Understanding Multiple Personality Disorder

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How do psychodynamic theorists explain dissociative disorders?

As a response to horrifying events

As a response learned through operant conditioning

As a result of a single episode of massive repression

As caused by a lifetime of excessive repression (correct)

What characterizes subpersonalities in a mutually cognizant pattern?

They are unable to communicate with each other

They experience one-way amnesic relationships

They are well aware of each other (correct)

They have no awareness of each other

How do behaviorists explain dissociation according to the text?

As a result of excessive repression

As a response learned through operant conditioning (correct)

As a response to horrifying events

As a single episode of massive repression

What distinguishes subpersonalities in terms of abilities based on the text?

They vary in abilities such as driving, speaking foreign languages, and playing musical instruments Signup and view all the answers

In what kind of relationships do subpersonalities have no awareness of each other, as per the text?

Mutually amnesic relationships Signup and view all the answers

What type of learning do behaviorists associate with dissociation?

Operant conditioning Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of dissociative disorders according to the text?

Involves intense and disruptive dissociative reactions Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the forgotten period in dissociative amnesia?

Amnestic episode Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor that helps determine whether individuals will develop acute and posttraumatic stress disorders?

Severity of Trauma Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder?

Dissociative identity disorder Signup and view all the answers

What is a feature of dissociative amnesia according to the text?

Leads to aimless wandering during an amnestic episode Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true about dissociative symptoms in dissociative disorders?

They are particularly intense and extensive. Signup and view all the answers

In State-Dependent Learning, why are people likely to remember something best when they are in the same condition as when they learned it?

Because memories and skills are tied exclusively to a particular state of mind Signup and view all the answers

What is a similarity between hypnotic amnesia and dissociative disorders?

People forget certain material for a period of time in both situations Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible explanation for dissociative disorders according to some theorists?

People hypnotize themselves into forgetting unpleasant events Signup and view all the answers

How do some theorists relate dissociative identity disorder to self-hypnosis?

By fulfilling the wish to become another person Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes an extreme version of state-dependent learning according to the text?

Tying thoughts, memories, and skills exclusively to a particular state of subpersonality Signup and view all the answers

What is one common similarity between self-hypnosis and dissociative disorders?

People forget certain material without awareness of why they are forgetting Signup and view all the answers