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101) Jacob has been under a lot of stress at work lately. One morning he awakens to find he is totally blind. At his physician’s office, Jacob says he is upset by the loss of his eyesight, but he appears to be totally calm about it. He doesn’t seem to be nearly as upset as one would normally expect for someone who has just lost his eyesight. Jacob’s lack of emotional reaction probably represents ________. A) malingering B) emotional compensation C) la belle indifferénce D) Münchausen syndrome 102) There are some cases in which hysteria or conversion disorder was incorrectly diagnosed in people who turned out to have ____________ that went unrecognized and untreated. A) Oedipal complexes B) dissociative disorders C) neuroses D) medical conditions 103) People who are preoccupied with the fear of having, or the belief that they have, a serious or deadly illness are suffering from ________. A) somatization disorder B) conversion disorder C) hypochondriasis D) Münchausen syndrome 104) Unlike conversion disorder, hypochondriasis does not involve ________. A) the appearance of physical symptoms with no apparent physical cause B) the loss or distortion of physical functioning C) hallucinations or delusions D) anxiety and worry about perceived symptoms 105) Each of the following is true of people with hypochondriasis EXCEPT ________. A) they are not consciously faking their symptoms B) they genuinely experience their reported discomfort C) they express grave concern about their symptoms D) there are usually underlying organic bases for their symptoms 106) Women are ________ as likely as men to develop hypochondriasis. A) half B) just C) twice D) four times 107) In order to be diagnosed as having hypochondriasis, the symptoms must persist for at least ________ months. A) 3 B) 6 C) 9 D) 12 108) Each of the following is a diagnostic feature of hypochondriasis EXCEPT ________. A) the disturbance has persisted for six months or longer B) the person is preoccupied with the fear of, or the belief of, having a serious physical illness C) fears of physical illness persist despite medical reassurances D) there is a dramatic change in or loss of physical abilities or functioning 109) Hypochondriasis is most likely to develop between the ages of ________. A) 1 and 15 B) 20 and 30 C) 40 and 50 D) 60 and 70 110) About _______ % of the population develop hypochondriasis at some point in their lives A) 1–5 B) 5–10 C) 20 D) 40