Vanessa, who is 40, apparently believes that she is a 20-year-old woman. Suddenly, however, she starts to speak and behave very differently, and says she no longer thinks of herself as Vanessa.. Instead, she claims to be Elise, a 10-year-old child. It is likely that Vanessa has just experienced a
a. switch.
b. dissociative fugue.
c. conversion reaction.
d. Manic episode.
Question 2One aspect of the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is
a. patient awareness of the distinct personalities.
b. existence of three or more personality fragments.
c. amnesia.
d. history of abuse.
Question 3The existence of a cross-gendered alter in dissociative identity disorder is
a. common.
b. rare.
c. present in every patient.
d. almost never seen in this disorder.
Question 4In dissociative identity disorder, the host personality usually
a. is of a gender opposite to that of the individual.
b. becomes overwhelmed trying to hold all of the personality fragments together.
c. is the leader of the multiple identities
d. is well aware of each personality and everything that happens while each personality is active.
Question 5In dissociative identity disorder, the host personality is usually the one that
a. is the most aggressive of the personalities.
b. asks for treatment and becomes the patient.
c. earns income for the individual.
d. is sexually provocative.
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