Question 1

DSM-5 criteria for conversion disorder requires determination of whether a genuine medical condition is present.

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According to the DSM-5 criteria, it is necessary to determine whether a genuine medical condition is present before making a diagnosis of conversion disorder.

Question 2

Describe five patterns of memory loss characteristic of dissociative amnesia.

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Question 3

What is the defining symptom of dissociative disorders? What were dissociative disorders categorized as in early editions of the DSM? What specific dissociative disorder has changed names recently?

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Question 4

Patients with conversion disorder tend to be quite anxious about their symptoms.

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Question 5

What are the various personalities in a person with dissociative identity disorder called? How many of these personalities must there be for a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder?

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Question 6

Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more personalities.

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Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is characterized by the presence of at least two distinct personality states or identities, often called alters. These alters may have their own unique behaviors, thoughts, and memories that differ from the individual's primary identity.

Question 7

List the somatic symptom and related disorders and summarize your impression of the current status of this diagnostic category.What are the scientific reasons for keeping this category and the disorders within?.

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Question 8

What is false memory syndrome and how is this distinguished from the trauma-repression hypothesis?

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Question 9

List and BRIEFLY discuss the defining features of 3 somatic symptom and related disorders from the DSM-5.

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Question 10

Identify and describe the major characteristics of three types of dissociative disorders.

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Question 11

In malingering,individuals deliberately fake or generate the symptoms of illness in order to gain their doctor's attention.

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In malingering, individuals fake or exaggerate symptoms for tangible external benefits, such as financial compensation or avoiding work, rather than solely to gain a doctor's attention.

Question 12

Medication is generally not useful in the direct treatment of DID.

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While medication may be helpful in managing specific symptoms associated with DID (such as depression or anxiety), there is no medication specifically designed to treat DID as a whole. Treatment for DID typically involves therapy and other forms of psychosocial support.

Question 13

Somatic symptom disorder shares similarities with panic disorder.

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Both somatic symptom disorder and panic disorder involve physical sensations and symptoms, as well as excessive worry and fear about those symptoms. However, in somatic symptom disorder the focus is mainly on physical symptoms, while in panic disorder the focus is on panic attacks and the fear of having them.

Question 14

The average number of personalities in dissociative identity disorder is five.

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The number of personalities (now referred to as "alters" in the context of Dissociative Identity Disorder) can vary widely from two to more than a hundred, with the average number being around 10-15.

Question 15

Conversion disorder is characterized by voluntary motor or sensory symptoms that reflect underlying neurological,although not anatomical,dysfunction.

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Conversion disorder is characterized by involuntary motor or sensory symptoms that cannot be explained by a neurological or medical condition. The symptoms are believed to be the result of psychological factors.

Question 16

Explain the cognitive-behavioural conceptualization of health anxiety.

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Quiz 6: Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders