According to DSM-5, a maladaptive reaction to an identified stressor, characterized by impaired functioning or emotional distress that exceeds what would normally be expected is a (n)_______.
a. distress disorder c. stress disorder
b. adjustment disorder d. anxiety disorder
Question 2Sudden loss of ability to recall important personal information, usually related to traumatic or
stressful experiences, in the absence of any physical trauma to the brain or drug intoxication
characterizes ______.
a. dissociative fugue c. retrograde amnesia
b. dissociative amnesia d. depersonalization-derealization disorder
Question 3The word phobia derives from the Greek word phobos, meaning ______.
a. caution c. fear
b. avoidance d. distance
Question 4If an adjustment disorder lasts for more than six months after the stressor (or its consequences) has
been removed, the diagnosis may_______.
a. suggest that the client did not present an accurate history
b. be changed
c. be associated with an underlying physical malady
d. motivate the clinician to change his treatment methods to a more suitable course
Question 5Bert displays low affect, sad mood, and acts lethargic and despondent. He is pessimistic,
apathetic, and worries constantly. He is most likely to score high on the ______ scale of the
MMPI.
a. hypochondriasis c. hysteria
b. hypomania d. depression
Question 6The inability to recall important personal information that cannot be accounted for by medical
causes or simple forgetting is known as ______.
a. dissociative identity disorder c. depersonalization-derealization disorder
b. dissociative amnesia d. dissociative fugue
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