Reading Quiz CH5

Question 1

Which of the following refers to a subtype of dissociative amnesia that involves unexpected trip(s)?
* dissociative fugue
* depersonalization
* derealization
* generalized amnesia

Answer 1

• dissociative fugue

Question 2

Which of the following refers to one of the different personalities or identities in dissociative identity disorder?
* fugue
* malingering
* conversion
* alter

Answer 2

• alter

Question 3

Which of the following is a principal strategy in treating conversion disorder?
* identifying and attending to the traumatic or stressful life event
* drugs (antidepressants)
* repeatedly confronting the patient to stimuli that are relevant for health anxieties

Answer 3

• identifying and attending to the traumatic or stressful life event

Question 4

One of the examples of a somatic symptom disorder would be the experience of severe pain in which ____________ play a major role in maintaining or exacerbating the pain whether there is a clear physical reason for the pain or not.
* past experiences
* psychological factors
* genetic factors

Answer 4

• psychological factors

Question 5

Which of the following is a feature of depersonalization-derealization disorder?
* Falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, associated with identified deception.
* Persistent or recurrent experiences of depersonalization, derealization, or both.
* An inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting.

Answer 5

• Persistent or recurrent experiences of depersonalization, derealization, or both.

Question 6

According to DSM-5, which of the following is NOT a feature of conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)?
* One or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function.
* Evidence of incompatibility between the symptom and recognized neurological or medical conditions.
* Preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness.
* The symptom or deficit causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning or warrants medical evaluation.

Answer 6

• Preoccupation with fears of having or acquiring a serious illness.

Question 7

The strategies that therapists use today in treating DID is similar to treatment of:
* panic disorder
* posttraumatic stress disorder
* somatic symptom disorder

Answer 7

• posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 8

What causes individuals to develop this pattern of somatic sensitivity and distorted beliefs?
* the cause is likely to be found in an isolated biological factor.
* the cause is likely to be found in an isolated psychological factor.
* the cause is unlikely to be found in isolated biological or psychological factors.

Answer 8

• the cause is unlikely to be found in isolated biological or psychological factors.

Question 9

In illness anxiety disorder, severe anxiety is focused on ______.
* the physical symptoms that are currently present
* the lack of knowledge about one’s disease
* the possibility of having or developing a serious disease

Answer 9

• the possibility of having or developing a serious disease

Question 10

What is approximately the average number of alter personalities reported by clinicians?
* 15
* 4
* 30
* 7

Answer 10

• 15