Study Guide for Exam 4
Chapter 7
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Know the definition of hypochondriasis and what factors contribute to the development of the disorder
Know the definition of conversion disorder (and how it is related to hysteria ala Freud)
Know the characteristics of body dysmorphic disorder and how culture/society may play a role in the
etiology of this disorder
Know the definition of somatization disorder
Be able to distinguish between somatization and hypochondriasis
Know what malingering is and what factitious disorders are
Know the main characteristic of all of the dissociative disorders
Know the differences between anterograde and retrograde amnesia
Know the definitions of dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, and depersonalization disorder
Know the distinctions between amnesia and fugues
Know psychoanalytic and behavioral theories regarding the etiology of dissociative identity disorder
Know the repressed memory controversy and how it relates to the treatment of dissociative identity
disorder
Chapter 13
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Know the definition of “personality disorder” and on which axis these disorders are classified and why
Know the issues regarding the reliability and validity of personality disorders
Know the 3 primary clusters of personality disorders and the features that characterize each of the
clusters
Know which specific disorders are included in each cluster (e.g., Cluster A, which is the odd or
eccentric cluster includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizoptypal personality disorders)
Know the general definitions of all 10 personality disorders so that if I give you a description of an
individual’s behavior you can decide which personality disorder best characterizes that behavior
Know Linehan’s theory of the etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder
Understand the theories on the role of the family and on the role of underarousal in the etiology of
Antisocial Personality Disorder and psychopathy
Chapter 14
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Know the definition and characteristics of gender identity disorder
Know the definitions and characteristics of the following paraphilias: fetishism, transvestic fetishism,
pedophilia, voyeurism, exhibitionism, frotteurism, sexual sadism, and sexual masochism. Again,
know these so that if I give an example, you can identify the paraphilia that best characterizes the
example.
Know the behavioral treatments for paraphilias
Know the definitions of the following sexual dysfunctions: hypoactive sexual desire disorder, male
orgasmic disorders (i.e., premature ejaculation), dyspareunia, and vaginismus