NURS 665 Test 2 – Questions & Correct Solutions
The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in
most patients with dissociative identity disorder.
a. quickly
b. slowly
c. rarely
d. only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur - ANSWER a. quickly
The part of the treatment plan for dissociative identity disorder that is similar to the
treatment plan for posttraumatic stress disorder is
a. reliving and reprocessing the trauma, similar to treatments for PTSD.
b. integration of personality fragments through psychoanalysis.
c. hypnotic regression to early life experiences.
d. use of antipsychotic medications. - ANSWER a. reliving and reprocessing the trauma,
similar to treatments for PTSD.
In non-Western cultures, trance and possession area.
a. the most common forms of dissociative disorders.
b. never considered a disorder.
c. the rarest forms of dissociative disorders.
d. extremely rare. - ANSWER a. the most common forms of dissociative disorders.
The experience of dissociation (feelings of unreality; blunting of emotional experience
and physical pain) during or immediately following a life-threatening situation is
a. a normal reaction.
b. a sign of psychopathology
.c. not well documented.
d. extremely rare in nondisordered individuals. - ANSWER a. a normal reaction.
Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion
disorder?
a. Ability to name everything in the visual field even though the patient reports blindness
b. Performance far below average when asked to name objects in the visual field when
the patient reports blindness
c. Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering complete loss of sight
during a stressful period or emergency
d. Ability to avoid walking into things even though the patient reports being unable to
see anything - ANSWER c. Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering
complete loss of sight during a stressful period or emergency
The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be
a. witness to a traumatic event.
, b. sexual abuse.
c. physical abuse.
d. all of these are correct - ANSWER b. fall somewhere between malingering and
conversion disorders.
Jill is constantly worried that she will get sick. Although she feels fine now and believes
that she is healthy, she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness. Most
likely Jill would be diagnosed with
a. body dysmorphic disorder.
b. generalized anxiety disorder.
c. illness anxiety disorder.
d. a specific phobia of germs. - ANSWER c. illness anxiety disorder.
Joe just ate six chilidogs and drank a liter of soda. If Joe suffers from illness anxiety
disorder, he would probably interpret any resulting stomach discomfort as
a. the result of poor quality food
.b. a sign that something is seriously wrong with his stomach.
c. gas pains from overeating.
d. his own fault for eating so much. - ANSWER b. a sign that something is seriously
wrong with his stomach.
"Functional neurological symptom disorder" is associated with which disorder in the
DSM-5?
a. Illness anxiety disorder
b. Somatic symptom disorder
c. None of these are correct
d. Conversion disorder - ANSWER d. Conversion disorder
Brain imaging studies have found that depersonalization is associated with all of the
following EXCEPT
a. dysregulation of the visual cortices.
b. deficits in perception
.c. deficits in emotion regulation
.d. dysregulation in the HPA axis. - ANSWER a. dysregulation of the visual cortices.
Jason suddenly notices that the world looks weird to him. Some objects look bigger than
normal and others look smaller. Cars passing by seem oddly shaped, and people
appear dead or mechanical. Joe is experiencing
a. mania.
b. classic early psychosis symptoms.
c. depersonalization.
d. derealization. - ANSWER d. derealization.
The main reason why dissociative identity disorder patients tend to have many
additional psychological disorders is that
a. they are substance abusers
The process of changing from one personality to another generally occurs ________ in
most patients with dissociative identity disorder.
a. quickly
b. slowly
c. rarely
d. only after many warning signs that a change is about to occur - ANSWER a. quickly
The part of the treatment plan for dissociative identity disorder that is similar to the
treatment plan for posttraumatic stress disorder is
a. reliving and reprocessing the trauma, similar to treatments for PTSD.
b. integration of personality fragments through psychoanalysis.
c. hypnotic regression to early life experiences.
d. use of antipsychotic medications. - ANSWER a. reliving and reprocessing the trauma,
similar to treatments for PTSD.
In non-Western cultures, trance and possession area.
a. the most common forms of dissociative disorders.
b. never considered a disorder.
c. the rarest forms of dissociative disorders.
d. extremely rare. - ANSWER a. the most common forms of dissociative disorders.
The experience of dissociation (feelings of unreality; blunting of emotional experience
and physical pain) during or immediately following a life-threatening situation is
a. a normal reaction.
b. a sign of psychopathology
.c. not well documented.
d. extremely rare in nondisordered individuals. - ANSWER a. a normal reaction.
Which of the following would be typical for a patient suffering from a conversion
disorder?
a. Ability to name everything in the visual field even though the patient reports blindness
b. Performance far below average when asked to name objects in the visual field when
the patient reports blindness
c. Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering complete loss of sight
during a stressful period or emergency
d. Ability to avoid walking into things even though the patient reports being unable to
see anything - ANSWER c. Ability to see some bright objects when calm but suffering
complete loss of sight during a stressful period or emergency
The causes of dissociative identity disorder appear to be
a. witness to a traumatic event.
, b. sexual abuse.
c. physical abuse.
d. all of these are correct - ANSWER b. fall somewhere between malingering and
conversion disorders.
Jill is constantly worried that she will get sick. Although she feels fine now and believes
that she is healthy, she still worries endlessly about developing a serious illness. Most
likely Jill would be diagnosed with
a. body dysmorphic disorder.
b. generalized anxiety disorder.
c. illness anxiety disorder.
d. a specific phobia of germs. - ANSWER c. illness anxiety disorder.
Joe just ate six chilidogs and drank a liter of soda. If Joe suffers from illness anxiety
disorder, he would probably interpret any resulting stomach discomfort as
a. the result of poor quality food
.b. a sign that something is seriously wrong with his stomach.
c. gas pains from overeating.
d. his own fault for eating so much. - ANSWER b. a sign that something is seriously
wrong with his stomach.
"Functional neurological symptom disorder" is associated with which disorder in the
DSM-5?
a. Illness anxiety disorder
b. Somatic symptom disorder
c. None of these are correct
d. Conversion disorder - ANSWER d. Conversion disorder
Brain imaging studies have found that depersonalization is associated with all of the
following EXCEPT
a. dysregulation of the visual cortices.
b. deficits in perception
.c. deficits in emotion regulation
.d. dysregulation in the HPA axis. - ANSWER a. dysregulation of the visual cortices.
Jason suddenly notices that the world looks weird to him. Some objects look bigger than
normal and others look smaller. Cars passing by seem oddly shaped, and people
appear dead or mechanical. Joe is experiencing
a. mania.
b. classic early psychosis symptoms.
c. depersonalization.
d. derealization. - ANSWER d. derealization.
The main reason why dissociative identity disorder patients tend to have many
additional psychological disorders is that
a. they are substance abusers
