A. resistance.
Abnormal Psychology MCQs
Jefferson has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. He tells the clinician that he has been feeling detached from his surroundings since he started taking medication to control his high blood pressure. The clinician would use
A. Axis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information B. either Axis I or Axis II of the DSM-IV to record this medical information C. Axis X of the DSM-IV to record this medical information D. both Axis IV and Axis V of the DSM-IV to record this medical information
Zahid is 32 years old, well above average in intelligence, and quite charming. He has swindled several elderly people out of the their life savings, and he seems to have little feelings for his victims, nor does he fear the consequences of getting caught. His behaviour is evidence of: _____________?
A. a dissociative disorder. B. obsessive-compulsive disorder. C. schizophrenia. D. a personality disorder.
College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murders. Under hypnosis, the typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:
A. unconscious fear. B. feelings of ambivalence. C. low self-esteem. D. role-playing.