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.
Related Mcqs:
- 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:
A. unconscious fear.
B. feelings of ambivalence.
C. low self-esteem.
D. role-playing. - 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 - 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 - Which of the following disorder is classified as a mood disorder?
A. bipolar disorder
B. catatonia
C. antisocial personality disorder
D. agoraphobia - 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. - The major characteristics of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of: _________?
A. sleep
B. perception
C. memory
D. appetite - Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristics of ________ disorders.
A. generalized anxiety
B. personality
C. obsessive-compulsive
D. dissociative - Symptoms of major depressive disorder might include:
1: Specific phobias.
2: Losing interest or pleasure in things that you usually enjoy.
3: Changes in appetite.
4: An excessively euphoric mood.A. 1 & 2
B. 3 & 4
C. 2 & 3
D. 1 & 4 - 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 - A post-traumatic stress disorder is considered to be(n)_______disorder.
A. personality
B. mood.
C. distymic
D. anxiety
Mcq Added by: Lubaba Zarshal
