Question 1

Discuss cognitive behavior therapy methods used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Question 2

____________ disorders are characterized by unusual physical symptoms that occur in the absence of a known physical illness.

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Question 3

Psychologist disagree as to the nature of hypnosis. Some see it as an altered state of consciousness while other see it as merely an example of a social _________ .

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Question 4

How and why has the definition of traumatic events changed from earlier versions of DSM to the current DSM? What have surveys revealed about traumatic events?

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Question 5

Explain why dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder) is such a controversial diagnosis.

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Question 6

Body __________ disorder is a different type of somatoform disorder in which the patient is preoccupied with some imagined defect in appearance.

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Question 7

Today, a somatoform disorder that is much more common than the type seen by Freud or Charcot is __________ disorder, characterized by a history of multiple somatic complaints in the absence of organic impairments.

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Question 8

Explain the social learning perspective on the role of learning in the etiology of somatoform disorders.

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Question 9

Identify the major clusters of symptoms used in diagnosing acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Give an example of each.

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Question 10

Describe the association between antisocial personality disorder and somatization disorder.

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Question 11

Recovered memories from early childhood have become an important and controversial issue. Discuss the reasons for this controversy and the research evidence that casts doubt on some reports of "recovered memories."

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Question 12

Freud recognized that individuals who exhibited various psychological symptoms could gain certain advantages such as sympathy or an excuse to avoid work. He labeled this "secondary gain." Cognitive behavioral psychologists would call this process positive __________ .

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Question 13

Discuss a "state dependent learning" model as a possible cause of a dissociative disorder.

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Question 14

___________ disorders involve the creation of a disorder by its treatment.

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Question 15

___________ amnesia involves a sudden inability to recall extensive and important personal information that exceeds normal forgetfulness.

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Question 16

The case study called "Dallae's Journey" summarized in the textbook involved a dissociative __________ .

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Quiz 7: Acute and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatoform Disorders