ch. 10 practice quiz
An individual who has been diagnosed with a somatic symptom disorder would MOST likely first seek
medical help.
A woman complains of an assortment of physiological ailments. You think that she is intentionally producing the physical symptoms in order to appear sick, which fills some psychological need. You would her diagnose with __________ disorder.
factitious
Increasingly concerned about my minor heartbeat irregularities, I think that my health is being threatened, and more and more often I misinterpret my body's normal signals. Which disorder am I likely to have?
illness anxiety disorder
Which one of the following descriptions is an example of malingering?
intentionally faking an illness because one likes being a patient
Tom has high blood pressure and takes medication to manage his conditions. For the most part, Tom's high blood pressure has been under control, but for the last three months he has been having heated arguments with his boyfriend. Since these arguments started, Tom has had quite a bit of trouble keeping his blood pressure in the normal range. What is your diagnosis of Tom's condition?
psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
A patient with a heart condition complained of adhesions from his postoperative scar, leg cramps, and joint stiffness. He seemed to be hurting all over, but no medical reason could be found to explain the symptoms. The BEST diagnosis for this disorder is
somatic symptom disorder (predominant pain pattern).
Sarah brings her young daughter into the emergency room with internal bleeding. The attending physician later concludes that Sarah caused the symptoms in her daughter intentionally, because of a need to gain attention and praise for her devoted care of her sick child. If this assessment is correct, Sarah would be diagnosed as having
Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
"It's obvious that the patient observed friends who had symptoms of illness, then imitated those symptoms to get attention," says the therapist. MOST likely, the therapist has which theoretical perspective?
behavioral
It was convenient when Rowena awoke blind. She had been terrified about going to the police station to identify the person she saw robbing a bank, but now that she cannot see, she cannot go to the police station. Rowena is likely to be diagnosed with __________ disorder.
conversion
