Sandy was recently involved in a horrifying car accident. She was lucky to emerge from the
accident with only minor physical injuries.
However, she can't remember anything that
happened from about two hours before the accident until she woke up in the hospital the
next day. She is suffering from ______ amnesia.
a. selective c. localized
b. generalized d. systematized
Question 2The MCMI focuses on ______ disorders.
a. developmental c. affective
b. personality d. anxiety
Question 3The type of dissociative amnesia in which all events occurring within a specific time period
are forgotten, typically those involving some stressful event that happened during that time
period, is called ______ amnesia.
a. selective c. localized
b. generalized d. systematized
Question 4A maladaptive pattern of behavior for a period of three days to one month following exposure to a
traumatic event is called a (n) _____________disorder.
a. acute stress c. adjustment
b. posttraumatic stress d. personality
Question 5The MMPI consists of ______ major clinical scales.
a. 4 c. 8
b. 6 d. 10
Question 6The most commonly occurring type of dissociative amnesia is ______.
a. selective amnesia c. localized amnesia
b. generalized amnesia d. continuous amnesia
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