Question 1

In the treatment of dissociative amnesia, sodium amobarbital and sodium pentobarbital work by:

Accepted Answer

A)  freeing people from their inhibitions, thus allowing them to recall unpleasant events. 
B)  "forcing" people to tell the truth. 
C)  inducing a hypnotic state. 
D)  alleviating depression. 
A)  freeing people from their inhibitions, thus allowing them to recall unpleasant events. 
B)  "forcing" people to tell the truth. 
C)  inducing a hypnotic state. 
D)  alleviating depression.

Question 2

After a major earthquake, television coverage showed survivors shuffling confusedly through the ruined buildings. If such victims later could not remember the days immediately after the earthquake, the victims would be suffering from which type of amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Continuous 
B)  Selective 
C)  Posttraumatic 
D)  Localized 
A)  Continuous 
B)  Selective 
C)  Posttraumatic 
D)  Localized

Question 3

Carly has posttraumatic stress disorder but refuses to talk about it. She is:

Accepted Answer

A)  reexperiencing the traumatic event. 
B)  experiencing avoidance. 
C)  experiencing reduced responsiveness. 
D)  experiencing increased arousal, anxiety, and guilt. 
A)  reexperiencing the traumatic event. 
B)  experiencing avoidance. 
C)  experiencing reduced responsiveness. 
D)  experiencing increased arousal, anxiety, and guilt.

Question 4

Those people MOST likely to develop stress disorders are:

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious and think they can control negative things that happen to them. 
B)  not anxious and think they can control negative things that happen to them. 
C)  anxious and think they cannot control negative things that happen to them. 
D)  not anxious and think they cannot control negative things that happen to them. 
A)  anxious and think they can control negative things that happen to them. 
B)  not anxious and think they can control negative things that happen to them. 
C)  anxious and think they cannot control negative things that happen to them. 
D)  not anxious and think they cannot control negative things that happen to them.

Question 5

Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative amnesias and fugues result from:

Accepted Answer

A)  projection. 
B)  regression. 
C)  repression. 
D)  sublimation. 
A)  projection. 
B)  regression. 
C)  repression. 
D)  sublimation.

Question 6

Which technique is used in patients with dissociative amnesia to help them recover memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-instruction training 
B)  Insight therapy 
C)  Hypnotic therapy 
D)  Meditation 
A)  Self-instruction training 
B)  Insight therapy 
C)  Hypnotic therapy 
D)  Meditation

Question 7

Which characteristic is common with dissociative fugue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fleeing to a new location 
B)  Engaging in criminal activity 
C)  Being unable to retain new episodic knowledge 
D)  Losing long-term memories and procedural (skills-based) memories 
A)  Fleeing to a new location 
B)  Engaging in criminal activity 
C)  Being unable to retain new episodic knowledge 
D)  Losing long-term memories and procedural (skills-based) memories

Question 8

Some theorists conclude that dissociative disorders may be a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  daydreaming. 
B)  hallucinations. 
C)  self-hypnosis. 
D)  disordered thinking. 
A)  daydreaming. 
B)  hallucinations. 
C)  self-hypnosis. 
D)  disordered thinking.

Question 9

Alexis has dissociative identity disorder. When one of her personalities, Jodi, is asked about another one, Tom, she claims ignorance. Tom has never heard of Jodi, either. This is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  coconscious relationship. 
B)  mutually cognizant pattern. 
C)  one-way amnesic relationship. 
D)  mutually amnesic relationship. 
A)  coconscious relationship. 
B)  mutually cognizant pattern. 
C)  one-way amnesic relationship. 
D)  mutually amnesic relationship.

Question 10

Which is the MOST accurate statement about the effectiveness of psychological debriefing in the aftermath of a disaster (based on research studies)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Debriefing helps both rescuers and victims. 
B)  Debriefing by victims is more effective than debriefing by professionals. 
C)  Debriefing can have a negative effect on some victims. 
D)  Debriefing is so ineffective that it is no longer done. 
A)  Debriefing helps both rescuers and victims. 
B)  Debriefing by victims is more effective than debriefing by professionals. 
C)  Debriefing can have a negative effect on some victims. 
D)  Debriefing is so ineffective that it is no longer done.

Question 11

A torture victim who is subjected to threats of death, mock executions, and degradation is experiencing which type of torture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychological 
B)  Physical 
C)  Deprivation 
D)  Sexual 
A)  Psychological 
B)  Physical 
C)  Deprivation 
D)  Sexual

Question 12

Most clinicians believe that veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder cannot fully recover until what happens?

Accepted Answer

A)  They come to grips with their combat experience and the impact that those experiences continue to have. 
B)  They revisit the country/territory where their combat experience took place. 
C)  They have an interaction with one of their former enemies to put the "war inside" to rest. 
D)  They learn to accept that they did what was required and learn to stop caring what others think. 
A)  They come to grips with their combat experience and the impact that those experiences continue to have. 
B)  They revisit the country/territory where their combat experience took place. 
C)  They have an interaction with one of their former enemies to put the "war inside" to rest. 
D)  They learn to accept that they did what was required and learn to stop caring what others think.

Question 13

Someone who is experiencing doubling is:

Accepted Answer

A)  showing two out of several multiple personalities at the same time. 
B)  transitioning from one subpersonality to another. 
C)  feeling as if his or her mind is floating above him or her. 
D)  experiencing hyperactivity of the brain-body stress pathways. 
A)  showing two out of several multiple personalities at the same time. 
B)  transitioning from one subpersonality to another. 
C)  feeling as if his or her mind is floating above him or her. 
D)  experiencing hyperactivity of the brain-body stress pathways.

Question 14

The ultimate goal of treatment for people with dissociative identity disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A)  recovering memories. 
B)  recognizing the disorder. 
C)  integration of subpersonalities. 
D)  asserting subpersonalities at will. 
A)  recovering memories. 
B)  recognizing the disorder. 
C)  integration of subpersonalities. 
D)  asserting subpersonalities at will.

Question 15

Which is not listed in DSM-5 as a method of re-experiencing traumatic events by a person suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memories 
B)  Dreams 
C)  Nightmares 
D)  Delusions 
A)  Memories 
B)  Dreams 
C)  Nightmares 
D)  Delusions

Question 16

The collective reactions generated by the sympathetic nervous system pathway and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) pathway are termed the:

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned stress response. 
B)  stressor-stress response. 
C)  autonomic stress response. 
D)  fight-or-flight response. 
A)  conditioned stress response. 
B)  stressor-stress response. 
C)  autonomic stress response. 
D)  fight-or-flight response.

Question 17

One distinction that DSM-5 makes between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is based on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  intensity of the anxiety-linked symptoms. 
B)  cause of the anxiety-linked symptoms. 
C)  duration of anxiety symptoms. 
D)  presence of one or more additional psychological disorders. 
A)  intensity of the anxiety-linked symptoms. 
B)  cause of the anxiety-linked symptoms. 
C)  duration of anxiety symptoms. 
D)  presence of one or more additional psychological disorders.

Question 18

Which statement is MOST accurate about depersonalization disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  People experiencing depersonalization disorder remain connected to reality. 
B)  Most cases of depersonalization disorder are associated with changes in brain activity. 
C)  The presence of severe stressors in one's life is not a predictor of depersonalization disorder. 
D)  Depersonalization disorder rarely occurs transiently. 
A)  People experiencing depersonalization disorder remain connected to reality. 
B)  Most cases of depersonalization disorder are associated with changes in brain activity. 
C)  The presence of severe stressors in one's life is not a predictor of depersonalization disorder. 
D)  Depersonalization disorder rarely occurs transiently.

Question 19

People with low incomes are _____ as likely as people with higher incomes to experience one of the stress disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  twice 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  five times 
A)  twice 
B)  three times 
C)  four times 
D)  five times

Question 20

Not all people who experience a traumatic event develop a stress disorder. What are some biological reasons why some people do and others don't?

Accepted Answer

There are several biological factors tha

In the treatment of dissociative amnesia, sodium amobarbital and sodium pentobarbital work by:

After a major earthquake, television coverage showed survivors shuffling confusedly through the ruined buildings. If such victims later could not remember the days immediately after the earthquake, the victims would be suffering from which type of amnesia?

Carly has posttraumatic stress disorder but refuses to talk about it. She is:

Those people MOST likely to develop stress disorders are:

Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative amnesias and fugues result from:

Which technique is used in patients with dissociative amnesia to help them recover memories?

Which characteristic is common with dissociative fugue?

Some theorists conclude that dissociative disorders may be a form of:

Alexis has dissociative identity disorder. When one of her personalities, Jodi, is asked about another one, Tom, she claims ignorance. Tom has never heard of Jodi, either. This is called a:

Which is the MOST accurate statement about the effectiveness of psychological debriefing in the aftermath of a disaster (based on research studies)?

A torture victim who is subjected to threats of death, mock executions, and degradation is experiencing which type of torture?

Most clinicians believe that veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder cannot fully recover until what happens?

Someone who is experiencing doubling is:

The ultimate goal of treatment for people with dissociative identity disorder is:

Which is not listed in DSM-5 as a method of re-experiencing traumatic events by a person suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder?

The collective reactions generated by the sympathetic nervous system pathway and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) pathway are termed the:

One distinction that DSM-5 makes between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is based on the:

Which statement is MOST accurate about depersonalization disorder?

People with low incomes are _____ as likely as people with higher incomes to experience one of the stress disorders.

Not all people who experience a traumatic event develop a stress disorder. What are some biological reasons why some people do and others don't?

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Exam 6: Disorders of Trauma and Stress

In the treatment of dissociative amnesia, sodium amobarbital and sodium pentobarbital work by:

After a major earthquake, television coverage showed survivors shuffling confusedly through the ruined buildings. If such victims later could not remember the days immediately after the earthquake, the victims would be suffering from which type of amnesia?

Carly has posttraumatic stress disorder but refuses to talk about it. She is:

Those people MOST likely to develop stress disorders are:

Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative amnesias and fugues result from:

Which technique is used in patients with dissociative amnesia to help them recover memories?

Which characteristic is common with dissociative fugue?

Some theorists conclude that dissociative disorders may be a form of:

Alexis has dissociative identity disorder. When one of her personalities, Jodi, is asked about another one, Tom, she claims ignorance. Tom has never heard of Jodi, either. This is called a:

Which is the MOST accurate statement about the effectiveness of psychological debriefing in the aftermath of a disaster (based on research studies)?

A torture victim who is subjected to threats of death, mock executions, and degradation is experiencing which type of torture?

Most clinicians believe that veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder cannot fully recover until what happens?

Someone who is experiencing doubling is:

The ultimate goal of treatment for people with dissociative identity disorder is:

Which is not listed in DSM-5 as a method of re-experiencing traumatic events by a person suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder?

The collective reactions generated by the sympathetic nervous system pathway and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) pathway are termed the:

One distinction that DSM-5 makes between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is based on the:

Which statement is MOST accurate about depersonalization disorder?

People with low incomes are _____ as likely as people with higher incomes to experience one of the stress disorders.

Not all people who experience a traumatic event develop a stress disorder. What are some biological reasons why some people do and others don't?

Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present

Research in Abnormal Psychology

Models of Abnormality

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Suicide

Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Eating Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations

Schizophrenia and Related Disorders

Treatments for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Disorders

Personality Disorders

Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents

Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession

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