College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murders. Under hypnosis, the typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:

Related Mcqs:

1. Noha’s therapist suggests that Noah developed a dissociative identity disorder in order to misbehave without feeling a strong sense of personal shame. The therapist’s suggestion most directly reflects a_____perspective.

   A. social-cognitive
   B. biological
   C. humanistic
   D. psychoanalytic

2. Which of the following statements about dissociative identity disorder is true?

   A. The original personality is always aware of the alternate personalities.
   B. The alternate personalities are usually unaware of the original personality.
   C. The personalities are typically all quite similar to one an other.
   D. Starting in the 1970s, a dramatic increase occurred in the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.

3. Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s in all her college courses meant she was incompetent.Her therapist calmly challenged his assertion commenting. “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.

   A. electic
   B. psychoanalytic
   C. cognitive
   D. behavior

4. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

5. Who was the first physician to use hypnosis in the treatment of hysteria?

   A. Mesmer
   B. Freud
   C. Charcot
   D. Jung

6. In comparison to generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder is characterized by periods of distress that are:

   A. similar intensity but more prolonged.
   B. more intense and more prolonged.
   C. less intense and more prolonged.
   D. more intense and less prolonged.

7. Which of the following disorder is classified as a mood disorder?

   A. bipolar disorder
   B. catatonia
   C. antisocial personality disorder
   D. agoraphobia

8. The major characteristics of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of: _________?

   A. sleep
   B. perception
   C. memory
   D. appetite

9. The diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder would apply to an individual who

   A. withdraws from social interaction due to an intense fear of rejection or criticism.
   B. withdraws from social interaction due to a lack of interest in interpersonal intimacy.
   C. is emotionally cold, suspicious of everyone, and overly concerned about being slighted by others.
   D. is callous, impulsive, and manipulative.

10. Many of the drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia are known to dampen________activity in the brain, suggesting that disruptions in the activity of this neurotransmitter may contribute to the development of the disorder.

    A. nor epinephrine
    B. serotonin
    C. acetylcholine
    D. dopamine