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Chapter_6_Somatic_Symptom_and_Dissociative_Disorders

Abnormal Psychology and Life A Dimensional Approach 3rd Edition by Chris Kearney

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Chapter_6_Somatic_Symptom_and_Dissociative_Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. Psychodynamic theorists used to believe that that an adult who was severely neglected as a child may

  a. relate to others with difficulty.
  b. seek attention through constant physical complaints.
  c. channel distress into desiring medically unexplained sensorimotor symptoms.
  d. engage in all of these behaviors.

 

ANSWER:   d
DIFFICULTY:   moderate
REFERENCES:   Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders: A Historical Introduction
OTHER:   TYPE: conceptual

 

2. Historically, somatoform and dissociative disorders were seen as ____, but now they are considered ____ disorders.

  a. unrelated; related
  b. dissimilar; similar
  c. related; distinct
  d. less serious; more serious

 

ANSWER:   c
DIFFICULTY:   easy
REFERENCES:   Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders: A Historical Introduction
OTHER:   TYPE: factual

 

3. A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is consistent with

  a. somatoform.
  b. dissociative.
  c. somatization.
  d. dissociation.

 

ANSWER:   c
DIFFICULTY:   moderate
REFERENCES:   Somatization and Somatic Symptom Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: conceptual

 

4. Sally has been complaining about extreme and continual back pain and dizziness with loss of balance, but no physical causes have been discovered with elaborate medical testing. If she has no physical cause of these problems, she most likely has a

  a. somatization syndrome.
  b. dissociative disorder.
  c. hysterical disorder.
  d. somatoform disorder.

 

ANSWER:   d
DIFFICULTY:   moderate
REFERENCES:   Somatization and Somatic Symptom Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: application

 

5. In the Gisela case from your textbook, Gisela expressed fear that

  a. something was really wrong with her.
  b. she was crazy.
  c. people would misunderstand her.
  d. she would have an unusual diagnosis.

 

ANSWER:   a
DIFFICULTY:   moderate
REFERENCES:   Somatization and Somatic Symptom Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: factual

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