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What is the key feature of dissociative disorders?
What is the key feature of dissociative disorders?
- Enhancement of memory under extreme stress
- Sudden disruption in the continuity of consciousness, emotions, motivation, memory, and identity (correct)
- Repressed traumatic events
- Common and harmless types of dissociation
Which response is a common aspect of dissociation?
Which response is a common aspect of dissociation?
- Avoidance response (correct)
- Harmless and common types of dissociation
- Enhancement of memory under extreme stress
- Repressed traumatic events
How does extreme stress typically affect memory, according to cognitive theory?
How does extreme stress typically affect memory, according to cognitive theory?
- Dissociation prevents memory access
- Extreme stress usually enhances rather than impairs memory (correct)
- Threatening stimuli are attended to less
- Repressed traumatic events are recalled more easily
What type of memory shows deficits in dissociative disorders?
What type of memory shows deficits in dissociative disorders?
What aspect of cognition or experience becomes inaccessible to consciousness in dissociation?
What aspect of cognition or experience becomes inaccessible to consciousness in dissociation?
Which type of response may lead to a sudden disruption in the continuity of consciousness, emotions, motivation, memory, and identity?
Which type of response may lead to a sudden disruption in the continuity of consciousness, emotions, motivation, memory, and identity?
Which condition involves altered perception of self and the world, often triggered by stress or traumatic events?
Which condition involves altered perception of self and the world, often triggered by stress or traumatic events?
What is the characteristic feature of dissociative amnesia?
What is the characteristic feature of dissociative amnesia?
What is the dissociative fugue subtype associated with?
What is the dissociative fugue subtype associated with?
What characterizes Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
What characterizes Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
Which term refers to the perception of self as being altered and being triggered by stress or traumatic event?
Which term refers to the perception of self as being altered and being triggered by stress or traumatic event?
What distinguishes dementia from dissociation in terms of memory loss?
What distinguishes dementia from dissociation in terms of memory loss?
What does dissociative amnesia involve that distinguishes it from ordinary forgetfulness?
What does dissociative amnesia involve that distinguishes it from ordinary forgetfulness?
Which disorder is characterized by inability to consciously recall experiences that affect behavior?
Which disorder is characterized by inability to consciously recall experiences that affect behavior?
What does the dissociative fugue subtype involve?
What does the dissociative fugue subtype involve?
What are the typical symptoms experienced in depersonalization/derealization disorder?
What are the typical symptoms experienced in depersonalization/derealization disorder?
