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7.3
depersonalization/derealization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which is suggested as the MOST common cause of dissociate amnesia? | Stressors and traumas |
| Similarities between DID and what other disorder have been observed by researchers due to shared criteria? | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Disorders that involve certain altered states of consciousness and disruptions in memory are known as _____. | dissociative disorders |
| What is considered central to the etiology of the development of DID? | A history of childhood physical and sexual abuse |
| Transcranial magnetic stimulation to the _____ has shown some success in treating depersonalization. | temporal parietal junction |
| Which of the following is the main goal for treatment of DID? | Work toward an understanding and reintegration of the different personalities |
| For those with DID, switching between alter egos is MOST likely caused by which of the following? | stressors |
| _____ is a complete loss of memory for one’s life history and possibly one’s identity. | generalized amnesia |
| what must be ruled out before the diagnosis of dissociate amnesia can be given? | Are physiological causes a concern? |
| Memory loss in dissociative amnesia is usually associated with | a sexual assault, an automobile accident, a war experience |
| Which of the dissociative disorders is most unusual, has strange symptoms, receives the most attention in the literature, and remains the most controversial? | dissociative identity disorder |
| While Jeanette did NOT lose contact with reality, she did have a sense of detachment from herself, objects, and people in her surrounding environment. What disorder is Jeanette MOST likely experiencing? | Depersonalization/derealization disorder |
| Common co-occurring disorders with dissociative amnesia are? | conversion disorder, depressive disorders, personality disorders |
| The number of personalities may range from 2 to more than 100, but in half of the cases, the individual has _____ or fewer identities. | 10 |
| What is the most common presentation for dissociative amnesia? | Selective, chronic loss of memory that did not have a sudden onset |
| Most people diagnosed with DID also develop which of the following disorders? | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| what is the unintended and preventable induction of a condition or disorder by a therapist during the treatment process? | Iatrogenesis |
| which dissociative disorder requires the presence of two or more distinct personalities that disrupt one's personal identity and sense of personal control? | dissociative identity disorder |
| Which is the rare form of amnesia that involves a complete memory loss and perhaps loss of one’s identity? | generalized amnesia |
| what is the typical course of DID? | the course tends to be fluctuating and chronic |