ABNORMAL PSYCH CHAP 8 – Flashcards
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Imagine someone gets hit in the nose by a batted ball. The latest research suggests that swearing will:
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reduce pain.
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The relationship between gender and somatic symptom disorder generally is that:
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more women than men are diagnosed with both somatization pattern and predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder.
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The patient had several surgeries over the years for vague and nonspecific sexual reproductive problems, visiting many of the top hospitals in the East during the course of treatment. The BEST diagnosis for this disorder is:
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somatic symptom disorder.
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Which of the following aspects of Type A personality make a person MOST vulnerable to heart disease?
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hostility and time urgency
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Which statement BEST reflects our understanding of hysterical disorders?
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The causes of hysterical disorders are poorly understood, with no theory predominate in aiding understanding.
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"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?
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behavioral
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A therapist treating an individual with a conversion disorder works to reduce pleasurable outcomes associated with being sick, while increasing pleasurable outcomes associated with being well. This technique is called:
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reinforcement.
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Which of the following is likely to be useful in distinguishing conversion or somatic symptom disorders from true medical problems?
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the failure of a condition to develop as expected
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The MAIN criticism of the behavioral and psychodynamic explanations for the maintenance of hysterical disorders is that:
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they can't explain how the gains can outweigh the pain of the disorder.
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Which of the following is a MAIN characteristic of an individual with Munchausen syndrome by proxy?
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emotionally needy
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Recent research suggests that stress interferes with human immune system functioning by:
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slowing lymphocyte functioning.
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Relaxation training, biofeedback, meditation, and hypnosis all illustrate the use of:
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psychological treatments for physical illnesses.
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Recent research shows that high levels of anxiety and other emotional problems among those living in poverty may be caused by:
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physiological changes resulting from stress.
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Having a background in medicine, but also a grudge against the profession, puts a person at risk for:
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a factitious disorder.
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A woman has experienced a wide range of vague but disturbing physical symptoms over a period of several years. Doctors cannot find a cause for the problems; medically, the woman appears normal. Based on this information, the BEST diagnosis would be:
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somatic symptom disorder (somatization pattern).
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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, caused by 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:
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
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Surveys show that people are LEAST likely to do which of the following in order to relieve stress?
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drink alcoholic beverages
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A friend of yours has been diagnosed as having a high risk for coronary heart disease. His high risk is MOST likely due to:
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an interaction of psychosocial and physiological factors
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Which of the following individuals is experiencing the MOST stress as measured by the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?
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someone whose spouse has just died
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Which of the following would you NOT find on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?
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exercise
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A biofeedback procedure involving an electromyograph (EMG) MOST likely would be used to:
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reduce painful muscle tension.
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Foreign invaders of the body that stimulate a response from the immune system are called:
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antigens
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If a therapist believed that a person was displaying conversion disorder symptoms because the symptoms helped the person avoid unpleasant situations, you would think that the therapist was:
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a psychoanalyst or a behaviorist.
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Munchausen syndrome is a:
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factitious disorder
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Which of the following would lead you to suspect a conversion disorder rather than medical symptoms?
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uniform and even numbness in the "damaged" hand
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If your parent has just been diagnosed with essential hypertension, the physician would think your parent's hypertension:
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has both physical and psychological causes.
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A person feels well rested during the day, does not have burning sensations in the stomach, and is experiencing a great deal of stress. If you are told this person has a psychophysiological disorder, your BEST guess about what the disorder is would be:
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hypertension
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If you were working in the field of psychoneuroimmunology, you would be studying:
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the links between stress and illness.
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"You should work on replacing those negative self-statements with coping self-statements," says a therapist whose view is MOST likely:
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cognitive
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Based on evidence from case studies, the BEST advice you could give someone who is experiencing a conversion disorder about seeking treatment is:
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"Approaches using suggestion, reinforcement, and confrontation are often used."
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If a friend of yours was suffering from hypertension, the BEST advice you could give from the following alternatives is:
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"Combine medication with relaxation training."
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A 35-year-old woman hobbles into the office of a physician complaining of a debilitating illness that has robbed her of the use of her left leg and right arm. The physician finds no physical basis for her symptoms. She appears totally unaware that the cause of her symptoms may be psychological. The diagnosis would be:
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conversion disorder.
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A patient with a heart condition complained of adhesions from the 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:
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somatic symptom disorder (predominant pain pattern).
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That people with somatic symptom disorders use their symptoms to express emotions that they cannot easily express otherwise reflects the:
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cognitive view
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Research using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale indicates that:
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the greater the life stress, the greater the chance of illness.
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A therapist treating a client with illness anxiety disorder repeatedly shows the client how the client's body is less than perfect, while not allowing the client to seek medical attention. MOST likely, the therapist's viewpoint is:
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behavioral, and the therapy is called exposure and response prevention.
