Ch. 6 Reading

Question 1

___________ theorists believe that dissociative disorders are caused by repression.

Answer 1

Psychodynamic (pg.203)

Question 2

In the _____________ view, dissociative amnesia is a _____ episode of massive repression

Answer 2

psychodynamic; single

Question 3

Dissociative _______ disorder is thought to result from a ______ of excessive repression

Answer 3

Identity; lifetime (pg. 204)

Question 4

___________ theorists believe that dissociation grows from ________ memory process, such as drifting of the mind or forgetting

Answer 4

Behavioral; normal

Question 5

Behaviorists believe what kind of process is keeping individuals unaware that they are using dissociation as a means of escape?

Answer 5

Reinforcement

Question 6

Learning that becomes associated with the conditions under which it occurred, so it is best remembered under the same conditions

Answer 6

State-dependent learning (pg 205)

Question 7

The process of hypnotizing oneself, sometimes for the purpose of forgetting unpleasant events

Answer 7

Self-hypnosis (pg 206)

Question 8

What may develop in people who consciously or unconsciously hypnotize themselves into forgetting horrifying experiences that have recently taken place in their lives?

Answer 8

Dissociative amnesia

Question 9

What are the leading treatment for dissociative amnesia?

Answer 9

Psychodynamic therapy, hypnosis therapy, and drug therapy (pg 208)

Question 10

How do therapists help people with dissociated identity disorder?

Answer 10

1. Help clients recognize fully the nature of their disorder
2. recover the gaps in their memory
3. integrate their subpersonalities into one functional personality

Question 11

A dissociative disorder marked by the presence of persistent and recurrent episodes of depersonalization, derealization, or both

Answer 11

Depersonalization-derealization disorder (pg 209)