Question 1

In dissociative identity disorder, the transition from one personality to another is called a .

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A)   transformation
B)   substitution
C)   switch
D)   alterationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

In dissociative identity disorder, the "host" personality is usually the one that

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A)   is the most aggressive of the personalities.
B)   asks for treatment and becomes the patient.
C)   earns income for the individual.
D)   is sexually provocative.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

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

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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.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

With regard to a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder, women are

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A)   equally likely as men to be diagnosed.
B)   less likely than men to be diagnosed.
C)   more likely than men to be diagnosed.
D)   more likely than men to be diagnosed during middle to late adulthood but no more likely than men to be diagnosed during teen years and early adulthood.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

According to the autohypnotic model, people who are suggestible may be

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A)   able to create false memories to ease their trauma.
B)   able to use dissociation as a defense against extreme trauma.
C)   able to remember the trauma that created the false memories.
D)   unable to switch at will.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Studies examining the incidence of DID in non-clinical populations (the population at large or a university population)  suggest that approximately percent of the general population suffer from DID.

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A)   .001
B)   .01 to .05
C)   1.5
D)   5E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

In the "Abnormal Psychology Live" presentation, Rachel describes how her eyes always see the world through "a fog." She attributes this to having spent "years in the darkness" and

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A)   other people looking through the same eyes.
B)   her history of substance abuse.
C)   not wanting to see the world as it really is.
D)   the trauma of constantly switching personalities.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

All of the following are classified as somatic symptom and related disorders EXCEPT

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A)   dissociative identity disorder.
B)   factitious disorder
C)   conversion disorder.
D)   illness anxiety disorder.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following statements is TRUEabout DID?

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A)   DID is easy to fake.
B)   DID is absolutely impossible to fake.
C)   Dissociative symptoms may be the result of sleep deprivation
D)   DID is made up of false memories.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Clients with illness anxiety disorder are likely to

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A)   avoid doctors.
B)   avoid unnecessary medical procedures.
C)   soon reject assurances that they are healthy.
D)   ignore the long-term process of illness.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Without treatment, it is expected that DID will last .

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A)   10 years
B)   a lifetime
C)   several months
D)   20 yearsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

An essential element of illness anxiety disorder is .

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A)   psychosis
B)   worry
C)   depression
D)   dissociationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The modern view of the causes of conversion disorder is

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A)   completely different from Freud's ideas of the etiology of this disorder.
B)   somewhat similar to the causes that Freud described for this disorder.
C)   a combination of genetic predisposition and neurobiological deficits.
D)   based on social learning theory.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996) , individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of this study indicated that

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A)   people cannot be convinced of events that did not happen.
B)   people can become quite convinced of events that never happened.
C)   only individuals with diagnosable disorders can be convinced of events that never happened.
D)   people can become convinced of events that did not happen only during hypnosis or other dissociative states.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Studies suggest that patients with somatic symptom disorder or illness anxiety disorder are characterized by a tendency to

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A)   interpret ambiguous stimuli as threatening.
B)   minimize physical symptoms.
C)   have low sensitivity to perceived illness.
D)   avoid bad news cues.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

A man who finds himself living in a small town in Alaska with no recall of how he got there may have ___________.

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A)   dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue
B)   conversion
C)   depersonalization-derealization disorder
D)   dissociative identity disorderE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The common aspect of all somatic symptom disorders is a maladaptive or excessive

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A)   belief that a serious medical condition will cause death.
B)   belief that one's appearance is ugly.
C)   response to physical or associated health symptoms.
D)   concern with the meaning of a physical pain.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Dissociative trance disorder is diagnosed

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A)   only when the trance is unpredictable in terms of when it appears (i.e., individual goes into a trance without prior religious ritual) .
B)   only when the trance is undesirable and considered pathological in the individual's culture.
C)   only when the trance causes harm to the individual or others.
D)   whenever an individual repeatedly enters a trance state.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

In dissociative identity disorder, the "host" personality usually

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A)   is of a gender opposite to that of the individual.
B)   becomes overwhelmed trying to hold all of the personality fragments together.
C)   is male.
D)   is well aware of each personality and everything that happens while each personality is active.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Factitious disorder imposed on another is often characterized by

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A)   deliberate actions directed toward making a child sick.
B)   a parent denying that a child has symptoms that have, in fact, been observed.
C)   a parent developing the same symptoms that their child has.
D)   convincing a child to lie to a doctor about factitious symptoms.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Which of the following statements is TRUEabout DID?

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According to the autohypnotic model, people who are suggestible may be

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An essential element of illness anxiety disorder is .

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Factitious disorder imposed on another is often characterized by

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

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In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996) , individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of this study indicated that

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The common aspect of all somatic symptom disorders is a maladaptive or excessive

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In the "Abnormal Psychology Live" presentation, Rachel describes how her eyes always see the world through "a fog." She attributes this to having spent "years in the darkness" and

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In dissociative identity disorder, the "host" personality usually

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In dissociative identity disorder, the transition from one personality to another is called a .

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Clients with illness anxiety disorder are likely to

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Dissociative trance disorder is diagnosed

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In dissociative identity disorder, the "host" personality is usually the one that

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A man who finds himself living in a small town in Alaska with no recall of how he got there may have ___________.

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Without treatment, it is expected that DID will last .

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With regard to a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder, women are

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Studies suggest that patients with somatic symptom disorder or illness anxiety disorder are characterized by a tendency to

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Studies examining the incidence of DID in non-clinical populations (the population at large or a university population) suggest that approximately percent of the general population suffer from DID.

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The modern view of the causes of conversion disorder is

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All of the following are classified as somatic symptom and related disorders EXCEPT

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