Exam 51: Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders

About eight months ago, 14-year-old Shelley went on a drastic weight-loss diet that caused her to drop from 110 to 80 pounds. Although she is now dangerously underweight and under-nourished, she continues to think she looks fat. Her frustrated father recently forced her to eat a peanut butter sandwich, but Shelley immediately went to the bathroom and threw it all up. Shelley most clearly suffers from

The distinctive features used to identify the three clusters of personality disorders are

A sudden loss of memory is a symptom of

Kyle is extremely manipulative and can look anyone in the eye and lie convincingly. His deceit often endangers the safety and well-being of those around him, but he is indifferent to any suffering they might experience as a result of his actions. His behavior best illustrates

A sense of being separated from your body and watching yourself with a sense of detachment is a symptom of

Although the cause of eating disorders is still unknown, proposed explanations focus on all the following, EXCEPT

Those with narcissistic personality disorder are likely to be preoccupied with

The reduced self-control of murderers is most closely related to reduced brain activity in their ________ lobes.

The major characteristic of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of

Which of the following is true concerning eating disorders?

Melissa uses laxatives in an attempt to lose some of the weight she gained from binge eating. Melissa most clearly demonstrates symptoms of

William, an airplane pilot, is unable to remember anything of a bombing raid in which his plane was severely damaged and two crew members were killed. Because he suffered no physical injuries, psychologists suspect that William probably suffers from

Connie exhibits multiple personalities. Evidence that information learned by her secondary personality influences the moods and behaviors of her primary personality would most clearly rule out the contribution of ________ to her symptoms.

Lindsey is extremely afraid of becoming obese even though she is underweight. She often checks her body in the mirror for any signs of fat and refuses to eat most foods because she insists they are fatty or high in calories. Lindsey most clearly demonstrates symptoms of

Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristic of ________ disorders.

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

Unlike those with bulimia nervosa, those with binge-eating disorders are not likely to ________ following binge eating.

Evidence that many DID patients have suffered abuse as children leads some psychologists to include dissociative disorders under the umbrella of

Women in ________ consider "bigger" to be the ideal body shape.

Antisocial personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by