Question 1

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

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A)  interpret ambiguous stimuli as threatening.
B)  minimise physical symptoms.
C)  have low sensitivity to perceived illness.
D)  avoid bad news cues.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Hippocrates and the Egyptians before him thought that hysterical disorders were the result of a

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A)  dysfunctional ovary.
B)  tense vagina.
C)  wandering uterus.
D)  none of theseE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The disorder that involves physical malfunctioning without any physical cause is called

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A)  conversion disorder.
B)  hypochondriasis.
C)  somatisation disorder.
D)  body dysmorphic disorder.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

While interviewing 129 women with documented histories of childhood sexual abuse, Willams (1994)  found with extensive questioning that

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A)  every woman remembered minute details of the abuse.
B)  almost none of the women recalled the abuse.
C)  38% of the women did not recall the abuse.
D)  75% of the women did not recall the abuse.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Discuss the controversy surrounding false memories.

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Question 6

Clients with illness anxiety disorder are likely to

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A)  avoid doctors.
B)  avoid unnecessary medical procedures.
C)  reject assurances that they are healthy.
D)  ignore the long-term process of illness.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Some theorists suggest that dissociative identity disorder is an extreme subtype of ___________.

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A)  dissociative amnesia
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder
D)  antisocial personality disorderE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Individuals with depersonalisation show

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A)  decreased emotional responsiveness.
B)  increased emotional responsiveness.
C)  erratic emotions.
D)  insincere emotions.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Although Anne-Marie feels fine now and believes that she is healthy, she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness.Most likely Anne-Marie would be diagnosed with

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A)  illness anxiety disorder.
B)  conversion disorder.
C)  somatisation disorder.
D)  body dysmorphic disorder.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Disorders such as amafufunyana and dhat that are similar to somatic symptom disorders demonstrate the

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

Question 11

Since Sindile has been diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder, we can expect her to see her physician

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A)  often and feel completely reassured that there is nothing wrong with her health.
B)  rarely but continue to believe that she is quite ill.
C)  almost never because she does not trust physicians.
D)  often but continue to be anxious about her health anyway.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

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) A) and C)

Question 13

A distinctive dissociative state that is not found in Western cultures is

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A)  voodoo.
B)  exorcism.
C)  trance.
D)  amok.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Studies suggest that false memories are

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A)  difficult to create.
B)  easily created in children.
C)  unrelated to suggestions.
D)  very rare.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Freud called the reduction in anxiety by converting unconscious conflicts into physical symptoms

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A)  primary narcissism.
B)  secondary narcissism.
C)  primary gain.
D)  secondary gain.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

An essential element of illness anxiety disorder is

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A)  psychosis.
B)  worry.
C)  depression.
D)  dissociation.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Disorders such as amafufunyana and dhat that are similar to somatic symptom disorders demonstrate the

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Clients with illness anxiety disorder are likely to

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Since Sindile has been diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder, we can expect her to see her physician

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A distinctive dissociative state that is not found in Western cultures is

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

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Freud called the reduction in anxiety by converting unconscious conflicts into physical symptoms

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An essential element of illness anxiety disorder is

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Hippocrates and the Egyptians before him thought that hysterical disorders were the result of a

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While interviewing 129 women with documented histories of childhood sexual abuse, Willams (1994) found with extensive questioning that

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Studies suggest that false memories are

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Individuals with depersonalisation show

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Dissociative trance disorder is diagnosed

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Although Anne-Marie feels fine now and believes that she is healthy, she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness.Most likely Anne-Marie would be diagnosed with

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