Which of the following do MPDs sometimes display when switching personalities?

Related Mcqs:

1. What is one reason why some normal cases become MPDs?

   A. physical or psychological abuse
   B. being cut off in rush hour
   C. smoking drinking/drugs
   D. fever

2. Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
   1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
   2.Hate their parents.
   3.Idolize power figures.
   4.Strive for a changing world order.

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

3. A rare condition in which separate personalities exist in the same person is called:

   A. dissociative identity disorder
   B. split personality
   C. schizophrenia
   D. amnesia

4. Freud stressed the role of _______ in shaping our personalities.

   A. the structure of the mind
   B. the function of our behaviors
   C. our history of rewards and punishments
   D. the unconscious

5. In the Nurture Assumption, Judith Harris argues that the evidence indicates that family environment has_______on children’s personalities.

   A. largely positive effects
   B. largely negative effects
   C. surprisingly little effect
   D. a powerful effect

6. Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:

   A. the two having identical genotypes
   B. the environment
   C. heredity
   D. brain chemistry differences

7. Phobias are now sometimes treated with benzodiazepines (rather than barbiturates). Which of the following is not a side – effect of taking benzodiazepines?

   A. Ataxia
   B. Wakefulness
   C. Drowsiness
   D. confusion

8. One of the following is sometimes inappropriately called luteotropic hormone:

   A. Follicle stimulating hormone
   B. Luteinizing hormone
   C. Prolactin
   D. None of these

9. An unusual state called “waxy flexibility” is sometimes observed in______schizophrenia.

   A. borderline
   B. disorganized
   C. catatonic
   D. paranoid

10. The prescription drug Thorazine used to treat persons with schizophrenia may cause side effects, one of them called tardive dyskinesia. What might a person suffering from this side effect display?

    A. involuntary movements of tongue and face
    B. no movement at all
    C. slow movements
    D. clapping of the hands repeatedly