Question 1

Which statement about dissociative fugues is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have no known cause.
B)   They end very abruptly.
C)   They have numerous recurrences.
D)   They involve irrecoverable memory loss.

Question 2

How concerned should we be about victims of sexual assault and terror? Is there a very great risk that they will experience PTSD?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yes,the risk is great; more than one-third of sexual assault victims and about half of terror victims experience PTSD.
B)   Yes,the risk is great; virtually everyone who experiences sexual assault or terror eventually experiences PTSD.
C)   No,the risk isn't great; only about 10 percent of sexual assault and terror victims experience PTSD.
D)   No,the risk isn't great; the number of people in these groups who experience PTSD is probably overestimated.

Question 3

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 4

People who are unable to recall important information about themselves,especially of an upsetting nature,are MOST likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Corey experiences a mugging and robbery in which his dog is kidnapped.Eventually the dog is found and returned.However,Corey cannot recall events immediately following the attack,up until the safe return of the dog.This is a classic example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   selective amnesia.
B)   localized amnesia.
C)   continuous amnesia.
D)   generalized amnesia.

Question 6

A pattern of anxiety,insomnia,depression,and flashbacks that begins shortly after a traumatic event and persists for less than a month is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

_____ is when information is best recalled under the same conditions that it was learned.

Accepted Answer

A)   Social learning theory
B)   State-dependent learning
C)   Active-avoidance learning
D)   Associative memory learning

Question 8

Which statement accurately describes the demographic differences in developing a stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Non-Hispanic white Americans are the most likely to develop a stress disorder.
B)   Stress disorders tend to occur only during late adulthood.
C)   Women are more likely than men to develop a stress disorder.
D)   People with low incomes are four times as likely to experience stress disorders.

Question 9

Max experienced a dissociative fugue for two weeks.What is a common immediate reaction upon "waking" from this state?

Accepted Answer

A)   guilt
B)   confusion
C)   anger
D)   embarrassment

Question 10

What is a visual image called that is retained so vividly that one can continue to scan it for more information?

Accepted Answer

A)   déjà vu
B)   jamais vu
C)   eidetic recall
D)   visual memory

Question 11

Compare and contrast dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue.

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Question 12

Drake was trapped in his car for a time as he tried to flee a wildfire in northern California.There was ash and smoke everywhere.The heat was unbearable,and he was sure he was going to die.When rescue teams eventually found him,Drake was dehydrated,having trouble breathing,and terrified.More than a year later,he still had nightmares and woke up in a cold sweat.This BEST describes a(n) :

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Poor health is BEST described as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   stress.
B)   stressor.
C)   stress response.
D)   stress model.

Question 14

What is the most common type of dissociative amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)   localized amnesia
B)   continuous amnesia
C)   generalized amnesia
D)   selective amnesia

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Describe the developmental psychopathology explanation for the occurrence of PTSD.Include timing,multifinality,and equifinality in your response.

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Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   your relationships
B)   your intellectual functioning
C)   your attitudes toward your body
D)   your memory

Question 18

Describe three different treatments that have been effective in treating combat veterans who are experiencing stress disorders.Be specific about what happens during these treatments.

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The most common forms of therapy that ar...

Question 19

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.

Question 20

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.

Exam 5: Disorders of Trauma and Stress

How concerned should we be about victims of sexual assault and terror? Is there a very great risk that they will experience PTSD?

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Norepinephrine is to _ as corticosteroid is to _.

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Poor health is BEST described as a:

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A pattern of anxiety,insomnia,depression,and flashbacks that begins shortly after a traumatic event and persists for less than a month is called:

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Corey experiences a mugging and robbery in which his dog is kidnapped.Eventually the dog is found and returned.However,Corey cannot recall events immediately following the attack,up until the safe return of the dog.This is a classic example of:

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Describe three different treatments that have been effective in treating combat veterans who are experiencing stress disorders.Be specific about what happens during these treatments.

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The most common forms of therapy that ar...
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_____ is when information is best recalled under the same conditions that it was learned.

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Which statement about dissociative fugues is TRUE?

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Describe the developmental psychopathology explanation for the occurrence of PTSD.Include timing,multifinality,and equifinality in your response.

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What is the most common type of dissociative amnesia?

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

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Compare and contrast dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue.

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People who are unable to recall important information about themselves,especially of an upsetting nature,are MOST likely experiencing:

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Max experienced a dissociative fugue for two weeks.What is a common immediate reaction upon "waking" from this state?

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Which statement accurately describes the demographic differences in developing a stress disorder?

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

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

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How concerned should we be about victims of sexual assault and terror? Is there a very great risk that they will experience PTSD?

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Norepinephrine is to _____ as corticosteroid is to _____.

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A pattern of anxiety,insomnia,depression,and flashbacks that begins shortly after a traumatic event and persists for less than a month is called:

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Corey experiences a mugging and robbery in which his dog is kidnapped.Eventually the dog is found and returned.However,Corey cannot recall events immediately following the attack,up until the safe return of the dog.This is a classic example of:

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Describe three different treatments that have been effective in treating combat veterans who are experiencing stress disorders.Be specific about what happens during these treatments.

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