Question 1

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 for this behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-hypnosis. 
B)  state-dependent memory. 
C)  eidetic imagery. 
D)  memory while under simulated anesthesia.

Question 2

Which research finding supports the idea that individuals may inherit a predisposition to posttraumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deficient levels of GABA in combat veterans 
B)  Overactivity in the amygdala and slowed activity in the prefrontal cortex 
C)  Elevated cortisol levels in babies born to women who were pregnant during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
D)  Abnormal activity of cortisol and norepinephrine in the blood, urine, and saliva of concentration camp survivors

Question 3

A flash flood hits a small Appalachian community. Those providing a critical incident stress debriefing intervention would:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide long-term psychological therapy for flood survivors. 
B)  provide short-term counseling services. 
C)  keep their efforts separate from those of disaster relief agencies such as the Red Cross. 
D)  focus first on the high-income, resilient residents.

Question 4

Those MOST likely to experience substantial stress symptoms after the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, were those who lived:

Accepted Answer

A)  near New York City. 
B)  near Washington, D.C. 
C)  far away from New York City. 
D)  on the West Coast of the United States.

Question 5

A friend says to you, "I know someone who is a combat veteran who was just diagnosed with PTSD. Do you think therapy will help this person?" Which is the BEST answer you can give based on current research?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Probably. About two-thirds of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement." 
B)  "Probably. More than 90 percent of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement." 
C)  "Almost certainly. About 80 percent of those receiving therapy for PTSD show almost immediate improvement, and most of the rest show improvement within two years of starting therapy." 
D)  "Yes. Almost everyone receiving treatment for PTSD shows improvement within a few months."

Question 6

What is debriefing? Based on current research, what are the pros and cons of using this technique?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Trevor has posttraumatic stress disorder and reports symptoms of derealization. He is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The individuals who are MOST likely to experience a psychological stress disorder are:

Accepted Answer

A)  female or low-income individuals. 
B)  male or low-income individuals. 
C)  female or high-income individuals. 
D)  male or high-income individuals.

Question 9

A person who witnessed a horrible car accident and then became unusually anxious and depressed for three weeks is probably experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  pretraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  combat fatigue. 
D)  acute stress disorder.

Question 10

An individual who formerly knew how to speak a foreign language and play a musical instrument can no longer remember how to do so as a result of a dissociative disorder. The dissociative disorder MOST likely present is:

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative fugue. 
B)  dissociative amnesia. 
C)  dissociative identity. 
D)  depersonalization-derealization disorder.

Question 11

Just before 8 A.M. (when my first class meets), my young daughter did something that annoyed me as I was about to leave home for the short drive to campus. "Katie," I said, "what do I always say at a time like this?" She looked at the clock, and then said to me, "What you say is, 'Where are my keys?'" My daughter was apparently familiar with my:

Accepted Answer

A)  visual memory deficit. 
B)  jamais vu tendencies. 
C)  nondisordered dissociative fugue. 
D)  absentmindedness.

Question 12

Which is the BEST example of the subpersonalities in dissociative identity disorder differing in identifying features?

Accepted Answer

A)  One personality can drive or sew and another cannot. 
B)  One personality has asthma and another does not. 
C)  One personality has high blood pressure and another does not. 
D)  One personality is a woman and another is a man.

Question 13

Laurent has three subpersonalities. Fiona emerges when Laurent is in an awkward social situation, Grace surfaces during sporting events, and Carlos appears when Laurent is angry. The therapist believes that the mood and conditions under which each subpersonality appears are critical to understanding this disorder, demonstrating a belief in:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant dysmorphia. 
B)  state-dependent learning. 
C)  convergent variable learning. 
D)  neurobiological concordance.

Question 14

The part of the body that releases hormones into the bloodstream is the _____ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  nervous 
B)  exocrine 
C)  endocrine 
D)  autonomic

Question 15

A person experiencing multiple personalities would MOST accurately be diagnosed with dissociative:

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  identity disorder. 
C)  fugue. 
D)  amnesia.

Question 16

A pattern of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and flashbacks that persists for years after a traumatic event BEST describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  hysteria. 
B)  acute stress disorder. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  posttraumatic stress disorder.

Question 17

Memory problems that do not interfere with daily living are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  peculiarities of memory. 
B)  age-related memory decline. 
C)  subclinical dissociative memory. 
D)  temporary dissociative memory loss.

Question 18

Norepinephrine is to _____ as corticosteroid is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  acute stress; posttraumatic stress 
B)  the fight response; the flight response 
C)  the autonomic nervous system; the central nervous system 
D)  the sympathetic pathway; the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway

Question 19

Modern studies suggest that the average number of subpersonalities in cases of dissociative identity disorder is about _____ for women and _____ for men.

Accepted Answer

A)  8; 4 
B)  8; 15 
C)  15; 8 
D)  4; 8

Question 20

An individual with _____ displays two or more distinct personalities and periodically switches from one to another.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 6: Disorders of Trauma and Stress