8. Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders Flashcards
What are the two categories of disorders discussed in Chapter 8?
a) Mood disorders and anxiety disorders
b) Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders
c) Personality disorders and psychotic disorders
d) Eating disorders and sleep disorders
b) Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders
What characterizes somatic symptom disorders?
a) Only physical symptoms
b) Only psychological symptoms
c) Somatic symptoms and/or excessive concerns about somatic symptoms and illness
d) Symptoms of mood disorders
c) Somatic symptoms and/or excessive concerns about somatic symptoms and illness
What characterizes dissociative disorders?
a) Excessive concerns about physical health
b) Disruption in the normal integration of psychological processes
c) Mood swings
d) Persistent sleep disturbances
b) Disruption in the normal integration of psychological processes
What historical term was used to refer to many conditions now known as somatic symptom and dissociative disorders?
a) Hypochondriasis
b) Hysteria
c) Melancholia
d) Schizophrenia
b) Hysteria
What Greek word does the term “hysteria” originate from, and what does it mean?
a) Hypnos, meaning “sleep”
b) Hysterikos, meaning “suffering in the womb”
c) Hypochondrion, meaning “below the ribs”
d) Hysteros, meaning “disturbance”
b) Hysterikos, meaning “suffering in the womb”
Which psychologist is known for the “seduction theory” of hysteria? a) Jean-Martin Charcot b) Pierre Janet c) Sigmund Freud d) Emil Kraepelin
c) Sigmund Freud
What is the modern term for what was historically called “hypochondriasis”?
a) Somatic symptom disorder
b) Conversion disorder
c) Illness anxiety disorder
d) Factitious disorder
c) Illness anxiety disorder
What is the key difference between somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder?
a) Presence of actual somatic symptoms in somatic symptom disorder
b) Presence of actual somatic symptoms in illness anxiety disorder
c) No health-related concerns in illness anxiety disorder
d) Focus on psychological symptoms in somatic symptom disorder
a) Presence of actual somatic symptoms in somatic symptom disorder
What is conversion disorder also known as?
a) Factitious disorder
b) Functional neurological symptom disorder
c) Somatic symptom disorder
d) Illness anxiety disorder
b) Functional neurological symptom disorder
What percentage of patients with conversion disorder do not exhibit concern for their symptoms?
a) 10%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) Not necessarily associated with conversion disorder
d) Not necessarily associated with conversion disorder
What historical figure is known for studying hysteria using hypnosis?
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Pierre Janet
c) Jean-Martin Charcot
d) Carl Jung
c) Jean-Martin Charcot
What is la belle indifférence?
a) High level of concern for symptoms
b) Lack of concern for significant symptoms
c) Extreme distress about minor symptoms
d) Complete denial of symptoms
b) Lack of concern for significant symptoms
What term describes the process where a part of mental function is split off from the main part of mental function?
a) Integration
b) Conversion
c) Dissociation
d) Amnesia
c) Dissociation
What is the estimated prevalence of somatic symptom disorder in the general adult population?
a) 1-2%
b) 3-4%
c) 5-7%
d) 8-10%
c) 5-7%
What is the estimated prevalence of illness anxiety disorder in the general population?
a) 0.5-1%
b) 1.3-10%
c) 2-3%
d) 4-5%
b) 1.3-10%
What term refers to the exaggeration of somatic sensations through increased focus and attention?
a) Sensory amplification
b) Cognitive distortion
c) Somatosensory amplification
d) Behavioral reinforcement
c) Somatosensory amplification
What percentage of symptoms presented to general practitioners remain unexplained from a medical perspective?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%
c) 30%
What term describes a situation where psychological factors affect a real medical condition?
a) Somatic symptom disorder
b) Conversion disorder
c) Factitious disorder
d) Psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
d) Psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
What term refers to deliberately faking physical or psychological symptoms without external rewards?
a) Malingering
b) Factitious disorder
c) Conversion disorder
d) Dissociative disorder
b) Factitious disorder
What disorder involves feigning illness in another person, typically a child, for attention?
a) Conversion disorder
b) Illness anxiety disorder
c) Factitious disorder imposed on another
d) Somatic symptom disorder
c) Factitious disorder imposed on another
What is the name of the cognitive behavioral model developed for understanding factitious disorder?
a) Beck’s cognitive model
b) Kinsella’s cognitive behavioral model
c) Freud’s psychoanalytic model
d) Charcot’s hypnosis model
b) Kinsella’s cognitive behavioral model
What personality trait is associated with somatic symptom disorders, characterized by a tendency towards negative affect?
a) Neuroticism
b) Extraversion
c) Agreeableness
d) Conscientiousness
a) Neuroticism
What term describes a diminished capacity to consciously experience or express one’s emotions?
a) Alexithymia
b) Anhedonia
c) Avolition
d) Alogia
a) Alexithymia
What is the process of experiencing and communicating mental states as physical symptoms called?
a) Conversion
b) Somatisation
c) Dissociation
d) Amplification
b) Somatisation
What percentage of patients with fibromyalgia met the diagnostic criteria for somatic symptom disorder in the study by Häuser et al. (2015)?
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25.6%
d) 25.6%
What term describes the reinforcement of illness behavior through increased attention and care from family members?
a) Primary gain
b) Secondary gain
c) Tertiary gain
d) Social gain
b) Secondary gain
What is a common cultural-bound syndrome in China characterized by fatigue, sleep disturbance, and poor concentration?
a) Dhat
b) Shenjing shuairuo
c) Koro
d) Hwa-byung
b) Shenjing shuairuo
What disorder involves the belief that the penis is shrinking and disappearing into the body?
a) Dhat
b) Shenjing shuairuo
c) Koro
d) Hwa-byung
c) Koro
What diagnostic category involves psychological factors adversely affecting a medical condition?
a) Somatic symptom disorder
b) Illness anxiety disorder
c) Conversion disorder
d) Psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
d) Psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
What percentage of patients with factitious disorder in Yates and Feldman’s (2016) review were female? a) 30%
b) 40%
c) 50%
d) Two-thirds
d) Two-thirds
What is the estimated prevalence of conversion disorder among neurology clinic patients?
a) 1%
b) 3%
c) 5%
d) 7%
c) 5%
What is the focus of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating somatic symptom and related disorders?
a) Only somatic symptoms
b) Only psychological symptoms
c) Both somatic and psychological symptoms
d) Medication management
c) Both somatic and psychological symptoms
What theory focuses on the interaction between hormonal levels and physical activity in somatic symptom disorders?
a) Neurobiological model
b) Cognitive-behavioral model
c) Hormonal stress response system
d) Psychoanalytic model
c) Hormonal stress response system
What is the prevalence of somatic symptom disorder in Australian general practice according to Clarke et al. (2008)?
a) 10%
b) 18%
c) 25%
d) 30%
b) 18%