Question

1. Any group of psychological disorders marked by physical complaints for which no organic or physiological explanation is found and for which there is a strong likelihood that psychological factors are involved is referred to as __________.

Somatoform disorder

Dissociative disorder

Anxiety disorder

Memory disorder

2. A group of mental disorders characterized by a sudden temporary alteration in consciousness, identity, or motor behavior is referred to as ____________.

Somatoform disorder

Dissociative disorder

Anxiety disorder

Memory disorder

3. There are ______ main disorders that are characterized as somatoform.

Two

Seven

Five

Too many to characterize

4. Conversion disorder is also referred to as:

Hyperanesthesia

Dissociation

Hysteria

5. Which of the following best explains the occurrence of “doctor shopping” among hypochondriacs?

Hypochondriacs suffer from rare diseases that are difficult to diagnose so they must visit several specialists.

Hypochondriacs believe that they are ill when they aren’t so they visit several doctors looking for the one who will correctly diagnose them.

Hypochondriacs are bad at picking competent medical care so they must visit several physicians.

Hypochondriacs believe that they are ill when they aren’t so doctors keep passing them on to other physicians.

6. Due to their similarities, like ritual grooming, many clinicians treat Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) as a form of what other disorder?

  

Social Anxiety Disorder

Dissociative Disorder

Hysteria

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

7. Many psychologists and other health professionals believe that dissociative disorders are the result of some kind of ______________.

  

Chemical imbalance

Genetic abnormality

Psychological trauma

Intellectual deficiency

8. When an individual develops more than one distinct personality they are said to be suffering from what?

Dissociative fugue

Depersonalization Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative amnesia

9.  

When an individual blocks out personal information about himself or herself they are said to be suffering from what?

Dissociative amnesia

Depersonalization disorder

Dissociative fugue

Psychogenic fugue

10.  

When people feel chronically detached from themselves, or “spaced-out,” they are said to be suffering from what?

  

Social anxiety disorder

Depersonalization disorder

Dissociative amnesia

Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 1

Ans 1) Somatoform disorder - In this the patients complain about physical illness but there is absence of medical proofs or conditions for the illness.

Ans 2) Dissociative disorder - It is characterised by disruptions or memory breakdown, awareness, identity or perception. They are usually triggered by psychological trauma.

Ans 3) There are five types of somatic disorders a) Somatisation disorder b) Hypochondriasis - Here the people fear that minor symptoms may be due to serious disease c) Conversion disorder - The patients complaint about serious disease of brains and nerves such as loss of vision, deafness d) Body Dysmorphic disorder - Here the person is constantly worried about appearance e) Pain disorder.

Ans 4) The theory of conversion disorder stems from Egypt, it was earlier known as Hysteria.

Ans 5) Option 2) They aren't ill, so they keep visiting doctors who would tell them that they are actually ill.There is always lack of medical evidence of illness.

Ans 6) Obsessive compulsive disorder - These people are constantly worried about their health, they do repetitive checks.

Ans 7) Psychological trauma - Many psychologist believe that it is triggered by childhood trauma, or any stressful events that have happened in adulthood.

Ans 8) Dissociative identity disorder - It is also known s multiple personality disorder, Here the person carries two or more distinct personality.Each personality may have unique name, personal history, different habits

Ans 9) Dissociative fugue - It is the part of dissociative amnesia where the person does not remembers the any personal information or any important personal event.

Ans 10) Depersonalisation disorder- It is out of the body experience, where a person feels like he is watching himself