DSM-5 places psychophysiological disorders into ____.
a. Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions
b. Axis II
c. a separate class of disorder on Axis I
d. General Psychological Factors Affecting Overall Health
Question 2Sandi is diagnosed as having two conditions: migraine headaches and hypertension. A mental health professional should consider her as suffering from ____.
a. a psychophysiological disorder (migraine) and a physical condition (hypertension)
b. two physical conditions that normally have little to do with psychological factors
c. a psychophysiological disorder (hypertension) and a conversion disorder (migraine)
d. two psychophysiological disorders
Question 3Ramon sees a therapist because he is reliving a traumatic experience and has been trying to avoid reminders of it. The onset of his problem occurred three weeks ago, after he was brutally assaulted and robbed. The therapist would most likely diagnose Ramon with which disorder?
a. acute stress disorder
b. posttraumatic stress disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder
d. panic disorder
Question 4Dale seemed to be okay when he returned from military duty Afghanistan in June, 2010, despite witnessing his two best friends being killed when invading a compound. Six months after his return, he begins having nightmares and flashbacks about his experiences and lives on constant alert. He jumps at even the slightest noise. Finally, his wife insists that Dale see a therapist. The most likely diagnosis is ____.
a. noise phobia
b. panic disorder
c. posttraumatic stress disorder
d. acute stress disorder
Question 5Thirty years ago, a psychiatrist might have considered peptic ulcers and essential hypertension to be ____, but the term ____ is used.
a. psychosomatic illnesses; conversion disorders
b. psychophysiological disorders; neuroses
c. psychosomatic illnesses; psychophysiological disorders
d. neuroses; psychoses
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