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Answer with the letter answer for each number.
1. Individuals diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder often express stress through ______
symptoms.
(a) emotional
(b) physical
(c) social
(d) psychological
2. Dissociative disorders involve _____ mechanisms for coping with overwhelming stress.
(a) emotional
(b) physical
(c) social
(d) psychological
3. Which of the following is a somatic symptom disorder (SSD)?
(a) generalized anxiety disorder
(b) dissociative identity disorder
(c) functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)
(d) depersonalization disorder
4. Which of the following is not considered a dissociative disorder?
(a) factitious disorder (Munchausen syndrome)
(b) dissociative identity disorder
(c) depersonalization disorder
(d) dissociative fugue disorder
5. Which pain complaint associated with SSD with pain has the highest percentage?
(a) Abdominal pain
(b) Back pain
(c) Joint pain
(d) Chest pain
6. The SSD diagnosis is most common in _____________.
(a) psychological offices
(b) diagnostic MRI facilities
(c) hospital settings
(d) outpatient medical clinics
7. Which statement concerning SSD with pain is false?
(a) SSD with pain is most frequently diagnosed in women.
(b) SSD with pain is most frequently diagnosed in men.
(c) Many patients diagnosed with SSD with pain undergo unnecessary surgical or
assessment procedures.
(d) SSD with pain is most frequently diagnosed in minority group members or individuals
living in poverty.
8. Pain is to _________ as paralysis and absence of pain are to __________.
(a) functional neurological symptom disorder; SSD with pain
(b) functional neurological symptom disorder; illness anxiety disorder
(c) SSD with pain; functional neurological symptom disorder
(d) SSD with pain; illness anxiety disorder
9. “Persistent preoccupation with one’s health despite consistent medical evaluations showing
no organic problems” would describe which condition?
(a) functional neurological symptom disorder
(b) depersonalization disorder
(c) body dysmorphic disorder
(d) illness anxiety disorder
10. Which symptom is necessary for a diagnosis of illness anxiety disorder?
(a) invention of physical issues for a purpose
(b) a neurological symptom
(c) concern with undetected physical illness
(d) depression
11. Kevin is a rehabilitation counselor whose job is to help disabled people become
reemployed in another appropriate occupation. Kevin is concerned that there has been an
increase in the number of people claiming to be disabled by stress or feigning physical
injuries in order to receive government disability payments. What concept best identifies
Kevin’s concern?
(a) moral anxiety
(b) malingering
(c) factitious disorder
(d) collaborative empiricism
12. Lucy fakes debilitating pain in hopes of receiving a large monetary award from an insurance
company. Jean experiences fever and pain because she has injected herself with bacteria.
Lucy’s behavior illustrates __________; Jean’s behavior illustrates __________.
(a) malingering; factitious disorder
(b) malingering; somatoform disorder
(c) factitious disorder; malingering
(d) factitious disorder; somatoform disorder
13. Which individual has symptoms that most likely indicate a possible functional neurological
symptom disorder (conversion disorder)?
(a) Joan, who says her legs have been paralyzed for six months, but who shows no muscle
atrophy.
(b) Keith, who goes from doctor to doctor complaining of pains and symptoms in many
different parts of his body.
(c) Lily, who constantly thinks about the size of her ears and wants plastic surgery to
reconstruct them.
(d) Winston, who has backaches that have gone on longer than his doctor thinks is
reasonable.
14. Because glove anesthesia does not correspond to the distribution of nerve pathways in
the body, it leads to a diagnosis of __________.
(a) complex somatic symptom disorder with somatization features
(b) body dysmorphic disorder
(c) psychogenic pain
(d) functional neurological symptom disorder
15. Sharon frequently causes diarrhea in her 3-year-old daughter by feeding her spoiled milk
and rotten eggs. When the child is repeatedly hospitalized, Sharon acts like a very worried
and caring mother. Because Sharon is not playing the sick role and receives no obvious
reward for her behavior, her appropriate diagnosis is __________.
(a) complex somatic symptom disorder with somatization features
(b) factitious disorder
(c) factitious disorder imposed on another
(d) malingering
16. Janet has complained of an unexpected illness for several years. She has had many painful
and high-risk surgeries and other treatments, which she has willingly undergone. In fact,
she seems to enjoy playing the “sick-role”. She gets extremely angry when anyone
questions whether she really has an actual physical problem. These symptoms suggest
that Janet suffers from __________.
(a) malingering
(b) factitious disorder
(c) somatic symptom disorder
(d) illness anxiety disorder
17. Reinforcement of illness behaviors and parental modeling of how to act sick are both
etiological factors in which theory of functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion
disorder)?
(a) biogenic
(b) family systems
(c) psychodynamic
(d) cognitive-behavioral
18. Dr. Johnson says, “Patients who continually report being in pain have a higher-than-normal
sensitivity level.” Dr. Johnson’s explanation of somatic symptom disorder (somatization
disorder) reflects which perspective?
(a) psychodynamic
(b) biological
(c) sociocultural
(d) cognitive-behavioral
19. Maria has been prescribed an SSRI to help cope with complex somatic symptom disorder.
The medication is most likely to help Maria with __________.
(a) her pain
(b) articulating her ailments
(c) revising her distorted self-perception
(d) her depression
20. From a social perspective, somatic complaints reflect __________.
(a) unsatisfying or inadequate social relationships
(b) frustration and anger
(c) unconscious conflicts
(d) cognitive distortions
21. The approaches that show the most promise for treating somatic symptom disorders are
___________.
(a) relaxation training, psychoeducation, and changing cognitions
(b) flooding, modeling, and drug therapy
(c) hypnotherapy, drug therapy, and changing cognitions
(d) systematic desensitization, cognitive therapy, and exposure
22. Which of the following is indicative of a dissociative disorder?
(a) motor or sensory symptoms incongruent with any neurological or medical disorder
(b) a separation of part of a person’s consciousness or identity
(c) falsifying symptoms of amnesia
(d) the ability to only remember certain details of an incident
23. The symptoms of dissociative disorders generally become known through _________.
(a) clinical observation
(b) complaints by a patient
(c) self-reports
(d) psychological tests
24. Which scenario BEST illustrates the concept of dissociation?
(a) While traveling from home to work and thinking about an important meeting, Justin
notices that he has traveled several miles without remembering anything about the
drive.
(b) At a high school reunion, Kerry cannot remember the names of some of her former
classmates.
(c) A nervous Marlene cannot remember her lines during the opening of a play.
(d) Even after two weeks in the hospital, Thomas remains unconscious following a
motorcycle accident.
25. The MOST common dissociative disorder is _______________.
(a) dissociative fugue
(b) depersonalization/derealization disorder
(c) dissociative identity disorder
(d) dissociative amnesia
26. Pedro has the most common form of dissociative amnesia. He was a witness to his father’s
murder, but has no memory of the event. This illustrates __________.
(a) depersonalization
(b) fugue
(c) generalized amnesia
(d) localized amnesia
27. Jane Doe has total memory loss of her previous life. Even when her parents identified her
when she appeared on television, she claimed she could not remember them as her
parents. Jane Doe illustrates __________.
(a) dissociative amnesia
(b) localized amnesia
(c) selective amnesia
(d) systematic amnesia
28. Repressed memories that surface after many years, often within the context of therapy,
are generally believed to involve _________.
(a) overprotective, smothering parents
(b) overwhelming or threatening trauma in childhood
(c) excessive intellectual and tactile stimulation early in childhood
(d) a childhood in which the family moved at least once a year
29. Jerald wakes up in New Jersey, some four hundred miles from his home in New Hampshire.
He cannot remember how he got there, and he has no memory of his former life. He
establishes a new identity in New Jersey. This illustrates __________.
(a) dissociative identity disorder
(b) localized amnesia
(c) depersonalization disorder
(d) dissociative fugue
30. Theresa has an intense and terrifying feeling that she is no longer real and that she is
looking at herself and the world from a distance. These feelings have caused major
impairments in her work and personal life. The most likely diagnosis is _________.
(a) dissociative amnesia
(b) dissociative identity disorder
(c) somatoform disorder
(d) depersonalization disorder
31. Depersonalization disorder differs from other dissociative disorders in that it _________.
(a) is caused by a neurological condition
(b) involves total loss of memory of one’s past
(c) is relatively common
(d) is rarely related to stressful events
32. Fleeting depersonalization episodes are more prevalent in __________.
(a) young children
(b) older adults
(c) college students
(d) artists
