Dissociative Disorders Quiz

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What is an example of a symptom that is less dramatic than Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?

Dissociative amnesia

Depersonalization (correct)

Brain injury

Derealization

Which symptom involves feeling detached from the environment, experiencing the world as more dreamlike than real?

Derealization (correct)

Depersonalization

Brain injury

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

What can cause amnesia according to the text?

Brain injury (correct)

Depersonalization

Dissociative amnesia

Severe emotional distress

In Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), how many personalities can coexist within a single individual?

More than two Signup and view all the answers

Which condition results from trauma or severe emotional distress?

Dissociative amnesia Signup and view all the answers

What does Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) demonstrate according to the text?

The mind can function on multiple levels of consciousness Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the negative expectations about future events in cognitive vulnerability to depression?

Hopelessness Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Interpersonal Therapy in the treatment of depressive disorders?

Current relationships Signup and view all the answers

Which concept refers to the expectation that desirable events probably will not occur or that aversive events probably will occur regardless of individual actions?

Depressive expectancies Signup and view all the answers

What does hopelessness entail in terms of a person's expectations about future events?

Negative expectations Signup and view all the answers

In cognitive vulnerability to depression, what aspect does hopelessness primarily refer to?

Expectations about future events Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary emphasis of Interpersonal Therapy in improving patient outcomes?

Building communication and problem-solving skills Signup and view all the answers

What is the main controversy surrounding dissociative disorders?

They are considered phony by some experts Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best reflects the historical perspective on dissociative disorders?

They are more of interest to novelists than scientists Signup and view all the answers

What term was previously used to refer to dissociative disorders?

Multiple identity disorder Signup and view all the answers

Why have dissociative disorders sometimes been more appealing to novelists than scientists?

The dramatic portrayal of dissociative disorders in novels Signup and view all the answers

What has led to a recent increase in psychological scientists' interest in dissociative disorders?

Advances in unconscious mental processes research Signup and view all the answers

How do some experts view dissociative disorders according to the text?

As examples of suggestion's power Signup and view all the answers