Chapter 6-psyc 4001

In hilgard's study on the "hidden observer" phenomenon, he argued that there are two modes of consciousness: the____ mode the and ____mode.

Active;receptive

Karen had a hiking accident that resulted in head trauma. She now has difficulty remembering new information. Karen's amnesia would be categorized as _____.

Anterograde

Which of the following is a reason an individual may develop dissociative identity disorder

As a strategy to cope with traumas

Which of the following is the most common contributor to dissociative identity disorder

Chronic physical or sexual abuse during childhood

Herman has been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder. He often misinterprets his bodily symptoms that results in increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and dizziness. He states regularly, "If the pain doesn't stop soon, it will probably cause damage to the other parts of my body." Herman is most likely catastrophizing his symptoms. This maladaptive way of thinking is linked with the _____ theoretical perspective.

Cognitive

Lorna found her husband dead in their bedroom. He had been shot in the chest. After this incident, Lorna has been unable to see. Most likely Lorna is exhibiting a symptom of _____ disorder.

Conversion

Verna has no idea how she ended up in her current surroundings. She feels comfortable, and is not bothered by the fact that she cannot remember her past. Most likely, Verna is experiencing a(n) _____.

Dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue

Lucas reported to his therapist that he hears several voices in his head. Each voice seems different from his, and they seem to talk to each other. Lucas' symptoms seem representative of _____.

Dissociative identity

Janet has diagnosed with dissociative fugue. She is typically likely to:

Experience autobiographical memory loss.

Depersonalization/derealization disorder is characterized by:

Experiences in which the person feels detached from his/her mental processes, body, or surroundings

Mary created an illness in her younger daughter to draw attention to herself. This is known as a _____.

Factitious disorder imposed on another

It was observed during the two world wars that many soldiers would report to have become inexplicably paralyzed or blind and therefore were unable to return to the front. Most of them seemed unconcerned about their paralysis or blindness. This phenomenon is known as

La belle indifference

In the case of dissociative identity disorder , patients who are able to integrate their personalities are:

More likely to remain relatively free from the symptoms and reduce medication.

Which of the following statements is true of the somatic symptom disorder in the United States?

Older adults are more likely to report multiple somatic symptoms than middle-aged adults

Which of the following is true of organic amnesia

Organic amnesia is caused by brain injury.

The idea that dissociation is a process in which systems of ideas are split off from consciousness but are accessible through dreams and hypnosis was conceptualized by _____.

Pierre Janet

When a woman believes she is pregnant but physical examination and laboratory tests show negative results this syndrome is called _____.

Pseudocyesis

Marsha has dementia. It is becoming increasingly difficulty for her to remember her past. Sometimes she forgets her children's names. Marsha's amnesia would be categorized as _____.

Retrograde

Bethany is experiencing dizziness, head pain and numbness in her lower limbs, all with no apparent medical reason. Bethany is most likely experiencing a _______ disorder

Somatic symptom

According to Freud's explanation of the conversion Disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder) which of the following best describes secondary gain

The attention and sympathy received as a result of the symptom complaints

Which of the following is the most common alter found in people with dissociative identity disorder?

The child

Which of the following is considered to be the most dangerous alter found in dissociative identity disorder?

The persecutor

Freud and his contemporaries viewed conversion symptoms as results of:

The transfer of psychic energy attached to repressed emotions or memories to physical symptoms

When retrograde amnesia is due to organic causes, people will typically remember:

Their personal identities

Which of the following explains why dissociative identity disorder was not diagnosed before 1980?

There was no such diagnostic category in the DSM-11

in which of the following countries is dissociative identitiy disorder diagnosed most frequently

United States

Unlike a person with dissociative identity disorder, a person in a fugue state:

Will find it hard to cope in the new environment

Karen had a hiking accident that resulted in head trauma. She now has difficulty remembering new information. Karen's amnesia would be categorized as _____.

anterograde

Dissociative symptoms may be part of the syndrome of ____, a culturally accepted reaction to stress among Latinos

ataque de nervios

in the treatment of somatic system disorder,

behavioral therapies attempt to determine and eliminate the reinforcements individuals receive for their symptoms , while increasing positive rewards for healthy behavior.

people with conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder):

can be difficult to treat because they cannot believe ailment is psychological

Freyd and colleagues (2007) suggest that individuals who dissociate from, and forget, their abusive experiences are most likely to perform differently from other individuals in

cognitive tasks

Experiences of unreality or detachment with respect to surroundings are typical of individuals diagnosed with:

denationalization/derealization disorder

Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders are considered by some theorists to be the result of a psychological process known as _____, in which different parts of an individual's identity, memories, or consciousness split off from one another.

dissociation

Repressed memories represent a form of

dissociative amnesia

Korsakoff's syndrome is characterized by:

global retrograde amnesia associated with severe alcohol consumption.

Vickianna's doctor is trying to distinguish between illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder. According to the DSM-5, to make the distinction he should be determine if Vickianna _____.

has physical symptoms

Which of the following techiques is heavily used to contact alters in the case of dissociative identity disorder

hypnosis

Many courts deny the use of hypnosis in the case of dissociative amnesia because of the possibility that:

hypnosis will "create" memories through the power of suggestion

Which of the following statements is true of psychogenic amnesia?

it involved memory loss that is limited to personal imformation

the main difference between dissociative amnesia with verus without the specification of dissociative fugue is that:

people with dissociative fugue typically leave home and creat a new life for themselves in another area, while people with dissociative amnseia do not take flight and create new identities.

A disorder that has high comorbidity with DID is _____.

post-traumatic stress disorder

Amnesia is categorized as either _____ or _____.

psychogenic; organic

Candice faked her symptoms to gain medical attention. She exaggerated her symptoms to the point that exploratory surgery was conducted. Candice most likely has a _____.

psychosomatic disorder

Robert has an accident when he is out trekking with his friends. He cannot recall anything that happened just before slipping and hitting his head on a boulder. He most likely has

retrograde amnesia

The inability to remember information from the past is known as

retrograde amnesia

conversion disorder ( functional neurological symptom disorder) is usually characterized by:

sensory and motor deficits

the active mode in Hilgard's study referred to

the conscious state of mind that includes a person's conscious plans and desires and voluntary actions.

in dissociative identity disorder, an alter that inflicts pain or punishment on the other personalities by engaging in self-injuries behaviors ( such as self-cutting or self-burning) and suidice attempts is called

the persecutor

illness anxiety disorder

was formerly known as hypochondriasis (without physical symptoms)

for most people, the active mode and receptive mode:

weave experiences together so seamlessly that no division is noticed