Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the learning ...

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Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the learning theory of the development of somatoform disorders?
 
  A) An individual consciously develops fictitious complaints in order to distract himself or herself from stressors.
  B) A person's family of origin models ineffective coping and conflict-based interactions.
  C) An individual's neuroendocrine system is overstimulated and the person becomes accustomed to this condition.
  D) A person unconsciously realizes that a particular physiological response produces a reward.

Question 2

Which of the following disorders involves the emergence of varying personalities in a person that is associated with stress and conflict?
 
  A) Dissociative amnesia
  B) Dissociative fugue
  C) Dissociative identity disorder
  D) Depersonalization disorder

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
According to the learning theory, a person learns to produce a physiologic response (somatization) to achieve a reward, attention, or some other reinforcement. This process is unconscious rather than conscious. Learning theory does not emphasize the roles of family modeling, and a neuroendocrine etiology would rule out a diagnosis of somatoform disorder

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) occurs when a person is dominated by at least one of two or more definitive personalities at one time. It is associated with psychosocial stress and conflict. Dissociative amnesia is characterized by the inability to recall an extensive amount of important personal information because of physical or psychological trauma. Dissociative fugue occurs when a person suddenly and unexpectedly leaves home or work and is unable to recall the past. In depersonalization disorder, the client experiences a strange alteration in the perception or experience of the self, often associated with a sense of unreality.

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