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Title: Which of the following statements is true regarding dissociative amnesia?
Post by: husan on Mar 9, 2018
Which of the following statements is true regarding dissociative amnesia?
 
  a. The person may be confused about his or her personal identity or assumes a new identity.
  b. The person may start a new family or business.
  c. Information lost to memory is usually of traumatic or stressful experiences.
  d. The person may feel as if he or she were living in a dream or acting like a robot.

Question 2

Persistent fears of objects or situations that are disproportionate to the threat posed by them
   are the central feature of a(n) ______ disorder.
 
  a. panic c. generalized anxiety
   b. phobic d. obsessive-compulsive

Question 3

Lloyd is rebellious, impulsive, and often angry. He has antisocial tendencies and a poor
   relationship with his family. He has a poor work and school history and has trouble
   incorporating societal values.
 
  He is most likely to score high on the ______ scale of
   the MMPI.
   a. paranoia c. schizophrenia
   b. psychopathic-deviate d. psychasthenia

Question 4

Steve is naive, immature, and egocentric. He has little insight into his problems and
   develops physical complaints in response to stress. He is most likely to score high on
   the ______ scale of the MMPI.
 
  a. social introversion c. hysteria
   b. psychasthenia d. hypochondriasis

Question 5

Jean is so sad she is unable to go to work because her husband Bert left her for another woman a week ago. Prior to Bert's leaving Jean only missed work if she was physically ill. A likely diagnosis for Jean is
  a(n) ______.
 
  a. adjustment disorder c. major depressive disorder
   b. marital dissolution disorder d. bereavement disorder


Title: Which of the following statements is true regarding dissociative amnesia?
Post by: MeowMeow on Mar 9, 2018
Answer to #1

C

Answer to #2

B

Answer to #3

B

Answer to #4

C

Answer to #5

A


Title: Which of the following statements is true regarding dissociative amnesia?
Post by: husan on Mar 9, 2018
Thank you