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Psy 281 Abnormal Psychology Exam 2 Review Practice Questions and Answers A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called a. depersonalization disorder. b. dissociative identity disorder. c. fugue state. d. localized psychogenic amnesia - ANSWER-b. dissociative iden...

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Psy 281 Abnormal Psychology Exam 2

Review Practice Questions and Answers


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




a. depersonalization disorder.


b. dissociative identity disorder.


c. fugue state.


d. localized psychogenic amnesia - ANSWER✔✔-b. dissociative identity disorder


A recent in-depth study by Lewis and colleagues of 12 convicted murderers diagnosed with dissociative

identity disorder looked into their backgrounds. The study found strong evidence that




a. each was severely abused, both physically and sexually.


b. each was a pathological liar long before showing signs of dissociative disorder.


c. each had vivid memories of being tortured and neglected by strangers.



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d. disordered thinking was associated with abnormal brain functioning. - ANSWER✔✔-a. each was

severely abused, both physically and sexually


A variety of theories have been proposed to explain dissociative disorders. Newer viewpoints, which

combine ______ principles, have captured the interest of clinical scientists.




a. cognitive, gestalt


b. factitious disorder, depression, OCD


c. behavioral, sociological, DSM


d. cognitive, behavioral, and biological - ANSWER✔✔-d. cognitive, behavioral, and biological


Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of




a. dissociative identity disorder.


b. dissociative fugue.


c. depersonalization disorder.


d. all forms of dissociative amnesia. - ANSWER✔✔-b. dissociative fugue




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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. - ANSWER✔✔-b. are strikingly different from Brigid


Dissociative fugue


a. extreme version of dissociative amnesia


b. subtype of dissociative amnesia


c. forget their personal identities and details of their past, but also flee to an entirely different location


d. all of the above - ANSWER✔✔-all of the above


Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as




a. neurasthenia.


b. conversion hysteria.

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c. psychogenic amnesia.


d. multiple personality disorder - ANSWER✔✔-multiple personality disorder


In DID, sudden movement from one subpersonality to another (switching) is usually triggered by _____




a. stress


b. flying


c. cold weather


d. happiness - ANSWER✔✔-a. stress


Dissociative Disorders




a. group of disorders triggered by traumatic events


b. changes in memory lack a clear physical cause


c. one part of the person's memory typically seems to be dissociated, or separated, from the rest


d. all of the above - ANSWER✔✔-all of the above


Memory loss much more extensive than normal forgetting and is not caused by physical factors



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