Exam 6: Disorders of Trauma and Stress

When would you expect the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder to first appear?

A biological explanation for the stress disorders involves the activity of the neurotransmitter/hormone _____.

Which is NOT an example of memory recovery techniques used by therapists?

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

Depersonalization disorder is most common among:

People who suffer from depersonalization disorder often experience a sensation known as _____, or the feeling that their mind seems to be floating a few feet above them.

Describe the similarities and the differences between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

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

A child in an extremely abusive family situation often seems to become deaf to the verbal abuse, and insensitive to the physical abuse, as if the child simply wasn't there experiencing the abuse. One explanation of this behavior is:

Depersonalization _____, while derealization _____.

Reliving an event that happened months ago, avoidance of things associated with that event, and a generally reduced responsiveness, are symptoms of _____.

If a deer jumps in front of your car while you are driving, which part of the stress response is active?

What percentage of rape victims qualified for the diagnosis of acute stress disorder in Rothbaum et al.'s (1992) study?

Some argue that many cases of dissociative identity disorder are _____; that is, the symptoms are unintentionally produced by the practitioner who is treating the client.

People with _____ suddenly travel to an entirely different location and cannot recall the details of their past lives.

Carlotta is attacked in the street and her young daughter is kidnapped. Eventually, the police find her daughter and she is returned to her mother. However, Carlotta is unable to recall events that have occurred since the attack. She is even unable to retain new information; she remembers what happened before the attack but cannot remember new and ongoing experiences. This is a classic example of:

If the state-dependent learning explanation of dissociative disorders is correct, a person may not remember stressful events because he or she is:

A teammate of a basketball player says, "Congratulations on making those game-winning free throws. Weren't you bothered by the fans waving their arms behind the basket?" The basketball player replies, "Thanks. I felt a little nervous, but to tell the truth, I didn't even notice the fans." MOST likely, the player who made the foul shots has:

Norepinephrine is to _____ as corticosteroid is to _____.

More than ____ percent of rape victims were victimized by acquaintances, intimates, or relatives.