exam 3 Flashcards
- The DSM 5 criteria for Dissociative Amnesia includes:
a. Inability to recall important autobiographical information usually of a traumatic or stressful
nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting
- In which disorder(s) could an individual experience a fugue?
b. Dissociative Amnesia
c. Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Dissociative amnesia is more likely to occur with
a. Greater number of adverse childhood experiences particularly physical and/or sexual abuse
b. Interpersonal violence
c. Increases severity, frequency, and violence of the trauma
- The most common type of dissociative amnesia is the inability to recall all events during a specific
period of time and is referred to as ___________
a. Localized Amnesia
- Which of the following is most likely to show spontaneous remission?
b. Dissociative Amnesia
- True or False: Women are more likely to experience dissociative amnesia.
a. True
- An individual who can recall some, but not all, of a traumatic event can be classified as having what
type of dissociative amnesia?
d. Selective amnesia
- Which of the following defines a subjective experience of feeling detached from oneself?
b. Depersonalization
- Thad is not able to recall very important personal information, about himself after a very stressful and
traumatic situation. In addition, Thad has also completely forgotten his entire life history and identity,
including where he works, his favorite movie, and his wife. Thad has been experiencing a tremendous
amount of distress, and his inability to recall such information is NOT due to substance use, medical or
neurological illness. What type of dissociative amnesia is Thad experiencing?
b. Generalized Amnesia
- What percentage of people experience depersonalization/derealization disorder?
c. 2%
- What percent of adults have experienced depersonalization/derealization at least once?
c. 50%
- Which type of dissociative amnesia involves an individual having a complete loss of memory of their
entire life history including their own identity?
c. Generalized amnesia
- Someone who can recall some but not all parts of a traumatic event/experience would be experiencing
what type of dissociative amnesia?
b. Selective Amnesia
- Dissociative identity disorder was previously known as __________.
c. Multiple personality disorder
- Which of the following best describes localized amnesia?
d. The individual fails to recall all events that occurred during only a certain period of time
- Which medications are used in treatment of Dissociative Amnesia?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Sodium amobarbital
- Charles witnessed the accidental death of a close friend three months ago while mountain climbing.
Two months after the event occurred, a friend inquired as to how he was holding up, to which Charles
reacted with confusion. After further conversation regarding the event, it became clear that Charles
had no recollection of the trip at all. Charles appears to be experiencing:
c. Localized amnesia
- Which type of amnesia includes losing both semantic and procedural knowledge?
b. Generalized Amnesia
- What is the difference between depersonalization and derealization?
d. Depersonalization is a detachment from oneself, Derealization is detachment from the world
- Which of the following is considered a symptom of derealization?
a. Feeling unfamiliar with one’s surroundings
c. Feeling the environment is distorted or blurry
- What is true about Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder?
a. 1/3 of the people have waxing and waning episodes
b. 1/3 have continuous symptoms from their onset
c. 1/3 have an episodic course that progresses to continuous
- What is the sex ratio for depersonalization/derealization disorder?
b. 1:1
- How many identities do women with dissociative identity disorder have on average?
c. 15
- Which of the following best describes selective amnesia?
b. The individual can recall some, but not all, of the details during a specific time period