Multiple Choice Questions

1) When an individual is suffering from body dysmorphic disorder the symptoms include:

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Correct! Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Preoccupation with assumed defects in physical appearanceIncorrect.
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2) Somatoform disorders include which of the following:

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Correct! Somatization Disorder: A pattern of recurring, multiple, clinically-significant somatic symptoms that require medical treatment, and which cause significant impairment in social, occupational and other areas of functioningIncorrect.
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3) Individuals with somatoform disorders may often display a surprising indifference about their symptoms- especially when the symptoms to most people would be disturbing (e.g. blindness, paralysis). This is sometimes known as

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Correct! La Belle Indifference : An indifference about real symptoms (especially when the symptoms to most people would be disturbing) sometimes displayed by individuals with somatoform disorders.Incorrect.
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4) In order to assume the sick role, Intentionally produced Physical or psychological symptoms are known as?

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Correct! Factitious Disorders: A set of physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role.Incorrect.
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5) An extreme form of factitious disorder is known as

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Correct! Munchausen's Syndrome: An extreme form of factitious disorder in which individuals make up or induce physical illnessesIncorrect.
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6) Sometimes parents or carers make up or induce physical illnesses in others (such as their children) and this is known as

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Correct! Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy: An extreme form of factitious disorder in which parents or carers make up or induce physical illnesses in others (such as their childrenIncorrect.
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7) Which of the following is a basic feature of Conversion Disorder?

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Correct! Conversion Disorder: The presence of symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory functionIncorrect.
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8) A Symptom of Conversion Disorder, where numbness begins at the wrist and is experienced evenly across the hand and all fingers, is known as

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Correct! Glove Anaesthesia: A conversion disorder symptom in which numbness begins at the wrist and is experienced evenly across the hand and all fingersIncorrect.
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9) Before conversion disorder was included in the DSM, it popularly known in psychodynamic circles as what?

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Correct! Hysteria : A common term used in psychodynamic circles to describe conversion disorder (prior to the latter's inclusion in the DSMIncorrect.
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10) Even though a thorough medical examination fails to identify any underlying medical condition, an individual with Hypochondriasis will have a preoccupation with fears of having or contracting a serious disease or illness based on a misinterpretation of bodily signs or symptoms. This preoccupation can be with which of the following?

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Correct! Hypochondriasis: Unfounded preoccupation with fears of having or contracting a serious disease or illness based on misinterpreting bodily symptoms.Incorrect.
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11) In Pain Disorder, which of the following are considered as central features?

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Correct! Pain Disorder: A preoccupation with, and fear of, pain itselfIncorrect.
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12) The essential psychodynamic view of somatoform disorders is one of

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Correct! Conflict-Resolution: The basic psychodynamic view of somatoform disorders in which distressing memories, inner conflict, anxiety and unacceptable thoughts are repressed in consciousness but outwardly expressed as somatic symptomsIncorrect.
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13) There are many similarities between the behaviour of the individual with conversion disorder or somatization disorder and the effects of which of the following?

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Correct! Hypnosis: A therapeutic technique in which the patient is placed in a tranceIncorrect.
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14) Sometimes parents view all underlying problems (including psychological ones) as being physical rather than emotional. Consequently many individuals may learn to describe emotional symptoms in physical terms and in extreme cases begin to adopt which of the following?

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Correct! Sick Role: Playing the role of being sick as defined by the society to which the individual belongsIncorrect.
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15) In somatoform disorders the sufferer sometimes believes they have physical deficits or symptoms that are significant and threatening. However, in most cases there is little or no medical justification for these beliefs. Such cognitive biases are termed:

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Correct! Interpretation Biases : Cognitive biases in which an individual interprets ambiguous events as threatening and evidence for potential negative outcomesIncorrect.
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16) Individuals with hypochondriasis are inclined to actively seek out and accept information which confirms their own view of their medical state, but they ignore or reject arguments against their own beliefs. This is known as :

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Correct! Reasoning Bias: The tendency of individuals with hypochondriasis to reject diagnoses that disagree with their own beliefs about their health, and to seek further opinions - presumably in the belief that someone will agree with their own view.Incorrect.
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17) Sufferers of pain disorder usually fear pain itself rather than the illness, injury or disease that might give rise to pain, and so when experiencing pain they have a tendency to catastrophise it. This results in which of the following?

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Correct! Catastrophising: An example of magnification, in which the individual takes a single fact to its extreme (e.g. a scratch on a new car means the car is wrecked and needs replacing).Incorrect.
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18) Information biases acquired by those with somatoform disorders are developed by a range of experiences, and these representations provide inappropriate templates by which information is selected and interpreted. These are known as:

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Correct! Rogue Representations: In somatoform disorders, representations which provide inappropriate templates by which information about body shape and health are selected and interpretedIncorrect.
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19) Which form of treatment for somatoform disorders has been found to be significantly more effective than no treatment control conditions:

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Correct! Behavioural Stress Management: A treatment method which attempts to deal with symptoms by eliminating reassurance seeking from clients and supplementing this with coping skills training, relaxation training and techniques designed to reduce worrying.Incorrect.
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20) Sometimes Behavioural methods can be used to prevent and extinguish undesirable behaviours associated with somatoform disorders. These include which of the following?

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Correct! Exposure and Response Prevention: The most common, and arguably the most successful, treatment for OCDIncorrect.
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21) For pain disorder, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for pain would normally include which of the following?

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Correct! Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT: A form of counselling and psychological therapy with a focus on understanding how our thoughts effect our behaviourIncorrect.
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22) Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder often exhibit rapid improvement in symptoms when treated with which types of drugs?

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Correct! Tricyclic Antidepressants: Antidepressant drugs developed in the 1960s which have their effect by increasing the amount of norepinephrine and serotonin available for synaptic transmissionIncorrect.
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23) Cognitive and information processing biases are common features of somatoform disorders. Which of the following are considered to be these types of biases?

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Correct! Interpretation Biases : Cognitive biases in which an individual interprets ambiguous events as threatening and evidence for potential negative outcomesIncorrect.
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24) Which of the following procedures involves injecting radioactive molecules into the bloodstream:

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Correct! Positron Emission Tomography (PET): A neuroimaging technique which scans to allow measurement of both brain structure and function by utilizing radiation emitted from the participant to develop images.Incorrect.
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25) According to a study, the observed mothers playing with medically related toys with their 4-8 year-old children. who exhibited somatization symptoms were:

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Correct! Somatization Disorder: A pattern of recurring, multiple, clinically-significant somatic symptoms that require medical treatment, and which cause significant impairment in social, occupational and other areas of functioningIncorrect.
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26) Which of the following is not a disadvantage of adopting a sick role ?

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Correct! Sick Role: Playing the role of being sick as defined by the society to which the individual belongsIncorrect.
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27) Which of the following is not a common motor symptom in Conversion Disorder?

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Correct! Conversion Disorder: The presence of symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory functionIncorrect.
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28) According to research by Rief, Buhlmann, Wilhelm, Borkenhagen et al. (2006).what percentage of individuals with body dysmorphic disorder reported suicidal ideation?

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Correct! Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Preoccupation with assumed defects in physical appearance.Incorrect.
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29) The prevalence rate for hypochondriasis in the general population is estimated to be

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Correct! Hypochondriasis: Unfounded preoccupation with fears of having or contracting a serious disease or illness based on misinterpreting bodily symptoms.Incorrect.
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30) Body dysmorphic disorder can also occur in those who are preoccupied with their musculature, and it is often associated with excessive weight training and the use of body-building anabolic steroids (Olivardia, Pope & Hudson, 2000). Such an obsession is known as

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Correct! Muscle Dysmorphia: An obsession with a muscular appearance, often associated with excessive weight training and the use of body-building anabolic steroidsIncorrect.
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