Dissociative Disorders

Test 1 Question 128. Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states is most consistent with a diagnosis of

130. A subjective sense that the environment is changed or unreal is:

Test 3 Question 33. Ending up in strange places with no recollection of how one got there, or finding objects in one’s possession that one doesn’t recall acquiring, is most characteristic of:

test 3 question 118. Which one of the following causative etiologic factors is not believed to contribute to the genesis of dissociative identity disorder?

Test 6 Question 92. A 45-year-old woman is raped on an inner-city street late one night. She tells no one about the incident. The next day, her coworkers note that she is absent from work and a week later she is found 50 miles away in a nearby town mumbling incoherently to herself and wandering the streets. When taken to the local hospital emergency room she is initially unable to recall her name, her address, her birth date, or her telephone number. This presentation is most compatible with a diagnosis of:

Vignette 15 Question 1. Which of the following clinical features of this patient’s disorder are correct? (Pick two of six)

Vignette 15 Question 2. Which of the following would be expected to worsen the prognosis of this patient’s disorder?

Vignette 15 Question 3. Which one of the following is not a recommended pharmacologic choice for this patient’s disorder?

Vignette 15 Question 4. Which of the following symptoms is not typically seen in this patient’s disorder?

Vignette 15 Question 5. Which of the following would help you rule out a factitious or malingered disorder in this patient’s case? (Pick two of six)