Question 1

Multiple personality disorder is now called

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Multiple personality disorder is now referred to as dissociative identity disorder (DID) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Question 2

Myra informs her therapist that she has at least five subpersonalities and that they know each other and will sometimes communicate with each other. This relationship between her subpersonalities is an example of

Accepted Answer

In the context of dissociative identity disorder, when subpersonalities are aware of each other and can communicate, it is referred to as being "mutually aware."

Question 3

In order to determine if someone meets criteria for a dissociative disorder, it is important to determine if

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It is important to rule out other mental disorders that might better explain the symptoms before diagnosing a dissociative disorder.

Question 4

The relationship that exists between personalities where personalities are not aware of the existence of one another is

Accepted Answer

In a two-way amnesiac relationship, neither personality is aware of the existence of the other.

Question 5

Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

Dissociative identity disorder is a genuine mental health condition where individuals have multiple distinct identities or personalities, not a case of pretending.

Question 6

Dissociative disorders include dissociative amnesia and

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Dissociative disorders include conditions like dissociative amnesia and depersonalization disorder, which involve disruptions in memory, identity, or perception.

Question 7

Some researchers question the existence of multiple personalities and see only differences in ____ of different emotional states.

Accepted Answer

Some researchers believe that what is perceived as multiple personalities is actually just different representations of emotional states rather than distinct personalities.

Question 8

Additional distinct personalities within a person who occasionally supplant the host personality and interact with others are called

Accepted Answer

Subpersonalities are distinct identities or personalities within a person that can take control and interact with others, often seen in dissociative identity disorder.

Question 9

The relationship that exists between personalities where some personalities are aware of other personalities but this awareness is not always reciprocated is referred to as

Accepted Answer

In a one-way amnesiac relationship, one personality is aware of the other, but the second personality is not aware of the first.

Question 10

Amnesia about personal events and suddenly moving to another part of the country or world would be most characteristic of a person with

Accepted Answer

Dissociative fugue is characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from home or customary work locations, along with an inability to recall one's past, often accompanied by confusion about personal identity or the assumption of a new identity.

Question 11

Beyond dissociative memory loss, some individuals not only lose their past identity, but completely start another, different life far from former friends and family. This is known as

Accepted Answer

Dissociative fugue is a subtype of dissociative amnesia where individuals lose their past identity and start a new life, often far from their previous environment.

Question 12

Adrian has been experiencing a strange sense of detachment from his body as though he was watching himself in a dream state. Additionally, he sometimes feels that surrounding events are not real. His main diagnosis would likely be

Accepted Answer

Adrian's symptoms of feeling detached from his body and perceiving events as unreal align with depersonalization/derealization disorder, which involves both depersonalization and derealization experiences.

Question 13

Many people with dissociative identity disorder have a ____ and ____.

Accepted Answer

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder typically have a host personality, which is the primary identity, and subpersonalities, which are the alternate identities.

Question 14

Forgetfulness that is not caused by substance use or neurological or other medical disorder is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

Dissociative amnesia is characterized by an inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is not due to substance use, neurological, or other medical conditions.

Question 15

When someone forgets highly personal information after a traumatic event, he/she might be most appropriately diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

Dissociative amnesia is a condition where a person is unable to recall important personal information, usually following a traumatic or stressful event.

Question 16

Yausef survived a traumatic car accident with very few actual injuries other than a few scrapes. However, his entire family perished in the accident, and Yausef listened to his children pleading for help he was unable to give before they died. Since the accident, Yausef cannot remember his name, that he had been a father, where he lives, and many other important details. Yausef may have

Accepted Answer

Dissociative amnesia involves memory loss that is more extensive than normal forgetfulness and can't be explained by a physical or neurological condition. It often occurs after a traumatic event, which fits Yausef's situation.

Question 17

Toni, the apparently devout and devoted wife of a conservative member of the clergy, has been having an affair with a parishioner whose wife recently found out. Toni knows that the wife has an appointment to talk to Toni's husband the next day, and when her husband wakes up that morning, Toni is missing. When the authorities finally find her, she is living over 500 miles away and working in a gas station as the night clerk and insists that her name is Sarah Jones. She claims to have no recollection of Toni or Toni's life. Toni might be most appropriately diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

Toni's sudden disappearance, relocation, and adoption of a new identity, along with her lack of recollection of her past life, are characteristic of dissociative fugue.

Question 18

Dr. Holt is working with a client named Sam who has suffered tremendous sexual abuse during his childhood. As they begin to talk about some of the incidences of abuse, Sam suddenly changes his entire demeanor, shrinking back in his chair and using a little girl's voice who says, "Sam can't talk to you about that. If you want that information, you will have to come to me." Sam may have

Accepted Answer

Sam's behavior suggests the presence of multiple distinct identities or personalities, which is characteristic of dissociative identity disorder.

Question 19

Dissociative fugue most often occurs following a

Accepted Answer

Dissociative fugue is a psychological disorder in which a person loses their memory and identity, and may travel to a new location and assume a new identity. It is most often caused by a traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, war, or sexual assault.

Question 20

People with dissociative identity disorder often have

Accepted Answer

People with dissociative identity disorder typically have a host personality and one or more subpersonalities, which are distinct identities or personality states.

Quiz 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders