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Which of the following is a characteristic of dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue?
Which of the following is a characteristic of dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue?
- Failure to remember important information about oneself without any stressful life event
- Amnesia combined with sudden wandering from home after a stressful life event (correct)
- Adoption of a different identity without any memory loss
- Amnesia that usually lasts for years without any wandering from home
What is the main feature of depersonalization/derealization disorder?
What is the main feature of depersonalization/derealization disorder?
- Inability to recognize the feeling of detachment from reality
- Perception of detachment from one's own body and environment when stressed (correct)
- Feeling detached from one's own body and environment without stress
- Recurrent memory loss without detachment from one's surroundings
Which group of individuals is more prone to dissociative identity disorder?
Which group of individuals is more prone to dissociative identity disorder?
- Individuals who have not experienced any traumatic events
- Women, particularly those sexually abused in childhood (correct)
- Individuals in a forensic setting with no history of malingering
- Men who have not been sexually abused in childhood
What is the characteristic of dissociative symptoms in individuals exposed to intense coercive persuasion?
What is the characteristic of dissociative symptoms in individuals exposed to intense coercive persuasion?
What is the main feature of identity disruption in individuals indigenous to particular cultures?
What is the main feature of identity disruption in individuals indigenous to particular cultures?
What is a characteristic of dissociative identity disorder?
What is a characteristic of dissociative identity disorder?