PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology Exam 2 Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT 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 - CORRECT AN...
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A person with two or more well-developed identities has the disorder called
a. depersonalization disorder.
b. dissociative identity disorder.
c. fugue state.
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.
d. disordered thinking was associated with abnormal brain functioning. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. dissociative fugue
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. - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔all of the above
Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as
a. neurasthenia.
b. conversion hysteria.
c. psychogenic amnesia.
d. multiple personality disorder - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔all of the above
Memory loss much more extensive than normal forgetting and is not caused by physical
factors
a. Dissociative fugue
b. DID
c. short term memory
d. Dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Dissociative amnesia
DSM-5 categorizes this as a dissociative disorder, but not as one characterized by the
memory difficulties found in the other dissociative disorders
a. Dissociative amnesia
b. Depersonalization-derealization disorder
c. Dissociative fugue
d. DID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Depersonalization-derealization disorder
Unlike victims of dissociative amnesia or fugue, people with DID
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