Question 1

Which symptoms are often found in association with dissociative fugue and amnesia?
A) stress and depression
B) conversion disorder and hysteria
C) hypochondriasis and phobia
D) depression and mania

Accepted Answer

Dissociative fugue and amnesia are often associated with stress and depression, as these psychological states can trigger or exacerbate dissociative symptoms.

Question 2

Donna is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder. She can expect that her therapist will help her become aware of her different personalities through the use of psychotherapy and ____.
A) antidepressant medication
B) biofeedback
C) systematic desensitization
D) hypnosis

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis is often used in the treatment of dissociative identity disorder (DID) to help the patient become aware of and integrate their different personalities. Psychotherapy, including hypnosis, is a primary treatment approach for DID, aiming to merge the multiple identities into one coherent personality.

Question 3

Because the origin of dissociative identity disorder in some cases may stem from the expectations and reinforcements of therapists, the disorder may be considered ____.
A) somatoform
B) iatrogenic
C) psychosomatic
D) a form of malingering

Accepted Answer

Dissociative identity disorder being considered iatrogenic means it could be a result of the therapeutic process itself, where the expectations or interventions of therapists inadvertently contribute to the development or exacerbation of the disorder.

Question 4

What is the major goal in treating dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
A) fusing and completely integrating the individual personalities
B) integrating all personalities such that they work together
C) giving the client permission to see the personalities as different aspects his/her personality
D) having the client incorporate each personality appropriately into daily life

Accepted Answer

Fusing and completely integrating the individual personalities is the major goal in treating dissociative identity disorder (DID).

Question 5

Displays of multiple role enactments and social reinforcement are both key concepts in which explanation for dissociative disorders?
A) psychodynamic
B) family systems
C) sociocognitive
D) iatrogenic

Accepted Answer

The sociocognitive explanation for dissociative disorders emphasizes the role of social and cognitive factors, including the way individuals learn to enact roles based on social interactions and how these roles are reinforced by their environment, leading to dissociative symptoms.

Question 6

Which of the following is a somatic symptom disorder?
A) generalized anxiety disorder
B) dissociative identity disorder
C) functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)
D) depersonalization disorder

Accepted Answer

Functional neurological symptom disorder, also known as conversion disorder, is a type of somatic symptom disorder where a person experiences physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a general medical condition or the direct effect of a substance, and are not attributable to another mental disorder. This contrasts with disorders like generalized anxiety disorder, dissociative identity disorder, and depersonalization disorder, which primarily involve psychological rather than somatic symptoms.

Question 7

In the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off , Ferris deliberately fakes his own headaches and stomach pains so that he could avoid going to school. Aside from his irresponsibility, Ferris would best be diagnosed as exhibiting ____.
A) factitious disorder
B) impulse control disorder
C) malingering
D) illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)

Accepted Answer

Ferris fakes illness to avoid school, which aligns with malingering, where individuals feign illness for external benefits, unlike factitious disorder where the motive is to assume the sick role without obvious external incentives.

Question 8

What mental health problem is typically associated with both dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue?
A) depression
B) stress
C) schizophrenia
D) alcohol abuse

Accepted Answer

Stress is a common factor that can trigger both dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue, as these conditions often arise as a response to severe stress or trauma.

Question 9

Treatment of individuals with dissociative identity disorder tends to ____.
A) be completely successful
B) have little effect on the disorder
C) increase the risk of suicidality
D) reduce but not cure symptoms

Accepted Answer

Treatment for dissociative identity disorder often helps reduce symptoms and improve functioning, but it typically does not completely cure the disorder.

Question 10

What can be said about the authenticity of the well-known case of dissociative identity disorder (DID) involving Sybil?
A) It has been well supported and substantiated.
B) There is no way to verify whether the events reported actually occurred.
C) Although Sybil continues to assert that the events occurred as reported, many psychologists doubt her assertions.
D) Its authenticity has been questioned and Sybil has denied that the events and personalities described were true.

Accepted Answer

The authenticity of Sybil's case has been questioned, and it was later revealed that she denied the events and personalities described were true, suggesting that the case may have been fabricated or exaggerated.

Question 11

The chief difference between somatic symptom disorder and factitious disorders is whether the condition is ____.
A) a way of avoiding responsibility or not
B) iatrogenic or not
C) produced by the doctor's treatment or not
D) self-inflicted or not

Accepted Answer

Factitious disorders involve intentionally produced or feigned physical or psychological symptoms to assume the sick role, whereas somatic symptom disorder involves genuine physical symptoms that cause significant distress or impairment, not intentionally produced or feigned.

Question 12

Dr. Abdullah's new patient is diagnosed with dissociative fugue. Rather than doing in-depth psychotherapy, the doctor prescribes an antidepressant and provides emotional support. Why would Dr. Abdullah respond this way?
A) The doctor probably sees the condition as iatrogenic.
B) The doctor probably agrees with the psychodynamic perspective.
C) The doctor probably knows that dissociative fugue is a hopeless condition that is untreatable.
D) The doctor probably knows that dissociative fugue goes away spontaneously and that depression is the only significant treatable symptom.

Accepted Answer

Dissociative fugue often resolves on its own, and the primary treatable symptom in such cases can be depression. Therefore, prescribing an antidepressant and providing emotional support can be an effective approach while the fugue state resolves spontaneously.

Question 13

Joshua is a rehabilitation counselor whose job is to help disabled people become reemployed in another appropriate occupation. Joshua 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 Joshua's concern?
A) factitious disorder
B) malingering
C) moral anxiety
D) collaborative empiricism

Accepted Answer

Malingering refers to the act of feigning or exaggerating physical or psychological symptoms for the purpose of obtaining a tangible benefit, such as financial compensation or avoiding work, which aligns with Joshua's concern about people claiming to be disabled to receive government disability payments.

Question 14

The behavioral approach to treating depersonalization disorder would emphasize the use of ____.
A) hypnosis to uncover the unconscious conflicts that are responsible for the symptoms
B) stress-coping mechanisms, self-reinforcement, and teaching significant others to respond positively to the "normal" behavior of the patient
C) antianxiety and antidepressant medication
D) systematic desensitization, flooding, modeling, and virtual reality

Accepted Answer

The behavioral approach focuses on modifying observable behaviors and emphasizes techniques like stress-coping mechanisms and self-reinforcement, rather than uncovering unconscious conflicts or using medication.

Question 15

What is a particular concern when using hypnosis with clients who have dissociative disorders?
A) It may cause severe trauma for the client.
B) it may cause severe trauma for the client.
C) It may create personalities in suggestible clients.
D) It may uncover too many hidden personalities, which may cause more problems for the client.

Accepted Answer

Hypnosis can potentially create personalities in suggestible clients, especially those with dissociative disorders, due to their heightened susceptibility to suggestion. This is a concern because it can complicate the therapeutic process and the client's condition.

Question 16

Wanda fakes debilitating pain in hopes of receiving a large monetary award from an insurance company. Roberta experiences fever and pain because she has injected herself with bacteria. Wanda's behavior illustrates ____; Roberta's behavior illustrates ____.
A) malingering; somatoform disorder
B) malingering; factitious disorder
C) factitious disorder; malingering
D) factitious disorder; somatoform disorder

Accepted Answer

Wanda's behavior is malingering because she is faking symptoms for personal gain. Roberta's behavior is factitious disorder because she is intentionally causing illness to herself without obvious external incentives.

Question 17

Dr. Newman used hypnosis to help Marianne return to her childhood and uncover a hidden trauma that might be causing her symptoms. Dr. Newman's therapeutic orientation is probably ____.
A) humanistic/existential
B) cognitive
C) psychodynamic
D) behaviorist

Accepted Answer

Dr. Newman's use of hypnosis to uncover hidden trauma from Marianne's childhood aligns with the psychodynamic approach, which focuses on unconscious processes and unresolved past conflicts as the source of current psychological issues.

Question 18

What is the primary difference between factitious disorder and malingering?
A) The feigning of symptoms in factitious disorder is induced deliberately with no apparent incentive, while the motivation in malingering is typically to achieve some goal.
B) The symptoms in factitious disorder are not produced intentionally, whereas they are in malingering.
C) The symptoms in malingering are not produced intentionally, whereas they are in factitious disorder.
D) The feigning of symptoms in factitious disorder is motivated by economic gain or to avoid some unpleasant task, whereas the motivation in malingering is to assume the sick role.

Accepted Answer

The primary difference lies in the motivation behind the behavior. In factitious disorder, individuals deliberately produce or exaggerate symptoms without obvious external incentives, often to assume the sick role. In contrast, malingering involves feigning illness for external benefits, such as financial gain or avoiding work.

Question 19

Saying that dissociative identity disorder is iatrogenic means that it is ____.
A) caused by blocking the full expression of id impulses
B) a fictitious or made-up diagnosis
C) an unintended result of therapy
D) an unacceptable way of avoiding social responsibilities

Accepted Answer

Saying that dissociative identity disorder is iatrogenic means it is considered to be an unintended result of therapy. This perspective suggests that the disorder may develop as a consequence of certain therapeutic practices, rather than emerging naturally from the individual's psychological condition.

Question 20

A psychologist says, "We know it is a psychological disorder because the physical symptoms have no physiological basis and the symptoms are not under voluntary control." What is the psychologist describing?
A) a somatic symptom disorder
B) an anxiety disorder
C) alcoholism
D) a dissociative disorder

Accepted Answer

Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by physical symptoms that have no apparent physiological cause and are not under the individual's voluntary control, fitting the psychologist's description.

Quiz 7: Somatic Symptom, Related, and Dissociative Disorders

Which symptoms are often found in association with dissociative fugue and amnesia?

Donna is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder. She can expect that her therapist will help her become aware of her different personalities through the use of psychotherapy and ____.

Because the origin of dissociative identity disorder in some cases may stem from the expectations and reinforcements of therapists, the disorder may be considered ____.

What is the major goal in treating dissociative identity disorder (DID) ?

Displays of multiple role enactments and social reinforcement are both key concepts in which explanation for dissociative disorders?

Which of the following is a somatic symptom disorder?

In the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off , Ferris deliberately fakes his own headaches and stomach pains so that he could avoid going to school. Aside from his irresponsibility, Ferris would best be diagnosed as exhibiting ____.

What mental health problem is typically associated with both dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue?

Treatment of individuals with dissociative identity disorder tends to ____.

What can be said about the authenticity of the well-known case of dissociative identity disorder (DID) involving Sybil?

The chief difference between somatic symptom disorder and factitious disorders is whether the condition is ____.

Dr. Abdullah's new patient is diagnosed with dissociative fugue. Rather than doing in-depth psychotherapy, the doctor prescribes an antidepressant and provides emotional support. Why would Dr. Abdullah respond this way?

The behavioral approach to treating depersonalization disorder would emphasize the use of ____.

What is a particular concern when using hypnosis with clients who have dissociative disorders?

Wanda fakes debilitating pain in hopes of receiving a large monetary award from an insurance company. Roberta experiences fever and pain because she has injected herself with bacteria. Wanda's behavior illustrates ; Roberta's behavior illustrates .

Dr. Newman used hypnosis to help Marianne return to her childhood and uncover a hidden trauma that might be causing her symptoms. Dr. Newman's therapeutic orientation is probably ____.

What is the primary difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

Saying that dissociative identity disorder is iatrogenic means that it is ____.

A psychologist says, "We know it is a psychological disorder because the physical symptoms have no physiological basis and the symptoms are not under voluntary control." What is the psychologist describing?