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171) The presence of at least two distinct personalities is characteristic of a. antisocial personality disorder. b. dissociative amnesia. c. schizophrenia. d. dissociative identity disorder. 172) In which disorder does a person seem to experience at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body? a. Antisocial personality disorder b. Dissociative amnesia c. Schizophrenia d. Dissociative identity disorder 173) After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from a. antisocial personality disorder. b. conversion disorder. c. schizophrenia. d. dissociative disorder. 174) A dissociative disorder characterized by a partial or complete loss of memory for personal information that is usually associated with a stressful or emotionally traumatic experience is known as a. dissociative fugue. b. dissociative amnesia. c. schizophrenia. d. dissociative identity disorder. 175) Ned seeks therapy after having recurrent episodes of feeling “detached from himself” for several months, but he has not lost his self-awareness or memory. He notes that he feels like a robot, disconnected from his movements and actions. He is most likely suffering from a. dissociative fugue. b. dissociative amnesia. c. depersonalization disorder. d. dissociative identity disorder. 176) The police find a man who is dishevelled and in a daze wandering through the downtown area. When the police ask him for his name, he seems bewildered. A search of missing persons photographs reveals that this man was reported missing three months ago in a town more than 1000 kilometres away. The man is most likely suffering from a. dissociative fugue. b. dissociative amnesia. c. schizophrenia. d. dissociative identity disorder. 177) A dissociative disorder that involves sudden travel from home, the taking on of a new identity, and amnesia regarding the trip and one’s actual personal information is called a. antisocial personality disorder. b. dissociative amnesia. c. depersonalization disorder d. dissociative fugue. 178) Eve seeks treatment to learn how to relax. When her therapist hypnotizes her, her voice changes and someone claiming her name is “Joan” begins to speak. During therapy, 23 separate entities, each with its own name, personal style, and memories emerge. Eve appears to be suffering from a. antisocial personality disorder. b. dissociative amnesia. c. schizophrenia. d. dissociative identity disorder. 179) The preponderance of the available data suggests that dissociative identity disorder is a. one’s expectancies and beliefs rather than a true disorder in nearly all instances. b. the result of early childhood sexual abuse experiences. c. unconscious and unresolved motivational conflicts from adolescence. d. an attempt to malinger symptoms to avoid imprisonment for one’s crimes. 180) Kat is giving a report on dissociative identity disorder (DID) in her psychopathology seminar. A main conclusion that you would expect to hear from her talk is that a. most clinical psychologists agree that DID is a valid psychological disorder. b. most claims of sexual abuse as a precursor to DID have been proven with corroborating evidence. c. DID is most often created by questionable therapeutic practices rather than being a true disorder. d. the diagnosis of DID has dropped nearly a hundredfold since 1979.