Question 1

"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 make this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychodynamic
B)   Humanistic
C)   Biological
D)   Cognitive-behavioralE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The main criticism of the cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic explanations for the maintenance of hysterical disorders is that:

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A)   they focus too much on the gains the patient receives from the disorder.
B)   they fail to take into account the gains the patient receives from the disorder.
C)   they confuse the ideas of gain and reward.
D)   they cannot explain how the gains can outweigh the pain of the disorder.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

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

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A)   Munchausen by proxy.
B)   a factitious disorder.
C)   somatic symptom disorder.
D)   conversion disorder.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which disorder is marked by a parent making up or producing physical illnesses in his or her own child?

Accepted Answer

A)   Munchausen syndrome
B)   Briquet's syndrome
C)   Multiple personality disorder
D)   Munchausen syndrome by proxyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Four adults have experienced a stressful event. The individual at greatest risk for developing a physical illness is the person who recently:

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A)   experienced the death of a spouse.
B)   was sentenced to a jail term.
C)   experienced the death of a sibling.
D)   was unexpectedly fired.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Having a background in medicine, but also a grudge against the profession, puts a person at risk for:

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A)   a factitious disorder.
B)   body dysmorphic disorder.
C)   amnesia conversion disorder.
D)   somatic symptom disorder.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

A friend asks you how illness anxiety disorder typically develops. If you were a cognitive-behavioral theorist, how would you respond?

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Question 8

Diego feigns having a mental disorder to avoid military service. This is an example of _____.

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Question 9

People with _____ interact with the world in a way that produces continual stress and often leads to coronary heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A)   Type A personality style
B)   Type B personality style
C)   factitious disorder
D)   conversion disorderE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

You are a therapist using self-instruction training. Your client now says, "When the pain comes, I just pause and keep focusing on what I need to do." This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)   managing self-statement.
B)   negative self-statement.
C)   positive self-statement.
D)   coping self-statement.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Cindy has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Her quality of life is now poor because her coping style is one of helplessness and she has problems expressing her feelings. This is related to:

Accepted Answer

A)   biochemical activity.
B)   behavioral changes.
C)   personality style.
D)   social support.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Biological
B)   Cognitive-behavioral
C)   Humanistic
D)   PsychodynamicE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Someone who has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep is suffering from _____.

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Question 14

Somatic complaints are very common in non-Western medical settings. This pattern MOST likely reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)   higher levels of the emotions in these countries that produce somatization.
B)   the effects of living in a collectivist culture.
C)   a Western bias that sees somatization as an inferior way to handle emotions.
D)   an Asian bias to celebrate somatization as the only "real" response to emotion.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

_____ produce antibodies.

Accepted Answer

A)   Helper T-cells
B)   Natural killer T-cells
C)   B-cells
D)   Avoider B-cellsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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People with _____ interact with the world in a way that produces continual stress and often leads to coronary heart disease.

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

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You are a therapist using self-instruction training. Your client now says, "When the pain comes, I just pause and keep focusing on what I need to do." This is an example of a:

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Four adults have experienced a stressful event. The individual at greatest risk for developing a physical illness is the person who recently:

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