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The French physician, __________ , systematically described and categorized the symptoms of hysteria based on the review of over 400 patients during the mid 1800s. |
| | A) | P. Briquet |
| | B) | J. Martin |
| | C) | J. Breuer |
| | D) | S. Freud |
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__________ disorder involves the translation of unacceptable drives or troubling conflicts into bodily motor or sensory symptoms that suggest a neurological or other kind of medical condition. |
| | A) | Body dysmorphic |
| | B) | Conversion |
| | C) | La belle indifference |
| | D) | Somatization |
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The prevalence of somatization disorder in the USA is _______________________________. |
| | A) | less than one percent |
| | B) | less than one percent in men, but over five percent in women |
| | C) | over five percent in men, and less than one percent in women |
| | D) | over five percent in the general population |
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Nadia is distressed about the appearance of a mole on the back of her neck. She covers the mole by wearing high-necked shirts or scarves, even in warm weather. Although the mole is not particularly noticeable to other people, it disgusts Nadia and she spends a great deal of time thinking about it and trying to hide it. Nadia is likely suffering from body __________ disorder. |
| | A) | somatization |
| | B) | dysmorphic |
| | C) | deformity |
| | D) | repulsion |
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Which of the following is not part of the diagnostic features of hypochondriasis? |
| | A) | Individuals are more sensitive to what is happening in their bodies. |
| | B) | An individual's disturbance lasts for at least 6 months. |
| | C) | The preoccupation persists, despite appropriate medical evaluation. |
| | D) | The preoccupation causes significant distress or impairment. |
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Individuals with ________ fake symptoms or disorders as part of need to maintain a sick role. |
| | A) | factitious disorder |
| | B) | factitious disorder by proxy |
| | C) | malingering disorder |
| | D) | malingering disorder by proxy |
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One of the main problems with the assessment of stress by the use of life events is that ______________________________. |
| | A) | talking in front of a class is considered less stressful than falling asleep in class |
| | B) | the same event is considered to be equally stressful to all individuals who experience it |
| | C) | people who experience a relatively high number of events are at a greater risk of developing a medical illness in a 2-year period |
| | D) | all stressful life events are given the same score |
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Kathy is faced with a stressful situation. She has to study for three tests in less than one week.Since she can't change when she takes the tests, she decides to "think positively." She refuses to let herself worry about the upcoming tests. Kathy's attempts to reduce her stress are best characterized by __________ coping technique. |
| | A) | functional |
| | B) | problem-focused |
| | C) | emotion-focused |
| | D) | avoidance-focused |
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Researchers are beginning to focus on a new personality type, __________. |
| | A) | socioeconomic status |
| | B) | dissociative identity disorder |
| | C) | sociocognitive model |
| | D) | type "D" personality |
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In dissociative identity disorder, it is assumed that a person develops more than one self or personality. These personalities are referred to as _______________. |
| | A) | hosts |
| | B) | alters |
| | C) | dissociatives |
| | D) | faces |
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The individual with dissociative identity disorder has at least ________ distinct identities or personality states |
| | A) | 2 |
| | B) | 3 |
| | C) | 4 |
| | D) | 10 |
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After the 1970s, the number of cases of Dissociative Identity Disorder reported increased dramatically. Which of the following was not considered a reason for the increase? |
| | A) | dissociative identity disorder was renamed multiple personality disorder |
| | B) | increase in media attention |
| | C) | the criteria for the disorder was broadened |
| | D) | four major papers on dissociative identity disorder were published. |
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Psychotherapists may play a role in generating and maintaining the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder. The most common procedure in which multiple personalities are elicited is __________. |
| | A) | role playing |
| | B) | family therapy |
| | C) | hypnosis |
| | D) | SCID interviewing |
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The primary explanation of dissociative identity disorder focuses on the ______________________________. |
| | A) | disturbances in childhood in the development of sense of self |
| | B) | role of psychotropic medications and GABA neurotransmitters |
| | C) | role of media attention |
| | D) | role of the individual's family during adulthood |
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