Dbeing a female
3which of the following is NOT true of illness anxiety disorder?
- Ait was formerly known as hypochodriasis
- Bit was and still is classified as a somatic symptom or related disorder in dsm
- Cit shares the same basic genetic/biological bases with somatic symptoms disorder
- Dall of the above are true
4we learned in class this year about 'new' disorder called "body integrity identity disorder" which of the following is TRUE according to what we know so far
- Aa. those with BIID are often indecisive on where they would like specific limbs to be amputated
- Bb. the linb that "needs" to go may change from day to day
- Cc. the triggering even for this 'disorder' may be the sight of an amputee, and envy for that person at an early age
- Dd. it is much more common in women than men
- Ee. a biological theory posits (suggests) that there may be an anomaly in parietal cortical regions associated with our internal body map
- Ff. c and e are correct
- Geach of the folowing above are correct
5which of the follwoing is classified as a somati symptom disorder or related disorder in dsm 5 ?
- Aa. depersonalization disorder
- Bb. factitious disorder
- Cc. acute stress disorder
- Dd. psychogenic/ disocciative fugue
- Ee. post traumatic stress disorder
6which of the following is True of ' Munchausen's syndrome by proxy' ?
- Aa . it is now a dsm factitious diagnosis
- Bb. it involves a caregiver creating illness/injury in a dependent to gain attention and sympathy from others, most importantly medical staff
- Cc. treatments used for anxiety disorders works well in theses cases too
- De. both a and b
- Ef. both a and c
7it appears that the incidence rate conversion disorder ________________; in part due to __________________.
- Aa. rising... its predominance in higher socioeconoic stataus groups
- Bb. rising.... its predominance in females who have suffered abuse
- Cc. dropping .... a decrease in the types of stressors that can set it off
- Dd. dropping ... modern medical diagnostic technologies and greater general medical knowledge
- Ee. staying constant... its effecctiveness in allowing the person to escape
8illnesses anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder seem to be similar. in what way(s) are they different?
- Aa. in illness anxiety disorder the more fear and distress about what are the symptoms may mean (a dire medical conditon)
- Bb. in someatic symptom disorder, their 'symptoms' are a way of living and bieng in the world, part of their identity
- Cc. in somatic symptom disorder there is a higher degree of disease conviction, belief that they already have a dire medical conditon
- Dd. in somatic symptom disorder there is more fear and distress about what the symptoms mean (dire meical diagonsis)
- Ee. both a and b
- Ff. both c and b
9what we do know about the biology of the two disorders in question 8? (illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder)
- Aa. both share 'anxious biology'
- Bb. those with illlnesses anxiety disorder are more liekly to have higher BIS activity
- Cc. those with somatic symptoms disorder are more likely to have BAS activity
- Dd. those with somatic symptom disorder ware more likely to have higer BIS activity
- Ee. b and c
- Ff. a and d
10for which of the following conditions would 'explanatory therapy' delivered by a psycho-therapist be helpful?
- Aconversion disorder
- Bsomatic symptom disorder
- Cillness anxiety disorder
- Dthis kind of therapy would be useful for all of the conditions
11which of the following is an accurate example of ' La Belle Indifferenc'
- AHenry, with conversion disorder blindness does not seem to suffer as much distress over his symptoms as one would expect
- BSybil, with DIID, have several alter personalities that are fun, light hearted and suffer no anxiety or fears
- Ckaren, with illness anxiety disorder is indifferent to all other aspects of stress in her life other htan health concerns
- Djack, with psychogenic fugue cannot remember what happened during his last episode
- Emarianna, who has a form of amnesia where she can recall early traumas but the emotional aspect has been pushed out of awareness
12which of the following is NOT true of conversion disorder?
- Aa. somehow the psyche/body creates physical malfuntions that allow the person to avoid or escape some real or intrapsychic stress or trauma
- Bb. the most common symptoms involve the sensorimotor systems or are 'psuedoneuroloigcal' in nature
- Cc. all manner of physical malfunctioning can be seen in this disorder
- Dd. the person is conscious of the fact that the symptoms are not real
- Ee. both c & d are incorrect
- Ff. all of the above are correct
13how can we differentiate 'real' medical problems from the symptoms of conversion disorder?
- Athorough advanced medical testing that comes back negative
- Bsymptoms of conversion disorder often do not follow what we know about physiology
- Csymptoms of conversion disorders may lift under hypnosis
- Dsymptoms of conversion disorder may life under emergency situations
- Eeach of the above (and more) can help us differentiate conversions disorder from real medical promblems
14how do people faking blindness compare to those with conversion blindness on computerized tests of vision?
- Aa. the fakers score lowere than chance, suggesting they are 'trying' to look blind
- Bb. conversion disorders subjects score much higher than chance
- Cc. conversion disorder subjects score chance levels indicating they really cannot see on any level
- Dd. both a and b
- Ee. both a and c
15many clues are noted by hospital staff that helps them differentiate conversion disorder form Malingerers or those with factitious disorder... which of these is NOt one of them?
- Amalingerers become much more defensive when thier symptoms are questioned
- Bconversion disorder patients are more disruptive than are both of the other groups (creating a scene, making demands or threats)
- Cthose with conversion disorder are far less likely to have extensive files with numerous past medical interventions noted vs. those with facitious disorder
- Dsymptoms may disappear in the other diagnososes when theya re not being obseved, not so for conversion disorder
- Epeople in the other 'faking' groups are far less likely to have family or visitors during hospital stays
16treatment for conversion disorder would likely consist of
- Aa. removing or resolving the main stressor responsible for the disorder
- Bb. removing all possible sources of reinforces for 'being infirm'
- Cc. cognitive behaviours techniques such as assertiveness, communication or social skills training as needed
- Dd. all of the above
17persistent or recurrent experiences of feeling detached from oneself, as if one is an outside observer of one's mental processes or body would be classified as :
- Adissociative fugue
- Bdissociative amnesia
- Cdepersonalization/derealization disorder
- Ddissociative identity disorder
18we learned about several different kinds of amnesia in class. a person with anterograde organic amnesia
- Aa. can no longer form new explicit long term memories
- Bb. can still learn and implicility remember new procedural behaviours/skills
- Cc. has had damage to the hippocampal area of the brain
- Dd. all of the above
- Ee. none of the above
19researchers investigating the history of individuals diagnosed with dissociative idenity disorder (DID) report severe childhood abuse in ___________.
- Avery few of the cases
- B100% of the cases
- Cover 90% of the cases
- Dabout half of the cases
20on gender ratios and the disorders covered in this term , which disorders appears to be more prevalent among Men vs. Women
- Abody integrity identity disorder (BIID)
- Bobsessive complusive disroder
- Cbody dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
- Dbipolar disorder, rapid cycling subtype
21jonathon suffers from 'psychogenic retrograde generalized amnesia" which of the following is correct regarding this condition
- Aall the memories for past personal events are what is forgotten
- Bmemories for some specific past personal events are forgotten but not others
- Cbrain damage or injurty is involved
- Dsemantic and procedural memories are affected the most
- Ethe ability to form new explicit long term memories is lost
22which of the following is NOT true of alter identities in dissociative identity disorder (DID)
- Amore alters, on average, are sen in female vs. male clients
- Bformation of alter identities stop once the environment in which the disorder develops is different (ie.,going away to college)
- Cenvrionment cues may cause 'switching' or alter identies to take over the body
- Dstrong emotional states may cause 'switching'
- Esome identities/ alter share information and memories between them
23which of the following is NOT found among the 'alter identities' of those with DID?
- Aa. an overtly sexual alter
- Bb. a protective alter
- Cc. an alter of different gender
- Dd. alters of different ages
- Ee. a non human alter
- Ff. all of the above are seen in DID
24somatic symptom disorder has been linked through genetics and family studies with antisocial personality disorder
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
25malingering refers to people who induce sickness in others to gain sympathy and attention
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
26conversion disorder symptoms are more commonly found on the right half of the body
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
27in dissociative fugue states some people move to a new locale and take on a different identity
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
28hypnosis is the onlly effective way to elicit alter identities in treatment for DID
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
29the socio cognitive view of DID asserts that DID is an iatrogenic disorder produced by the therapists techniques and influence on the client
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
30there are strong genetic contributions to DID
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
31getting out of unpleasant tasks, having extra attention and sympathy for one's symptoms is known as 'primary gain'
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
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- Quiz am Chapter 6: Somatic Disorders and Dissociative Disorders , erstellt von Rose Hamilton am 15/12/2017.
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- Rose Hamilton
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