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47.272 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Fall 2014
Quiz 5
For each question below, there might be more than one correct answer. For each question, circle each possible answer you
believe to be correct. You get one point for each correct answer chosen, and you lose one point for any incorrect answer
chosen.
1. Which of the following is/are good (a) example(s) of why most psychologists reject the Cartesian dichotomy and instead
believe that mind and body are closely connected?
a. the ease with which people can fake a medical illness
b. the placebo effect
c. how hypnosis can be used to induce unusual bodily sensations and reactions
d. the difficulty distinguishing between dementia and some form of depressive disorder among the elderly
e. faith-healing
2. Which of the following is the most basic factor that distinguishes malingering from factitious disorder?
a. whether or not there is an obvious benefit to the individual
b. whether or not the symptoms are chronic or acute
c. whether or not the causes are physical or psychological
d. whether or not the individual is in good contact with reaility
e. whether or not the perso nseems to be expeericning a high level of anxiety
3. You are a psychologist and you have just seen a patient referred to you by the patient’s primary care physician (PCP).
Knowing which of the following would be helpful to you in deciding between a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and
illness anxiety disorder?
a. Was the patient comfortable with the referral?
b. Had the PCP’s medical tests all come back positive for a life-threatening illness?
c. Has the patient been experiencing actual physical symptoms that are significantly distressing and causing
disruption in daily life?
d. Is the patient preoccupied with or spending a lot of time thinking about his/her health?
e. Does the patient seem unduly worried about his/her health even in the absence of significant symptoms?
4. The term "impotence" is
a. now listed in DSM-5 as erectile disorder.
b. used when referring to both men and women who cannot achieve orgasm.
c. often confused with sexual aversion disorder.
d. now regarded as an inappropriate term for this form of sexual dysfunction.
e. a common symptom among those diagnosed with factitious disorder.
5. Which of the following statement(s) about dementia is/are generally accepted as correct?
a. Dementia is often commonly referred to as “senility.”
b. Dementia tends to come on very suddenly and is often reversible.
c. A very common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease.
d. Dementia needs to be carefully distinguished from Alzheimer’s disease.
e. The most common causes of dementia among the elderly are various forms of brain pathology.