Which of the following statements about dissociative identity disorder is true?

A. The original personality is always aware of the alternate personalities.
B. The alternate personalities are usually unaware of the original personality.
C. The personalities are typically all quite similar to one an other.
D. Starting in the 1970s, a dramatic increase occurred in the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.

People with unipolar disorders experience________people with bipolar disorders are vulnerable to:

A. Alternating periods of depression and mania; mania only
B. Depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania
C. Mania only; alternating periods of depression and mania
D. Alternating periods of depression and mania; depression and mania simultaneously

As an alternative to the current classification scheme, it has been proposed that schizophrenic disorders be divided into just two categories based on:

A. Whether the prognosis is favorable or unfavorable.
B. Whether the disorder is mild or severe.
C. The predominance of thought disturbances.
D. The predominance of negative versus positive symptoms.

Many of the drugs are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia are known to dampen________activity in the brain, suggesting that disruptions in the activity of this neurotransmitter may contribute to the development of the disorder.

A. Nor epinephrine
B. Serotonin
C. Acetylcholine
D. Dopamine

The main problem with the current classification scheme for personality disorders is that:

A. It falsely implies that nearly everyone has at least one personality disorder.
B. The criteria for diagnosis are so detailed and specific that even extremely disturbed people fail to meet them.
C. The categories often overlap, making diagnosis is unreliable.
D. It contains too few categories to be useful.

The diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder would apply to an individual who

A. Withdraws from social interaction due to an intense fear of rejection or criticism.
B. Withdraws from social interaction due to a lack of interest in interpersonal intimacy.
C. Is emotionally cold, suspicious of everyone, and overly concerned about being slighted by others.
D. Is callous, impulsive, and manipulative.

Those who embrace a relativistic view of psychological disorders would agree that:

A. The criteria of mental illness very considerably across cultures.
B. There are universal standards of normality and abnormality.
C. Western diagnostic concepts have validity and utility in other cultural contexts.
D. Both b and c are true.

About________of patients with eating disorders are female

A. 40%
B. 50%-60%
C. 75%
D. 90%-95%

Who was the first physician to use hypnosis in the treatment of hysteria?

A. Mesmer
B. Freud
C. Charcot
D. Jung

The phenomenon known as_______refers to individuals who have experienced more than one disorder simultaneously.

A. Cohabitation
B. Comorbidity
C. Codependence
D. Coexistence