What are dissociative disorders? Explain dissociative identity disorder. Why is this disorder considered a dissociative disorder rather than a manifestation of schizophrenia?
What will be an ideal response?
* The dissociative disorders are disorders that affect a function of the mind, such as memory of events, knowledge of one's identity, or consciousness.
* Dissociative identity disorder is a dissociative disorder in which a person has two or more separate personalities, which usually alternate.
* The response should identify why a dissociative disorder is not a manifestation of schizophrenia.
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If individuals in different groups are not treated identically except for the independent variable, then:
a. within-groups variance is increased. b. the F ratio is decreased. c. a possible confound is introduced. d. between-groups variance is decreased.
Describe Holmes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale, and what it has shown regarding stress
What will be an ideal response?
A psychologist with a cognitive orientation is counseling a person who is afraid of speaking in front of others. The psychologist is most likely to focus on the
a. experiences the person had in the past when speaking in front of others. b. related electrical activity in certain parts of the brain. c. self-defeating attitudes and perceptions that feed the anxiety. d. type of medication that can be prescribed to reduce the level of anxiety.