27. Min has been experiencing repeated seizures, but none of the neurologists he

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27. Min has been experiencing repeated seizures, but none of the neurologists he has visited could EEG activity. There does not appear to be any secondary ga nfrom exhibiting them. He is a. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (pseudoseiznures) b. Malingering c. A Factitious disorder d. A Dissociative disorder t find any abormal 28. Although lithium is effective in treating bipolar disorder stop taking their lithium, even though it is effective in a. become anxious that the drug is too toxic. b. miss the euphoric feelings that mania produces c. start to have panic attacks. d. cannot afford the high cost of the medication. patient compliance has been a problems. Patients often stabilizing their moods, because they 29. Sara notices a lump on her side. She goes to her physician because sthe is worried that it is cancer. The physician or a biopsy. During the three weeks between first noticing the lump and getting her results that it is not cancer Sira was almost unable to function. She felt constant anxiety and thought constantly about having cancer.hier out that she did After she found not have cancer, Sara felt much better and never thought about the lump again. Sara a. has hypochondriasis b. has conversion disorder. c. has somatization disorder d. has no mental disorder. 30. Parents suspected of Factitious Disorder by Proxy show all of the following typical behaviors EXCEPT a. helping medical staff to discover the true nature of the child's illness. b. developing a positive relationship with medical staff. e. appearing extremely concerned and caring toward the child d. purposefully making the child sick. 31. Which the following is classified as a somatic symptom or related disorder? a. obsessive-compulsive disorder b. Illness anxiety disorder. c. dissociative identity disorder. d. body dysmorphic disorder 32. Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as b. multiple personality disorder c. conversion hysteria. d. neurasthenia. a. psychogenic amnesia. a. Ability to avoid walking into things even though the patient reports being unable to see anything b. Ability to see bright objects when calm but suffers complete loss of sight while stressed c. The patient is able to see when people are around, but suffers blindness when left alone. d. Inability to name everything in the visual field even though the patient does not report blindness 3. Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion disorder?

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27( a) 28( b) 29 (a) hypochondriasis obsession with the ieda of having a serious but undiagnosed madical condition hypochondria usually develops during adulthood.symptoms of hypochondriasis inctude a long term and intense fear of having a serious condition and worry that minor symptoms indicate something serious.hypochondria is called heathh anxiety. Thinking that headache is indicative of brain tumor. Believeing that a cough be sign of lung cancer.assuming that a minor chest pain is a heart attack.thingking that a minor sore is sign of aids 30 (a) factitious disorderby imposed on another has as its cardinal characteristic the production or jeiging of psysical or psychological symptoms in another person.usually a child or adult under the care of the person with the disorder.sings and symptoms bleeding,poiso pois, central nervous system,vommting,rash. 31 (b ) iiiness anxiety disorder samatic symptom disorder or related disorder in which psysical pain and symptoms person feels are related to to psychological factors in people who have somatic symptom and related disorder and hypoachondriasis when person believe that mormal body gunetlons or minor symptoms commum headache and grumbling stomach. 32( b ) dissociative indentity disorder also known multiple personality disorder .is a mental disorder characterized by at least two distinct and relalively enduring personality states these states atternately shown in a person s behavobeh. 33 (a) conversation disorder is mantal condition in which a person has blindness paralysis or other nervous system.

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