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
- Which of the following is NOT true for depersonalization/derealization disorder?
d. There is a presence of persistent or recurrent experiences of depersonalization, derealization,
but not both
- Sarah was in a tragic car accident. She remembers the car spinning out of control and the ambulance
showing up to the scene, but she does not remember any other details of the event. What type of
dissociative amnesia is she experiencing?
c. Selective amnesia
- Which of the following disorders includes the criteria that the individual has recurrent gaps in the recall
of everyday events (e.g., not remembering going to the grocery store).
a. Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Which of the following is not a type of amnesia associated with dissociative amnesia?
a. Selective Amnesia
b. Dissociative Fugue
c. Generalized Amnesia
d. Localized Amnesia
- Which of the following is a treatment method for Dissociative Amnesia?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Sodium amobarbital
- Marybeth feels like the world around her feels unfamiliar. She claims to always be in a fog and the
place around her seem artificial and lifeless. Marybeth may be experiencing
c. Derealization
- A subjective experience of unreality of the external world is called _________, whereas a subjective
experience of feeling detached from oneself is called ___________.
d. Derealization, Depersonalization
- Which of the following is TRUE about Depersonalization or Derealization episodes?
a. About 50% of all adults have experienced at least one transient episode of depersonalization or
Derealization
b. Episodes can be triggered by stress, over-stimulating environments or lack of sleep
c. Drugs like cannabis, mushrooms, LSD, ecstasy and even alcohol can cause these experiences
- After attending a concert with his friends, Raymond never returned back to his friends after using the
restroom. His friends searched all-night looking for him and had to call the police. When he was finally
identified two weeks later in a different state after “fleeing,” Raymond forgot most of his personal
information and the whole event. Raymond would most likely be identified with having which type of
dissociative amnesia?
a. Dissociative amnesia with fugue
- Episodes of Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder can be triggered by all of the following except:
a. Stress
b. Too much sleep
- Which of the following is NOT part of the DSM 5 summary criteria for depersonalization/derealization
disorder?
a. The presence of persistent or recurrent experiences of depersonalization, derealization, or both
b. The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other
important areas of functioning
c. Suicidal ideation must have occurred when experiencing depersonalization, and or
derealization
- Which Dissociative disorder is most common in women?
b. Dissociative Amnesia
c. Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Which of the following is a “truth serum” used to facilitate recovery of repressed memories?
a. Sodium Amobarbital
- Derealization is defined as a _____________.
c. subjective experience of unreality of the external world
- Which of the following is NOT a recommended treatment approach for dissociative amnesia disorder?
e. Electroconvulsive therapy
- What type of delusion involves beliefs that people, organizations or other external forces are trying to
do one harm or obstruct one’s goals?
c. Persecutory
- What type of delusion involves the belief that a loved one has been replaced by an imposter?
c. Capgras Delusion
- To diagnose a person with schizophrenia the client needs to have a total duration of symptoms for at
least _____, while Schizophreniform Disorder requires at least ____ of symptoms.
d. 6 months, 1 month
- Delusional beliefs that one’s thoughts/feelings/actions are controlled by others is referred to as….
d. Delusions of control
- Which of the following is NOT a catatonic behavior?
a. Derailment
- What are the two main differences between schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder?
a. Duration and impairment in functioning
- Which type of hallucinations are most common?
c. Auditory
- Which of the following is an example of a negative symptom?
a. Affective Flattening
b. Alogia
c. Anhedonia
d. Asociality
- Brad believes that he is actually dead and does not exist. What type of delusion is Brad experiencing?
c. Cotard Delusion
- Someone diagnosed with Schizophrenia who believes that a terrorist attack was targeted at them
specifically, has what kind of delusion?
c. Delusions of reference
- Which is not a type of delusion?
c. Delusions of power
- What is the most common type of delusion?
d. Delusions of persecution
- Which of the following best describes grandiose delusions?
b. Belief that one is famous, wealthy, omnipotent (all knowing), has special abilities, or is
otherwise very powerful
- Which of the following is not a specifier of Delusional Disorder?
d. Bipolar Type
- Which of the following are specifiers for Schizoaffective Disorder?
a. Bipolar Type
b. Depressive Type
- According to the Dopamine Theory _________ is implicated in schizophrenia.
b. an excess of dopamine