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

Somatoform disorder

Dissociative disorder

Anxiety disorder

Memory disorder

2. A group of mental disorders characterized by a suddentemporary alteration in consciousness, identity, or motor behavioris referred to as ____________.

Somatoform disorder

Dissociative disorder

Anxiety disorder

Memory disorder

3. There are ______ main disorders that are characterized assomatoform.

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 todiagnose so they must visit several specialists.

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

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

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

6. Due to their similarities, like ritual grooming, manyclinicians treat Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) as a form of whatother disorder?

  

Social Anxiety Disorder

Dissociative Disorder

Hysteria

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

7. Many psychologists and other health professionals believethat 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 distinctpersonality 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 himselfor 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