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NURS 665 Test 2 – Questions & Correct SolutionsThe process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs
________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.
a. quickly
b. slowly
c. rarely
d. only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur Correct
Ans - a. quickly
The part of the treatment plan for dissociative identity disorder that is similar
to the treatment plan for posttraumatic stress disorder is
a. reliving and reprocessing the trauma, similar to treatments for PTSD.
b. integration of personality fragments through psychoanalysis.
c. hypnotic regression to early life experiences.
d. use of antipsychotic medications. Correct Ans - a. reliving and
reprocessing the trauma, similar to treatments for PTSD.
In non-Western cultures, trance and possession area.
a. the most common forms of dissociative disorders.
b. never considered a disorder.
c. the rarest forms of dissociative disorders.
d. extremely rare. Correct Ans - a. the most common forms of
dissociative disorders.
The experience of dissociation (feelings of unreality; blunting of emotional
experience and physical pain) during or immediately following a life-
threatening situation is
a. a normal reaction.
b. a sign of psychopathology
.c. not well documented.
d. extremely rare in nondisordered individuals. Correct Ans - a. a
normal reaction.
Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a
conversion disorder?
a. Ability to name everything in the visual field even though the patient
reports blindness
, b. Performance far below average when asked to name objects in the visual
field when the patient reports blindness
c. Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering complete loss of
sight during a stressful period or emergency
d. Ability to avoid walking into things even though the patient reports being
unable to see anything Correct Ans - c. Ability to see some bright
objects when calm but suffering complete loss of sight during a stressful
period or emergency
The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be
a. witness to a traumatic event.
b. sexual abuse.
c. physical abuse.
d. all of these are correct Correct Ans - b. fall somewhere between
malingering and conversion disorders.
Jill is constantly worried that she will get sick. Although she feels fine now and
believes that she is healthy, she still worries endlessly about developing a
serious illness. Most likely Jill would be diagnosed with
a. body dysmorphic disorder.
b. generalized anxiety disorder.
c. illness anxiety disorder.
d. a specific phobia of germs. Correct Ans - c. illness anxiety disorder.
Joe just ate six chilidogs and drank a liter of soda. If Joe suffers from illness
anxiety disorder, he would probably interpret any resulting stomach
discomfort as
a. the result of poor quality food
.b. a sign that something is seriously wrong with his stomach.
c. gas pains from overeating.
d. his own fault for eating so much. Correct Ans - b. a sign that
something is seriously wrong with his stomach.
"Functional neurological symptom disorder" is associated with which
disorder in the DSM-5?
a. Illness anxiety disorder
b. Somatic symptom disorder
c. None of these are correct
d. Conversion disorder Correct Ans - d. Conversion disorder
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