Mod 29: Dissociative, Schizophrenia, and Personality Disorders

Question 1

Dissociative Disorders

Answer 1

Disorders in which the sense of self has become separated from previous memories, thoughts, or feelings

Question 2

Dissociative Amnesia

Answer 2

A dissociative disorder characterized by loss of memory in reaction to a traumatic event.

Question 3

Dissociative Fugue

Answer 3

A dissociative disorder characterized by loss of identity and travel to a new location

Question 4

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 4

A rare and controversial dissociative disorder in which an individual experiences two or more distinct and alternating personalities.

Question 5

Somatoform Disorders

Answer 5

Psychological disorders in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause.

Question 6

Hypochondriasis

Answer 6

A Somatoform disorder characterized by imagined symptoms of illness.

Question 7

Schizophrenia

Answer 7

A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.

Question 8

Delusions

Answer 8

False beliefs that are symptoms of schizophrenia and other serious psychological disorders.

Question 9

Hallucinations

Answer 9

False perceptions that are symptoms of schizophrenia and other serious psychological disorders

Question 10

Personality Disorder

Answer 10

Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and lasting behavior patterns that disrupt social functioning

Question 11

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 11

A personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) shows a lack of wrongdoing and a lack of respect for the rights of others

Question 12

Prior to the 1970s, fewer than 100 cases of D.I.D had ever been reported, in the 190s alone, reports of more than ________ diagnosed cases appeared, almost all in the US.

A) 300
B) 20,000
C) 1,000
D) 500

Answer 12

B) 20,000 cases

Question 13

Delusions of Grandeur

Answer 13

False beliefs that your are more important than you really are. You may also believe that you are someone else

Question 14

Delusions of Persecution

Answer 14

False belief that people are out to get you

Question 15

Delusions of influence

Answer 15

False belief of being controlled by outside forces, such as the devil

Question 16

Paranoid schizophrenia

Answer 16

characterized by delusions, particularly grandeur and persecution. Auditory and other hallucinations often support the delusions

Question 17

Catatonic schizophrenia

Answer 17

Characterized largely by variations in voluntary movements. Consists of rapid movements, delusions and hallucinations

Question 18

Disorganized Schizophrenia

Answer 18

characterized by bizarre behavior, delusions, and hallucinations. Visibly disturbed.

Question 19

Undifferentiated schizophrenia

Answer 19

characterized by symptoms that are disturbed

Question 20

avoidant personality disorder

Answer 20

individuals are so sensitive about being rejected that personal relationships become difficult

Question 21

dependent personality disorder

Answer 21

Individuals behave in clingy, submissive ways and display a strong need to have others take care of them.

Question 22

paranoid personality disorder

Answer 22

Individuals show deep distrust of other people

Question 23

Schizoid personality disorder

Answer 23

Individuals are detached from social relationships

Question 24

Borderline personality disorder

Answer 24

Individuals exhibit instability of emotions, self-image, behavior and relationships.

Question 25

When Ike N. Runfast, a famous football star, was picked up for shoplifting, he claimed that he hadn’t stolen anything - the he has dissociative identity disorder, and his multiple personalities Mia and Hugo worked together to steal the goods. The prosecutor has hired a psychologist to give an expert opinion on dissociative identity disorder. The psychologist is likely to testify that:

A) fewer than 100 cases of this disorder were reported before 1970, but novels and media coverage have popularized the disorder since that time
B) most cases were reported in North America, where the disorder became well known in the media.
C) Clinicians may unintentionally lead patients into believing they have multiple personalities.
D) The psychologist will probably state all of the above.

Answer 25

D) The psychologist will probably state all of the above.

Question 26

Whitney has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Of the following family members, who is most likely to also be diagnosed with schizophrenia at some point?

A) Whitney’s mother
B) Whitney’s child
C) Whitney’s brother
D) Whitney’s identical twin

Answer 26

D) Whitney’s identical twin

Question 27

Carl has been in trouble since he was a little boy, and he seems to have no conscience or feeling of responsibility toward other people’s well-being or their possessions. At 17, Carl set fire to an elderly neighbor’s house, and the neighbor almost died from smoke inhalation. Carol showed no remorse when he was caught. Carl is showing symptoms of:

A) antisocial personality disorder
B) paranoid schizophrenia
C) dissociative amnesia
D) conversion disorder

Answer 27

A) antisocial personality disorder

Question 28

Alanna hears voices when no one is speaking, and she believes she is Cleopatra. Hearing voices is a(n) _________; believing you are a famous person is a(n) ____________:

A) obsession; compulsion
B) compulsion; obsession
C) hallucination; delusion
D) delusion; hallucination

Answer 28

C) hallucination; delusion

Question 29

Khalil stayed home from school today because he hadn’t finished his term paper and didn’t want to receive a failing grade. He told his mother that he had a terribly sick stomach and a severe headache. Khalil is suffering from

A) a conversion disorder
B) a somatoform disorder
C) nothing; he’s just pretending to be sick
D) hysteria

Answer 29

C) nothing; he’s just pretending to be sick.