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A young woman was found on the beach wandering aimlessly. She appeared to be
  battered and bruised as evidenced by blood on her torn clothes. She had no identification
  and when taken to the sexual assault trauma center, the social worker noted that this
  young woman had no memory of herself or her past. What is the most likely disorder for
  the social worker to consider for this young woman?

 
 

a) Dissociative identity disorder
  b) Dissociative amnesia
  c) Dissociative repression
  d) Derealization disorder

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Which of the following is not considered a type of dissociative amnesia:
 
 

e) Generalized amnesia
  f) Selective amnesia
  g) Recurrent amnesia
  h) Localized amnesia

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The dissociative disorders are characterized by a disruption of and/or discontinuity in the
  normal integration of consciousness. Which of the following is not a functional area
  affected by the dissociative disorders.

 
 

a) Memory
  b) Identity
  c) Aggressive self-control
  d) Emotion

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