Question 1

According to Freud, hysterical symptoms provide ______.

Accepted Answer

According to Freud, hysterical symptoms provide both primary and secondary gains. Primary gains refer to the reduction of anxiety that comes from the expression of the symptoms, while secondary gains refer to the benefits that the patient receives from others as a result of their symptoms, such as attention, sympathy, or being excused from responsibilities.

Question 2

Koro syndrome involves ______.

Accepted Answer

Koro syndrome involves the fear that one's genitals are shrinking and retracting into the body.

Question 3

Which of the following is true of people with koro syndrome?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is true of...

Question 4

Dhat syndrome involves ______.

Accepted Answer

Dhat syndrome is characterized by excessive fears related to the loss of seminal fluid, often during nocturnal emissions, which is believed to cause significant health issues.

Question 5

Dhat syndrome is found primarily in ______.

Accepted Answer

Dhat syndrome is primarily found in India. It is a culture-bound syndrome where individuals report experiencing fatigue, weakness, and anxiety as a result of seminal loss through nocturnal emissions or masturbation.

Question 6

Which of the following refers to a disorder in which people intentionally falsify or induce physical or emotional illness or injury in another person, often a child or dependent person?

Accepted Answer

Factitious disorder imposed on another, also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, is a disorder in which a person intentionally falsifies or induces physical or emotional illness or injury in another person, often a child or dependent person. This is done to gain attention, sympathy, or control. Option A (illness transference disorder) and Option C (juvenile factitious disorder) are not accurate terms for this specific disorder. Option B (familial factitious disorder) is a related disorder in which a person falsifies or induces illness in themselves, as well as in another dependant family member.

Question 7

Koro syndrome is found primarily in ______.

Accepted Answer

Koro syndrome is primarily found in China and is characterized by an irrational fear that one's genitals are retracting and will disappear, despite the lack of any real change. This cultural-specific syndrome has also been reported in other parts of Asia.

Question 8

The word "hysterical" derives from the Greek word meaning ______.

Accepted Answer

The word "hysterical" comes from the Greek word "hystera" which means uterus. This term was originally used to describe a medical condition that was believed to be caused by a wandering uterus. Over time, the term became associated with exaggerated emotional responses, particularly among women, and eventually evolved to its current meaning.

Question 9

Which of the following is a belief related to dhat syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Dhat syndrome is a culture-bound syndrome that is prevalent mainly in India, which is characterized by excessive concern over the loss of semen in urine. The belief associated with this syndrome is that semen is lost because it mixes with urine during urination.

Question 10

Brain imaging studies of patients with hysterical paralysis points to possible disruptions occurring in brain circuitry responsible for controlling____________.

Accepted Answer

Hysterical paralysis is a condition in which there is a loss of voluntary movement in the absence of any biological cause. Brain imaging studies of patients with hysterical paralysis suggest that disruptions may occur in the brain circuitry responsible for controlling movement and emotional responses. These disruptions may be related to psychological factors such as stress or trauma.

Question 11

A hysterical paralysis of an arm that prevents someone from acting out an unacceptable murderous impulse is what Freud called a(n) ______ gain.

Accepted Answer

Freud believed that hysteric symptoms, including hysterical paralysis, were caused by unconscious conflicts. The paralysis served as a defense mechanism to prevent the individual from acting on their unacceptable impulses. In this case, the paralysis serves a primary gain, which is the internal psychological benefit of avoiding anxiety or conflict.

Question 12

Hippocrates prescribed ______ as a cure for conversion hysteria.

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates, often referred to as the "Father of Medicine," prescribed marriage as a cure for conversion hysteria, reflecting the medical and societal beliefs of his time.

Question 13

Koro syndrome tends to be ______.

Accepted Answer

Koro syndrome is a short-lived and episodic condition characterized by sudden and intense anxiety related to the fear of genital retraction and shrinking. The symptoms usually last for a few hours to a few days and then subside on their own. Therefore, option A is the best choice.

Question 14

Koro syndrome is found primarily among ______.

Accepted Answer

Koro syndrome is primarily found among young males. It is a cultural-specific syndrome characterized by an intense fear that the genitals (or nipples in females) are retracting and will disappear, despite the lack of any true basis for this belief.

Question 15

According to psychodynamic theory, gains that allow a person to keep internal conflicts repressed are called ______.

Accepted Answer

According to psychodynamic theory, gains that allow a person to keep internal conflicts repressed are called primary gains. These are the psychological benefits that arise directly from the defense mechanism used to cope with internal conflicts.

Question 16

The koro and dhat syndromes of the Far East share some clinical features with ______.

Accepted Answer

Both koro and dhat syndromes involve excessive anxiety about bodily functions or health, similar to hypochondriasis, which is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with having a serious illness.

Question 17

According to psychodynamic theory, gains that allow people to avoid burdensome responsibilities and at the same time gain the support, rather than the condemnation, of those
Around them are called ______.

Accepted Answer

According to psychodynamic theory, gains that allow people to avoid burdensome responsibilities and at the same time gain the support, rather than the condemnation, of those around them are called secondary gains. Primary gains refer to the direct relief or satisfaction from a psychological need, while intrinsic and extrinsic gains relate to the internal or external rewards of a behavior.

Question 18

In the DSM-5, Münchausen syndrome by proxy is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

Münchausen syndrome by proxy is now referred to as factitious disorder imposed on another in the DSM-5.

Question 19

Which important figure in the history of psychoanalysis was known for treating hysteria with hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which important figure in the history of...

Question 20

Factitious disorder imposed on another is a controversial diagnosis and remains under study by the psychiatric community because____________.

Accepted Answer

Factitious disorder imposed on another, commonly known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, involves a caregiver faking or inducing illness in someone under their care to gain attention or sympathy for themselves. Some professionals argue that it is better to recognize this behavior as a form of abuse, rather than a psychiatric disorder, and that labeling it as a disorder may excuse or justify the actions of the abuser. It is also difficult to quantify the intent of the caregiver, which can make diagnosis and treatment challenging.

Quiz 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health