Which of the following patterns is least characteristic of conversion  disorder?

1. Which of the following patterns is least characteristic of conversion  disorder? A) develops gradually over many years B) more common in women C) those with the disorder are also easily hypnotized D) disorder is very rare 2. A patient 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 the patient had been going to clinics for years trying to  get treatment for these complaints and a host of other physical symptoms. The  diagnosis was: A) factitious disorder. B) somatization disorder. C) preoccupation disorder. D) body dysmorphic disorder. 3. A woman experiences a mugging and robbery in which her prized poodle is  kidnapped. Eventually the dog is found and returned. However, she is unable to  recall events immediately following the attack, up until the safe return of the  dog. This is a classic example of: A) selective amnesia. B) localized amnesia. C) continuous amnesia. D) generalized amnesia. 4. Suddenly, following a stressful event, a person with dissociative identity  disorder appears to be in pain and looks confused. The person is probably: A) hosting personalities. B) experiencing personality fusion. C) developing a new personality. D) switching personalities. 5. The first step in treating people with dissociative identity disorder is  typically to: A) bond with the primary personality. B) integrate the subpersonalities into a unity. C) establish a contract with the subpersonalities to prevent self-harm. D) provide a forum for the subpersonalities to communicate with one another.

6. Someone who fasts or exercises strenuously following a binge is engaging in: A) compensation. B) purging. C) enmeshment. D) exposure and response prevention. 7. A man displaying muscle dysmorphobia would be especially fearful of: A) abusing steroids. B) gaining excessive muscle mass. C) becoming scrawny. D) compensatory activities. 8. A person’s hands and eyelids are shaking, and that person is experiencing  visual and tactile hallucinations. Of the following, that person is most likely  experiencing: A) Korsakoff’s syndrome. B) narcotic attraction. C) delirium tremens. D) cannabis toxicity.

9. At the “rave,” a student took a drug which caused a great burst of energy,  along with badly distorted visual experiences. Most likely, the drug the  student took was: A) cannabis (smoked). B) cannabis (ingested). C) Xanax. D) Ecstasy. 10. Biologically speaking, drug tolerance is most related to: A) an excess of neurotransmitters combined with the action of the drug itself. B) the decrease in naturally occurring neurotransmitters that have been  replaced by the drug. C) the synergistic effect of the combination of many different drugs. D) loss of the body’s ability to respond to neurotransmitters that are emitted  by the brain.

11. The use of methadone in drug maintenance programs is controversial because  methadone: A) use increases the risk of contracting AIDS. B) costs over $50 a day per person treated. C) produces withdrawal more difficult than heroin withdrawal. D) needs to be taken several times per day in a rigid schedule. 12. A female friend of yours who is happily married says, “I really enjoy sex,  but I especially enjoy ‘getting there;’ foreplay is the best part!” Your friend  is: A) unusual; most women enjoy orgasm better than any other part of sexual  activity. B) unusual; most women enjoy resolution better than any other part of sexual  activity. C) normal; virtually all women enjoy foreplay the most. D) normal; most women enjoy foreplay the most. 13. A 20-year-old man has gone to see a sex therapist about a sexual  dysfunction problem. What is most likely? A) sexual aversion B) inhibited ejaculation C) premature ejaculation D) hypoactive sexual desire 14. A woman who can masturbate or be masturbated to orgasm cannot reach orgasm  during sexual intercourse. Most clinicians would diagnose this woman’s  condition as: A) normal and healthy. B) orgasmic disorder. C) vaginismus. D) dyspareunia. 15. Which of the following statements by a woman is related most strongly to a  higher chance of her experiencing orgasm? A) “My first partner and I weren’t together very long.” B) “I have good emotional involvement with my spouse, and I didn’t have much  emotional involvement with my first partner.” C) “I enjoy erotic fantasies when my spouse and I have sex.” D) “I married my spouse in part because my spouse has a really kinky sense of  humor.” 16. As a way to get attention, a man occasionally dresses as a woman for  costume parties. Is this an example of transvestic fetishism? A) No, it is not even a sexual disorder. B) No, but it is an example of gender identity disorder. C) Yes, it is. D) It might be, if the man is not heterosexual. 17. Recent studies of people with pedophilia show that: A) most have at least one other psychological disorder. B) relapse-prevention training is unsuccessful. C) most victims are boys. D) there is a clear biological cause. 18. Autoerotic asphyxia is a fatal side effect of: A) taking Viagra. B) a masochistic practice. C) cross-dressing. D) a rope fetish. 19. In a very crowded department store during the Christmas rush, a woman  suddenly feels a stranger rubbing his genital area against her thigh. He  continues until the crowd begins to break up, then moves away. The most likely  diagnosis for this man is: A) pedophilia. B) frotteurism. C) sexual masochism. D) hypoxyphilia. 20. Assume autopsies of the brains of deceased individuals who changed their  sex from male to female show that brain structure “X” is about the size it  would have been if the individuals had been born female—and smaller than in  typical males. This would show conclusively that: A) having a small brain structure “X” makes one want to be female. B) behaving like a “typical” female shrinks brain structure “X.” C) there really is no relationship between the size of brain structure “X” and  the sex of individuals. D) there is a relationship between the size of brain structure “X” and the sex  of individuals. 21. The current view of homosexuality by the psychiatric community is that it: A) co-occurs with transsexualism. B) develops from transvestic fetishism. C) is a variant of normal sexual behavior. D) is preceded by childhood gender identity disorder. 22. During which period does pedophilia typically develop? A) adolescence B) early adulthood C) middle adulthood D) late adulthood 23. Which of the following theoretical orientations appears to be most helpful  in understanding the origin of gender identity disorder (Gender Dysphoria–DSM  5)? A) sociocultural B) biological C) family systems D) cognitive 24. A woman thinks she has horribly ugly hair (in fact, she doesn’t). She will  not be seen in public without a scarf over her head. She suffers from ______  disorder. 25. A man has forgotten who he is. He has fled to a different location from the  one he has been living in and is wandering around aimlessly. After a few hours,  he “comes to” and discovers his strange surrounding. Unable to recall how he  got there or what he has been doing, The man appears to be suffering a ______. 26. Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative disorders represent an  extreme use of the defense mechanism ______. 27. The use of hypnosis to help people recall forgotten events is called ______. 28. Dental problems are a possible medical complication of long-term ______.

29. In pre-1995 studies of eighth- and ninth-grade girls, 90 percent of the  ______ respondents were unhappy with their bodies, while 70 percent of the  ______ respondents were satisfied with their bodies. 30. The cessation of menstruation common to some anorexic women is known as  ______. 31. Even years after taking LSD for the last time, a user may randomly  experience ______. 32. The best known of the self-help groups for ethyl alcohol abusers is ______. 33. When Melody stopped taking barbiturates, she suffered a period of nausea,  anxiety, and sleep problems. This phenomenon is known as ______. 34. According to some educators, the number one public health hazard for  college students is ______. PART III: Short Answer  35. A friend says to you, “I’m really concerned about my child [a two-year-old]  eventually developing an eating disorder. What should I do and not do?” Please  give your friend 3 research-based advice about avoidable—and possibly  unavoidable—risks for a child developing anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. 36. Please select ONE of the sexual dysfunctions listed below and 1.) define  it; 2.) describe possible causes of the dysfunction and 3.) briefly describe a  course of therapy that would likely be successful for treating the sexual  dysfunction. male erectile disorder premature ejaculation female orgasmic disorder vaginismus