Question 1

1-56.Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as

Accepted Answer

multiple personality disorder.

Question 2

1-60.Which of the following is true of opposite sex alters in DID?

Accepted Answer

They are quite common.

Question 3

1-57.Which of the following is most suggestive of dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

Kyla could not recall where she had been or what she had done all day.

Question 4

1-54.Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of dissociative amnesias on memory?

Accepted Answer

Implicit memory is generally intact.

Question 5

1-55.There has been little systematic research conducted on dissociative amnesia and fugue,yet some studies have revealed new information.Which of the following would be a source of this information?

Accepted Answer

use of different brain imaging methods to determine where loss of function occurs

Question 6

1-58.A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called

Accepted Answer

dissociative identity disorder.

Question 7

1-51.Once a dissociative fugue ends,people

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can remember their past but cannot remember what happened during the fugue.

Question 8

1-49.Gerard became amnesic,wandered away from home and assumed a completely new identity as a shoe salesman.He suffers from

Accepted Answer

dissociative fugue.

Question 9

1-53.In the study mentioned in the text,the German man who had dissociative fugue denied that he could speak German.However,he learned German-English word pairs much faster than control words.This supports that

Accepted Answer

mainly episodic memory is lost,implicit memory stays intact.

Question 10

1-46.Although Charlie remembered most of the main issues of the meeting,he had no recollection of the decision to eliminate the department that he headed.Which disorder would be in effect?

Accepted Answer

dissociative disorder

Question 11

1-43.The disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is

Accepted Answer

depersonalization disorder.

Question 12

1-47.Jeremy suffers from dissociative amnesia.He probably

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had trouble remembering information stored before a traumatic incident.

Question 13

1-50.Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of

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dissociative fugue.

Question 14

1-41.Dissociation

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is extremely common and not necessarily pathological.

Question 15

1-45.In soap operas,characters often forget their past experience following some trauma.They don't merely forget the traumatic event,they forget who they are,where they came from - they lose almost all memory of their lives.They then move to a new place and start a new identity.This would best be described as an instance of

Accepted Answer

dissociative fugue.

Question 16

1-48.Jill did not remember the accident happening or her graduation a couple of months ago.What form of memory loss is this characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

episodic

Question 17

1-59.Which of the following is most commonly true of the host identity in DID?

Accepted Answer

It is not the original identity.

Question 18

1-52.When a person experiences dissociative amnesia,one main type of memory is usually affected.Which?

Accepted Answer

Episodic memory (the events we have experienced)

Question 19

1-42.After learning of her father's death,Sophia felt dazed and confused but still retained her sense of self.When speaking of her response to the news,she said she felt like she was in a movie watching the events happening to her.Despite this strange feeling,she understood what was happening and did the things that she needed to do.What can be said of Sophia's response to her father's death?

Accepted Answer

She experienced an instance of derealization.

Question 20

1-44.The inability to learn new information is known as

Accepted Answer

anterograde amnesia.

Quiz 8: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

1-56.Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as

1-60.Which of the following is true of opposite sex alters in DID?

1-57.Which of the following is most suggestive of dissociative identity disorder?

1-54.Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of dissociative amnesias on memory?

1-55.There has been little systematic research conducted on dissociative amnesia and fugue,yet some studies have revealed new information.Which of the following would be a source of this information?

1-58.A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called

1-51.Once a dissociative fugue ends,people

1-49.Gerard became amnesic,wandered away from home and assumed a completely new identity as a shoe salesman.He suffers from

1-53.In the study mentioned in the text,the German man who had dissociative fugue denied that he could speak German.However,he learned German-English word pairs much faster than control words.This supports that

1-46.Although Charlie remembered most of the main issues of the meeting,he had no recollection of the decision to eliminate the department that he headed.Which disorder would be in effect?

1-43.The disorder involving the experience of sudden loss of the sense of self is

1-47.Jeremy suffers from dissociative amnesia.He probably

1-50.Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of

1-41.Dissociation

1-48.Jill did not remember the accident happening or her graduation a couple of months ago.What form of memory loss is this characteristic of?

1-59.Which of the following is most commonly true of the host identity in DID?

1-52.When a person experiences dissociative amnesia,one main type of memory is usually affected.Which?

1-44.The inability to learn new information is known as