Somatoform Disorders in a nutshell

Question 1:

Somatoform disorders are illnesses that cannot be fully explained by:

Question 2:

Victims of a Somatoform Disorder usually seek treatment from all of the following except:

	neurologists
	internal medicine physicians
	psychologists
	family physicians

Question 3:

All of the following are Somatoform Disorders except:

	Somatization Disorder
	Conversion Disorder
	Hypochondriasis
	Pain Disorder
	Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder

Question 4:

People with Somatization Disorder often do not complain about which of the following:

Question 5:

One of the main symptoms of Conversion Disorder is:

	loss of organ functioning
	splitting headaches
	loss of feeling or function in limbs
	loss of the ability to taste
	enjoying 80's music

Question 6:

Glove anesthesia is typical of which disorder?

	Somatization Disorder
	Conversion Disorder
	Hypochondriasis
	Pain Disorder
	Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 7:

Hypochondriasis occurs when a person is preoccupied with:

	his or her appearance
	the order and neatness of things
	his or her health as well as contracting a disease
	apprehension and anxiety
	his or her emotional distress

Question 8:

Hypochondriacs frequently:

	praise their physicians for a job well done
	underinterpret signs of illness
	date schizophrenic people
	have other psychological disorders
	seek and appreciate help from psychologists

Question 9:

People with Somatoform Disorders are frequently all of the following except:

Question 10:

The Sick Role usually lets people do all of the following except:

	avoid confronting life's challenges
	receive attention from others
	provide an excuse for failing
	perpetuate complaints of physical illness
	focus their attention on other, more needy people

This Quiz has been designed by Erin Laura Carolyn Erin.