Question 1

Anormalities that are though to have biological and psychological causes are:

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psychological factors affecting one\'s medical condition

Question 2

Rene Descartes mind body dualism is

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inconsisten with modern views of the relationship between the mind and bodily illnesses

Question 3

Which of the following is TRUE about factitious disorders?

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Those with factitious disorder are not trying to achieve some external gain by faking illness

Question 4

Someone who has Munchausen syndrome, by definition , also has:

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a factitious disorder

Question 5

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

Question 6

Munchausen syndrome is a:

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factitious disorder

Question 7

Which of the following is a MAIN characteristic of an individual with Munchausen syndrome by proxy?

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emotionally needy

Question 8

A person experiencing blindness, paralysis, or loss of feeling may also be said to be displaying:

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conversion disorder

Question 9

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

Question 10

Which of the following would lead you to suspect a conversion disorder than than medical symptoms?

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uniform an even numbness in the damaged hand

Question 11

Conversion disorders MOST often appear between:

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late childhood and young adulthood

Question 12

The patient had several surgeries over the years for vague and nonspecific exaul reproductive problems, visiting mnay 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

Question 13

somatic symptom disorders differ from conversion disorders in that

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conversions disorders usually last less time

Question 14

Madeline appeared at the clinic complaining of pain in her knee, shoulder, and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and exhaustion. The patient history revealed that she had been going to clinics for years trying to get treatment for these complaints and a host of other physical symptoms. The diagnostic consensus was that Madeline suffered from:

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somatic symptom disorder

Question 15

the relationship between gender and somatic symptom disorder generally is that

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more women that men are diagnosed with both somatization pattern and predominant pain pattern forms of somatic symptom disorder

Question 16

An individual develops somatic symptom disorder after a near fatal crash. The diagnosis:

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is less likely to be somatization pattern than predominant pain pattern

Question 17

About what percentage of American men experience a somatic symptom disorder in a given year?

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less than 1 percent

Question 18

if you looked in jeannette medicine cabinet, you would find dozens of prescriptions and even more over the counter medications. Every time she sneezes, Jeanette is sure she has the lastest deadly flu, although no physician has ever found anything wrong with her Jeanette probably suffers from:

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somatic symptom disorder

Question 19

In the latter half of the nineteenth centur, a person who today is diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder would MOST likely have been diagnosed with :

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Briquet\'s syndrome

Question 20

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.

Question 21

disorders that represent the conversion of conflicts and anxiety into physical symptoms would include

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conversion disorders

Question 22

It was convenient when Rowena awoke blind. She had been terrified about testifying and now she did not have to. This is an example of:

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secondary gain

Question 23

The first time the patient reported vague chest pains to 911, local EMTs responded with obvious attention and concern. OVer the months, the patient called 911 more an more often, receiving the same concerned care for the same symptoms. This pattern of patient response is MOST easily explained by which theoretical perspective ?

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behavioral

Question 24

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

Question 25

That people with somatic symptom disorders use their symptoms to express emotions tht they cannot easily express otherwise reflects the:

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cognitive view

Question 26

Residents of Japan are more likely than residents of the United States to show higher rates of somatic complaints, MOST likely reflecting:

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a Western bias that sees somatization as an inferior way to handle emotions

Question 27

an individual who has been diagnosed with a somatic symptom disorder would most likely first seek

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medical help

Question 28

Albert had finally had enough of his inability to walk, and he went to a psychologist who told him there was nothing medically wrong. The therapist was using th treatment approach of :

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confrontation

Question 29

Based on evidence from case studies, the BEST advice you could give someonw who is experiencing a conversion disorder about seeking treatment is:

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Approaches using suggestion, reinforcement, and confrontation are often used

Question 30

Behavioral therapist treating a conversion disorder would be MOST likely to focus on:

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reducing the rewards available for diplaying the disorder

Question 31

Medical students disease, which is the tendency for medical students to experience the symptoms of diseases they are studying, is MOST similar to:

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illness anxiety disorder

Question 32

It seems to me that people with illness anxiety disorder simply model what they see others doing. A person with which theoretical view would be MOST likely to say this?

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behavioral

Question 33

Increasingly concerned about my minor heartbeat irregularities, I think that my health is being threatened, and more and more oftern I misinterpret my body normal signals. Which viewpoint BEST explains my experiences?

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cognitive

Question 34

About what percent of the U.S. population experience insomnia in a given year?

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25 percent

Question 35

A friend of yours has just been diagnosed with a dyssomnia. Your friend\'s particular diagnosis could be any of the following EXCEPT:

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nightmare disorder

Question 36

A person diagnosed with sleep apnea is MOST likely to be someone who:

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snores and overweight

Question 37

Narcolepsy is a:

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biological disorder often triggered by strong emotions

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

Surveys show that people are LEASt likely to do which of the following in order to relieve stress?

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drink alcholic beverages

Question 41

If you are similar to most other people, which of the following are you MOST likely to do to relieve stress?

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watch TV, read, or listen to music

Question 42

A graph that shows a spike in deaths due to heart attacks on the day in which a community experienced a significant disaster demonstrates that:

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stress plays an important role in coronary heart disease and deaths

Question 43

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

Question 44

Of the following, the individual at MOST risk of developing heart disease is:

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Type A, hostile

Question 45

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

Question 46

Researchers have found a link between TYPE A personality and:

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coronary heart disease

Question 47

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

Question 48

Compared to white Americans and African Americans, Hispanic Americans have:

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lower rates of high blood pressure and lower rates of high cholesterol

Question 49

Compared to white Americans and African Americans, Hispanic Americans have the lowest prevalences:

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for both cancer and high blood pressure

Question 50

Research using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale indicates that:

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the greater the life stress, the greater the chance of illness

Question 51

Which of the following would you NOT find on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

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exercise

Question 52

African Americans rate all of the following is MORe stressful than white Americans do, EXCEPT for

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death of a spouse

Question 53

If you were working in the field of psychoneuroimmunology, you would be studying:

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the links between stress and illness

Question 54

Foreign invaders of the body that stimulate a response from the immune system are called:

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antigens

Question 55

the reduction in activity of the immune system when a person is under stress is related to the activity of the neurotransmitter

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norepinephrine

Question 56

If you have a high level of cytokines, we know that:

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you are at reater risk for heart disease, stroke, and other illnesses

Question 57

A friend says to you, I feel like I\'m stressed out and sick all the time. What kind of person is LEAST likely to have an immune system as weak as mine?

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An optimist who is highly spiritual

Question 58

bayview Child Health Center\'s medical director, Nadine Burke, has gathered data that suggest children growing up in very stressful environments:

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experience changes in brain chemistry, which make psychological adjustment more difficult

Question 59

According to bayview Child Health Center\'s medical director, Nadine Burke, the BEST approach to use with children who have experienced difficult, traumatic lives is to:

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use a combination of medical and psychological assessment and treatment

Question 60

What kind of evidence is there in the Poverty clinic article that early interventions with children raised in stressful, traumatic evironments are successful?

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The evidence has not yet showed the superiority of any particular form of therapy

Question 61

the poverty clinic provides evidence that a stressful traumatic early childhood

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often produces both psychological and physical problems

Question 62

Which of the following is Most supported by current research?

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social support seems to aid recovery in cancer patients

Question 63

According to your text, relaxation training, meditation, and biofeedback have each been used for the treatment of all of the following EXCEPT:

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viral infections

Question 64

a biofeedback procedure involving an electromyography (emg) most likely would be used to

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reduce painful muscle tension

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