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Chapter 5: PYSCH 2030-Psych Midterm 2 Test Bank-with 100% verified answers-2026 Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders 1) Approximately 85% to 95% of the general population experiences at least one physical symptom every A)day. B)week. C)2-4 weeks. D)2-3 months. 2) Heather complains of weakness in the left side of her body, nausea, difficulty walking, and severe headaches. Although she has had a complete medical work-up, no physiological basis for her complaints has been found. Despite this medical clearance, she does not feel well enough to return to college studies. Which of the following best describes Heather’s symptoms? A)Factitious disorder B)Somatic symptom disorder C)Dissociative disorder D)Depersonalization disorder 3) What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common? A)Awareness that the symptoms are psychological B)Lack of personal distress C)Lack of a recognizable medical cause D)Deception by the “ill†person 4) In 1859, wrote a paper describing psychiatric patients whose disorders appeared to lack medical causes for their distress. A)Pierre Briquet B)Philippe Pinel C)Sigmund Freud D)Josef Breuer 5) Somatic symptom disorders were originally known as A)stress-related disorders. B)psychosocial disorders. C)psychophysiological disorders.
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