Question 1

Individuals with depersonalization show

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A)   decreased emotional responsiveness.
B)   increased emotional responsiveness.
C)   erratic emotions.
D)   insincere emotions.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The following symptoms are all necessary for a DSM-IV diagnosis of hypochondriasis,except

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A)   significant distress in everyday functioning.
B)   misinterpretation of bodily symptoms.
C)   preoccupation with fear of acquiring a serious disease.
D)   preoccupation with fears of having a serious disease.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In the "Abnormal Psychology Live" presentation of Doug who has suffered with body dysmorphic disorder,he describes having thought about his perceived physical flaws

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A)   three to four times a day.
B)   three or four hours a day.
C)   about six hours a day.
D)   virtually all day long.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

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) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder generally

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A)   have only one other distinct personality.
B)   suffer a loss of their own identity that lasts several years.
C)   maintain complete awareness of all of their personalities.
D)   have several distinct personalities.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Immediately following the onset of his brain damage in the videotape "Abnormal Psychology: Inside/Out," Mike could not recall much of his past,including names of his closest family members.Mike has regained some of these memories,but he still has difficulty

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A)   recalling people's faces.
B)   storing emotionally-charged events.
C)   storing new memories.
D)   recalling procedural memories.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Compare and contrast depersonalization disorder and dissociative amnesia.

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Question 8

One reason that DID can be misdiagnosed as psychosis is that

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A)   auditory hallucinations are common in both disorders.
B)   both disorders are in the same DSM-IV category.
C)   mental health professionals generally do not believe that dissociation is possible.
D)   substance abuse makes it difficult to differentiate these disorders.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion disorder?

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A)   Ability to avoid walking into things even though he reports being unable to see anything
B)   Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering complete loss of sight during a stressful period or emergency
C)   Great concern with the loss of function and belief that it is a symptom of a potentially fatal disease
D)   Ability to identify everything in the visual field even though the patient reports that she is blindE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

One of the problems with trying to determine the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is that

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A)   patients with this disorder generally do not seek psychotherapy.
B)   it is almost impossible to differentiate from conversion disorder.
C)   therapists are reluctant to report statistics for this disorder.
D)   many BDD patients are misdiagnosed with an anxiety disorder.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be _____________.

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A)   physical abuse
B)   sexual abuse
C)   witness to a traumatic event
D)   all of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following statements is FALSE about dissociative identity disorder?

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A)   Once established, the disorder lasts a lifetime without treatment.
B)   For prevalence rates, the ratio of females to males is approximately 9 to 1.
C)   The frequency of switching increases with age.
D)   The form that the disorder takes does not differ substantially over the lifespan.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

"Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy" (or factitious disorder by proxy) is characterized by

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A)   deliberate actions directed toward making a child sick.
B)   a parent lying to a doctor,
C)   a parent developing the same symptoms that the child has.
D)   convincing a child to lie to a doctor about factitious symptoms.
E)  g., saying that the child has had symptoms that never really existed.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

On the planet Neptar,civilians worship the sap from the ginga tree.On ceremonious holidays,the planet's executive director prepares jam from the sap and performs trance-like aerobics routines.She is probably suffering from

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A)   Amok.
B)   dissociative trance disorder.
C)   schizophrenia.
D)   none of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The cause of the amnesic disorder exhibited by Mike in the video "Abnormal Psychology: Inside/Out" was

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A)   brain damage resulting from Alzheimer's disease.
B)   brain damage resulting from a heroin overdose.
C)   brain damage resulting from a racing accident.
D)   brain damage resulting from a cocaine overdose.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Patients with body dysmorphic disorder often try to find relief by

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A)   undergoing plastic surgery.
B)   using drugs and alcohol.
C)   constantly seeking reassurance from mental health professionals.
D)   trying to distract themselves from their negative thoughts.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Somatoform And Dissociative Disorders

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Immediately following the onset of his brain damage in the videotape "Abnormal Psychology: Inside/Out," Mike could not recall much of his past,including names of his closest family members.Mike has regained some of these memories,but he still has difficulty

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The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be _____________.

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Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion disorder?

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One of the problems with trying to determine the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is that

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The following symptoms are all necessary for a DSM-IV diagnosis of hypochondriasis,except

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Which of the following statements is FALSE about dissociative identity disorder?

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The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be _____________.

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