~~~ W7 QUIZ Flashcards
What do the somatic symptom and dissociative disorders have in common?
A Both are characterised by physical complaints.
B Both are more common in men.
C Both appear to be ways of alleviating anxiety.
D Both have onset during early childhood.
C Both appear to be ways of alleviating anxiety.
Dissociation:
A only occurs in people with a dissociative disorder.
B is a sign that something is seriously wrong.
C is extremely common and not necessarily pathological.
D is extremely rare and not necessarily pathological.
C is extremely common and not necessarily pathological.
Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of:
A depersonalisation disorder.
B all forms of dissociative amnesia.
C dissociative fugue.
D dissociative identity disorder
C dissociative fugue.
Which of the following is most suggestive of dissociative identity disorder?
A Grace’s feelings about James switch from positive to negative instantly
B Peter could not explain why he didnt complete the project
C Delilah was never able to make up her mind.
D Kyla could not recall where she had been or what she had done all day.
D Kyla could not recall where she had been or what she had done all day.
Which of the following is most commonly true of the host identity in dissociative identity disorder?
A It does not answer to the person’s actual name
B It is always the most well adjusted of the identities.
C It is the second or third alter to develop.
D it is not the original identity.
D it is not the original identity.
Brigid has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Brigid is the host personality. We can expect that the alter identities:
A are very much like Brigid
B are strikingly different from Brigid
C only ‘come out’ when there is no stress in the environment
D are very much like one another.
B are strikingly different from Brigid
All of the following are associated with dissociative identity disorder except;
A depression.
B hallucinations.
C psychosis
D substance abuse.
C psychosis
Recent estimates suggest that about 50 percent of those with dissociative identity disorder have:
A only two identities.
B two alters, in addition to the host identity.
C over ten identities.
D as many as two hundred identities.
C over ten identities.
What is one reason why the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder (DID) has been increasing?
A children in today’s society are far more likely to experience severe trauma than they were in the past.
B Many people with trauma from childhood are now reaching adulthood.
C As of 1980 most insurance companies had to accept DID as a billable diagnosis.
D It may be that the prevalence of DID has not changed at all, but that clinicians may unknowingly encourage the emergence of new identities.
D It may be that the prevalence of DID has not changed at all, but that clinicians may unknowingly encourage the emergence of new identities.
According to sociocognitive theory of the aetiology of dissociative identity disorder:
A the mind separates due to some traumaticexperience and is never fully integrated, resulting in the multiple identities observed in DID.
B the alters in DID develop as a means of escaping from some form of trauma.
C DID has a factitious origin
D DID may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician.
D DID may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician.
The disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is:
A Depersonalisation disorder
B psychogenic amnesia
C Disidentity disorder
D Derealization disorder
A Depersonalisation disorder
Why has the term ‘multiple personality disorder’ been replaced with ‘dissociative disorder’?
A The old term was often used to refer to both schizophrenia and DID thus a new term was needed to end this confusion.
B The word multiple suggested the presence of more identities than were commonly observed.
C Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying
D A new diagnostic term wanted to remove some of the stigma associated with the old term and its presentation in the media.
C Fully developed personalities are not present in DID, just varying
disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is
A) depersonalisation/derealisation disorder
B) psychogenic amnesia
C) disidentity disorder
D) derealisation disorder
A) depersonalisation/derealisation disorder
according to trauma theory, DID develops
A) as a result of severe childhood trauma.
B) is shaped by clinicians who inadvertently encourage patients to adopt multiple different roles
C) because a highly suggestible person learns to adopt and enact the roles of multiple identities
D)
A) as a result of severe childhood trauma.
according to this perspective, DID is reinforced with increased attention from others
A) trauma
B) cognitive
C) socio-cognitive
D) learning
C) socio-cognitive
