The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients ...

The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in most patients with dissociative identity disorder.
 
  a. slowly
 b. quickly
 c. rarely
 d. only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about dissociative identity disorder?
 
  a. DID is easy to fake.
 b. DID is absolutely impossible to fake.
 c. Dissociative symptoms may be the result of sleep deprivation
  d. DID is made up of false memories.

Question 3

Some theorists suggest that dissociative identity disorder is an extreme subtype of
 
  a. dissociative amnesia.
 b. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  c. posttraumatic stress disorder.
 d. antisocial personality disorder.

Question 4

The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be
 
  a. physical abuse.
 b. sexual abuse.
 c. witness to a traumatic event.
  d. any of the above

Question 5

Which of the following statements is FALSE about dissociative identity disorder?
 
  a. Once established, the disorder lasts a lifetime without treatment.
 b. For prevalence rates, the ratio of females to males is approximately 9 to 1.
  c. The frequency of switching increases with age.
 d. The form that the disorder takes does not differ substantially over the lifespan.

Question 6

A switch
 
  a. usually occurs instantaneously.
 b. is the transition from one personality to another in dissociative identity disorder.
  c. may exhibit physical transformations.
 d. all of the above