Exam 6: Disorders of Trauma and Stress

Which does NOT characterize stress disorders?

Dissociative amnesia characterized by forgetting that extends indefinitely following a traumatic episode is called _____ amnesia.

Lamar is having flashbacks. Which symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder does this represent?

Colton has dissociative identity disorder. Fat Freddy and Carmen are two personalities who are aware of all of the others but do not interact with them. Fat Freddy and Carmen would be described as:

With regard to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), what effect is expected in soldiers who are directly exposed to prolonged combat-related stress?

Clinicians eventually have come to realize that many soldiers experience serious psychological symptoms long after combat is over. The disorder that may follow combat experience is called:

Mason is receiving therapy for dissociative identity disorder. At which stage would family therapy MOST likely be included as part of therapy?

Which incident presents the GREATEST risk that the person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder?

Which statement about rape is MOST accurate?

Someone who adapts well and copes effectively in the face of life adversity is said to be:

The usual goal of therapy for dissociative identity disorders is to:

Dissociative amnesia characterized by the loss of memory of events that occurred within a limited period following a traumatic episode is called _____ amnesia.

Cooper looked at his car and knew it was his, but felt as if he had never seen it before. Cooper may have been experiencing:

If you had lost your sense of identity, what would MOST likely be disrupted?

Describe in detail how treatment for dissociative identity disorder might differ from treatment for dissociative amnesia or for dissociative fugue.