PSYCH 333 1nd Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Previous Lecture I Quiz 4 Chapter 5 Outline of Current Lecture I Quiz 5 Chapter 6 Current Lecture Quiz 5 Chapter 6 1 All of the following are classified as somatic symptom and related disorders except a dissociative identity disorder b factitious disorder c conversion disorder d illness anxiety disorder 2 In non Western cultures trance and possession are the most common forms of dissociative disorders 3 With regard to dissociative identity disorder the term alter refers to a different personality within the individual 4 According to psychological theory neuroses stem from underlying unconscious conflicts 5 An essential element of illness anxiety disorder is worry 6 Conversion disorder patients were conceptualized by Freud as converting unconscious conflicts into physical symptoms 7 In dissociative identity disorder the host personality is usually the one that asks for treatment and becomes the patient 8 Joe just ate six chili dogs and drank a liter of soda If Joe suffers from illness anxiety disorder he would probably interpret any resulting stomach discomfort as a sign that something is seriously wrong with his stomach 9 Catharsis is a purging of emotionally traumatic events These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 10 In dissociative amnesia the individual typically has no memory of selective events particularly those involving trauma 11 One distinction that may help determine those with DID from individuals who are malingering faking their symptoms is that malingerers are usually eager to demonstrate their symptoms 12 One reason that DID can be misdiagnosed as psychosis is that auditory hallucinations are common in both disorders