PY 358 Ch 5-8 Quiz questions

Karen has TTM. You might also expect which of the following to be true?

A sibling would be at increased risk for having OCD

Which group is more likely to report contamination-related obsessions?

African Americans

Dr. Clark believes that Riley's BDD is caused by the positive reinforcement she received about her appearance from family members when she was young and from peers as she grew older. Dr. Riley likely belongs to which orientation?

Behavioral

A group of rate are given a drug to trigger OCD symptoms so that they can be studied in a lab. This is called which of the following?

Biological challenge studies

Ellen believes that her face, which looks normal to others, if full of gaping pores and huge, ugly splotches. She likely has which disorder?

Body dysmorphic disorder

Which of the following is a surgical procedure for treating OCD

Cingulotomy

Which of the following is a component of the two-factor theory of fear acquisition?

Classical conditioning and operant conditioning

Dr. Wells believes that Adrian's BDD is caused by irrational thoughts about himself and the world. Dr. Wells is likely from which orientation?

Cognitive

A man who owns a hardware store in a New England town mysteriously disappears. Years later, the man is discovered in California. His name is changed, he has remarried, and he now has a different occupation. He claims that he has no memory of his past life. The man may be suffering from

Dissociative fugue

Glove anesthesia is considered a classic conversion disorder. This is because glove anesthesia

Does not follow known neurological patterns

Dr. Smith believes that his client's pyromania is primarily caused by his unresolved sexual conflicts. Based on this information which of the following is most likely to be accurate?

Dr. Smith believes in psychoanalytic theory

which of the following are part of the criteria for a diagnosis of pyromania?

Emotional arousal before the act, deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion, relief related to setting fires

Susan is always going to her doctor asking to be examined for cancer or heart disease even though she doesn't have any symptoms. Her physician says she has illness anxiety disorder. People with this disorder

Have a dysfunctional mind-set that leads them to worry excessively about their health

which of the following cognitive factors have been associated with somatic symptom and related disorders

Heightened sensory and perceptual sensitivity, inaccurate beliefs, and somatic amplification

Randy's house is full of old newspapers and junk. It is hard to even walk through the rooms because there is so much garbage everywhere. Randy may likely have which of the following?

Hoarding disorder

Jason is very wealthy but finds that he cannot resist stealing jewelry and money whenever he has an opportunity. He may be diagnosed with ________

Kleptomania

The two-factor theory of fear acquisition was developed by ________

Mowrer

Kyle participates in an experiment in which his brain is scanned while he is asked to look at objects that might trigger his OCD. This is called which of the following?

Psychological challenge studies

Patients with factitious disorder have which of the following characteristics?

Self-administered injuries

Samantha pulls much hair from her scalp that she has suffered severe hair loss. She most likely has which of the following?

TTM

James checks the locks on his door every time he has a bad thought. This might be an example of ____.

a compulsion

Somatic symptom disorder is most common in

adults

Patients suffering from conversion disorder have symptoms that consist primarily of

altered motor or sensory dysfunction

From a psychodynamic perspective, which of the following is not a casual or maintenance factor of factitious disorder?

an intense need to evoke strong reactions in others

One of the difficulties in making a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder is that it is difficult to distinguish it from comorbid or coexisting conditions such as

anxiety an/or depressive disorder

Julie has been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. This means she is suffering from a condition in which her physical symptoms ...

are accompanied by abnormal or excessive thoughts, feelings or behaviors

Which of the following is accurate regarding kleptomania?

comorbid mood disorder is common

A client goes to see a therapist with the following complaints: She feels detached from her body and is experiencing herself as strange or unreal. In some situations she feels as if she were watching herself. The therapist says she is experiencing

depersonalization

A patient is referred to a neurologist for isolated memory loss; the diagnosis of dissociative amnesia is made. The most likely etiology in this patient is

extreme emotional trauma

an 18-month-old infant in the pediatric ICU has been experiencing episodes of difficulty breathing and rapid heart rate with no apparent cause. All tests are negative. These symptoms occur only when the mother is with the child. The most likely cause of the infant's symptoms is

factitious disorder imposed on another

environmental factors often associated with somatic symptom and related disorders include

family conflict/violence

Carl's therapist works with his to slowly learn to resist the urge to set fire to buildings by asking him to imagine himself in situations where he is tempted to set fire but sees himself able to relax and walk away instead. This method is called which of the following?

imaginal desensitization

Which of the following is true regarding pyromania?

it may cause significant distress and suicidal thoughts

A patient with somatic symptom disorder would NOT hav which of the following?

la belle difference

The sociocultural model postulates that DID develops when individuals use cues from

other people who display multiple identities, the media, and therapist

Fred has OCD, so the excitatory pathway of his brain mat be ______ ?

overactive

The first challenge in treating people with somatic symptom and related disorders is that they are often

reluctant to consult a professional, especially a psychologist

One form of treatment that has been fond to be very helpful for people with somatic complaints is

symptom-focused cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT)

some experts argue that dissociative identity disorder (DID) is an iatrogenic disease, which means that it is caused by

the experience of therapy itself

A patient who is successfully recovering from gall bladder surgery and is reluctant to engage in any physical activities even when approved by a physician may be suffering from

transient hypochondriasis