Question 1

Dissociative symptoms may be part of the syndrome of _____, a culturally accepted reaction to stress among Latinos.

Accepted Answer

A)   ataque de nervios
B)   mal de ojo
C)   susto
D)   amok

Question 2

Mary created an illness in her younger daughter to draw attention to herself. This is known as a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychosomatic disorder
B)   factitious disorder
C)   factitious disorder by proxy
D)   somatization disorder

Question 3

The main difference between the amnesia in dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue is that:

Accepted Answer

A)   people with dissociative amnesia typically leave home and create a new life for themselves in another area, while people with dissociative fugue do not take flight and create new identities.
B)   people with dissociative fugue typically leave home and create a new life for themselves in another area, while people with dissociative amnesia do not take flight and create new identities.
C)   people with dissociative amnesia typically create alternative personalities, whereas people with dissociative fugue typically do not create new identities.
D)   people with dissociative fugue typically maintain their original personalities, whereas people with dissociative amnesia create new identities.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of organic amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organic amnesia is often caused by psychosocial factors.
B)   Organic amnesia typically involves anterograde and retrograde amnesia.
C)   Organic amnesia is caused by brain injury.
D)   Organic amnesia results from early childhood unconscious conflicts.

Question 5

. The defendant is George Franklin, Sr., 51 years old, standing trial for a murder that occurred more than 20 years earlier. The victim was 8-year-old Susan Kay Nason. Franklin's daughter, Eileen, only 8 years old herself at the time of the murder, provided the major evidence against her father. Eileen's memory of the murder, however, had re-emerged only recently, after 20 years of being repressed.
Eileen's memory first began to come back when she was playing with her 2-year-old son and her 5-year-old daughter. At one moment, her daughter looked up and asked a question like "Isn't that right, Mommy?" A memory of Susan Nason suddenly came to Eileen. She recalled the look of betrayal in Susie's eyes just before the murder. Later, more fragments would return, until Eileen had a rich and detailed memory. She remembered her father sexually assaulting Susie in the back of a van. She remembered that Susie was struggling as she said "No, don't!" and "Stop!" She remembered her father saying "Now Susie," and she even mimicked his precise intonation. Next, her memory took the three of them outside the van, where she saw her father raise a rock above his head. She remembered screaming and walking back to where Susie lay, covered with blood, the silver ring on her finger smashed.
When questioned by prosecutors, Eileen was highly confident in her memory. Based on what we have learned in class, and what was covered in your text, would you convict George Franklin of the murder of Susan Nason? Why or why not? (Discussion appears on p. 482 at the back of this book.)

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be inclu...

Question 6

Herman has been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. He often misinterprets his bodily symptoms that results in increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and dizziness. He states regularly, "If the pain doesn't stop soon, it will probably cause damage to the other parts of my body." Herman is most likely catastrophizing his symptoms. This maladaptive way of thinking is linked with the _____ theoretical perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive
B)   behavioral
C)   psychodynamic
D)   existential

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   The conversion symptom develops after a trauma or psychological stressor.
B)   Conversion disorder is quite common, with a high lifetime prevalence rate.
C)   Loss of bodily functioning in conversion disorder is due to subconscious processes.
D)   Conversion disorder typically involves multiple symptoms during a single episode of conversion.

Question 8

Loftus's "lost at the mall" studies showed how easy it is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   create a false memory
B)   reveal repressed memories
C)   use hypnotism to uncover memories
D)   use sodium amatol to uncover lost memories

Question 9

Which of the following is a reason an individual may develop dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inability to control their behavior
B)   As a strategy to cope with traumas
C)   In order to gain attention for themselves
D)   Constant preoccupation with illness

Question 10

When retrograde amnesia is due to organic causes, people will typically remember:

Accepted Answer

A)   where they lived.
B)   their personal identities.
C)   the names of their children.
D)   major historical events of the period.

Question 11

What is conversion disorder? What are some of the common types of conversion symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be inclu...

Question 12

_____ for conversion disorder focus on relieving the person's anxiety around the initial trauma that caused the conversion symptoms and on reducing any benefits the person is receiving from the conversion symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)   Humanistic treatments
B)   Behavioral treatments
C)   Cognitive treatments
D)   Psychoanalytic treatments

Question 13

Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   multiple personality fugue
B)   multiple disintegration disorder
C)   multiple personality disorder
D)   dissociative personality disorder

Question 14

Repressed memories represent a form of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   somatization
B)   factitious disorders.
C)   depersonalization
D)   dissociative amnesia

Question 15

One complication that arises in diagnosing amnesias is the possibility that:

Accepted Answer

A)   amnesias are being faked by people to escape punishment for crimes committed.
B)   amnesias may be the result of using dissociation as a defense against intolerable memories or stressors.
C)   amnesia may occur because individuals are in such a high state of arousal during the events that they do not encode and store information.
D)   people may forget some, but not all, events which may therefore lead to an inconclusive diagnosis.

Question 16

Which of the following is a treatment goal for dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifying ways to help clients create a hierarchy of traumatic experiences and learning relaxation techniques to handle the stressors
B)   Helping the client work through the trauma to integrate all the alternative personalities into one coherent personality
C)   Identifying the traumatic experience and implementing behavior modification to reward or punish the alters
D)   Helping the host concentrate on health-enhancing behaviors using exercise and dietary supplements

Question 17

In Hilgard's study on the "hidden observer" phenomenon, he argued that there are two modes of consciousness: the _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   repressive mode; active mode
B)   active mode; receptive mode
C)   receptive mode; suppressive mode
D)   suppressive mode; repressive mode

Question 18

The idea that dissociation is a process in which systems of ideas are split off from consciousness but are accessible through dreams and hypnosis was conceptualized by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget
B)   Thomas Simon
C)   Pierre Janet
D)   Alfred Binet

Question 19

Which of the following is true of dissociative identity disorder (DID) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   The host is always in control of the other alters.
B)   The alters in DID have no awareness of each other.
C)   People diagnosed with DID claim to have significant periods of amnesia.
D)   Persecutor alters are often responsible for switching between personalities.

Question 20

Factitious disorders are also referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Korsakoff's syndrome
B)   Down's syndrome
C)   Munchhausen's syndrome
D)   Tourette's syndrome

Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Correct Answer
verified

Factitious disorders are also referred to as _____.

Correct Answer
verified

Repressed memories represent a form of _____.

Correct Answer
verified

In Hilgard's study on the "hidden observer" phenomenon, he argued that there are two modes of consciousness: the _ and _.

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following statements is true of conversion disorder?

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is a treatment goal for dissociative identity disorder?

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is true of dissociative identity disorder (DID) ?

Correct Answer
verified

Dissociative symptoms may be part of the syndrome of _____, a culturally accepted reaction to stress among Latinos.

Correct Answer
verified

What is conversion disorder? What are some of the common types of conversion symptoms?

Correct Answer
verified
Key terms and concepts that may be inclu...
View Answer

_____ for conversion disorder focus on relieving the person's anxiety around the initial trauma that caused the conversion symptoms and on reducing any benefits the person is receiving from the conversion symptoms.

Correct Answer
verified

Mary created an illness in her younger daughter to draw attention to herself. This is known as a _____.

Correct Answer
verified

One complication that arises in diagnosing amnesias is the possibility that:

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is a reason an individual may develop dissociative identity disorder?

Correct Answer
verified

The idea that dissociation is a process in which systems of ideas are split off from consciousness but are accessible through dreams and hypnosis was conceptualized by _____.

Correct Answer
verified

Loftus's "lost at the mall" studies showed how easy it is to _____.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Key terms and concepts that may be inclu...
View Answer

Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as _____.

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is true of organic amnesia?

Correct Answer
verified

When retrograde amnesia is due to organic causes, people will typically remember:

Correct Answer
verified

The main difference between the amnesia in dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue is that:

Correct Answer
verified

Exam 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Factitious disorders are also referred to as _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Repressed memories represent a form of _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

In Hilgard's study on the "hidden observer" phenomenon, he argued that there are two modes of consciousness: the _____ and _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following statements is true of conversion disorder?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is a treatment goal for dissociative identity disorder?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is true of dissociative identity disorder (DID) ?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Dissociative symptoms may be part of the syndrome of _____, a culturally accepted reaction to stress among Latinos.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What is conversion disorder? What are some of the common types of conversion symptoms?

Correct AnswerverifiedKey terms and concepts that may be inclu...View AnswerShow Answer

_____ for conversion disorder focus on relieving the person's anxiety around the initial trauma that caused the conversion symptoms and on reducing any benefits the person is receiving from the conversion symptoms.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Mary created an illness in her younger daughter to draw attention to herself. This is known as a _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

One complication that arises in diagnosing amnesias is the possibility that:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is a reason an individual may develop dissociative identity disorder?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The idea that dissociation is a process in which systems of ideas are split off from consciousness but are accessible through dreams and hypnosis was conceptualized by _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Loftus's "lost at the mall" studies showed how easy it is to _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct AnswerverifiedKey terms and concepts that may be inclu...View AnswerShow Answer

Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as _____.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is true of organic amnesia?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

When retrograde amnesia is due to organic causes, people will typically remember:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The main difference between the amnesia in dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue is that:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

In Hilgard's study on the "hidden observer" phenomenon, he argued that there are two modes of consciousness: the _ and _.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Key terms and concepts that may be inclu...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
Key terms and concepts that may be inclu...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified