The sociocultural model suggests that mass media influences the way clinicians gather information about dissociative symptoms. How does this happen?

Correct answer: Clinicians may unconsciously use questions or techniques that evoke dissociative problems after media exposure.

Explanation

This question explores the more subtle aspect of the sociocultural model, focusing on how media can iatrogenically influence clinical practice.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the key diagnostic criterion for dissociative identity disorder (DID) as described in Criteria A?

Question 2

According to the text, what is the estimated prevalence of dissociative identity disorder (DID) in U.S. adults?

Question 3

Which type of dissociative amnesia is considered the most common and is defined as the inability to recall events during a specific period?

Question 4

What is the ultimate treatment goal for dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

Question 5

What does the term 'derealization' refer to within the context of depersonalization/derealization disorder?

Question 6

What is the estimated prevalence of dissociative amnesia in the U.S. population?

Question 7

According to the psychodynamic theory, what is the cause of dissociative disorders?

Question 8

In the context of Dissociative Identity Disorder, what is the approximate average number of subpersonalities for women?

Question 9

Which disorder is described as having a low comorbidity with PTSD, unlike other dissociative disorders?

Question 10

The sociocultural model of dissociative disorders, as influenced by Lilienfeld and colleagues, suggests that the significant increase in DID cases was related to what?

Question 11

What is the term for the process in DID treatment where two or more alternate identities join together, resulting in a complete loss of separateness?

Question 12

What is the estimated one-month prevalence of depersonalization/derealization disorder in the United Kingdom?

Question 13

According to the cognitive theory, neuroimaging studies on DID have shown differences in the activation of which brain region between subpersonalities?

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT listed as a common comorbid condition with depersonalization/derealization disorder?

Question 15

In treating dissociative amnesia, one theory suggests that the disorder is a form of self-hypnosis. Based on this theory, what treatment has been routinely implemented?

Question 16

What is the key difference between dissociative amnesia and permanent amnesia with a neurobiological cause?

Question 17

According to biological etiology, what are the estimated heritability rates for dissociation?

Question 18

What is a key reason that treatment for dissociative disorders is considered limited?

Question 19

In which dissociative disorder is a patient likely to be found wandering in a state of disorientation and brought to an emergency room by law enforcement?

Question 20

When is the typical onset of most dissociative disorders, with the exception of dissociative identity disorder?

Question 21

Which statement accurately reflects the comorbidity between personality disorders and dissociative disorders?

Question 22

What is the primary difference between a possession-form identity in DID and a possession state that is part of a cultural or religious practice?

Question 23

In the treatment of depersonalization/derealization disorder, why is the diagnosis itself sometimes considered an effective part of the treatment?

Question 24

What is systematized amnesia?

Question 25

According to the psychodynamic perspective, why do children who experience repeated trauma develop different personalities in DID?

Question 26

What is the approximate average number of subpersonalities for men with Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Question 27

What is a major reason that 'final fusion' is difficult to obtain in the treatment of DID?

Question 28

Dissociative symptoms such as amnesia and flashbacks are often experienced by individuals with PTSD. Why are they diagnosed with a stress disorder instead of a dissociative disorder?

Question 29

What is the primary goal of treatment for depersonalization/derealization disorder, given its high comorbidity with anxiety and depression?

Question 30

What percentage of adults are estimated to have experienced at least one episode of depersonalization/derealization in their lifetime?

Question 31

Which cognitive function is specifically linked to the hippocampus in the context of cognitive theories of DID?

Question 32

When treating DID, if final fusion is not a desirable or achievable goal, what is the alternative therapeutic aim?

Question 33

The text suggests that dissociative amnesia is conceptualized as what type of deficit?

Question 34

Which gender predominates in adult clinical settings for dissociative identity disorder?

Question 35

According to the cognitive theory proposed by Kopelman, the memory retrieval deficit in dissociative amnesia is thought to affect which part of the brain's executive system?

Question 36

What is selective amnesia as described in the chapter?

Question 37

Which group of disorders is commonly found in combination with most dissociative disorders, likely due to the impact on social and emotional functioning?

Question 38

What is a characteristic of the switching or shifting between personalities in most cases of DID?

Question 39

What is the role of barbiturates, or 'truth serums,' in the treatment of dissociative amnesia?

Question 40

The feeling of being an observer of one's own thoughts, feelings, and physical being is a key symptom of which condition?

Question 41

Why is the comorbidity of depersonalization/derealization disorder with PTSD described as low?

Question 42

In the first step of achieving integration in DID treatment, what must the clinician do?

Question 43

What is the main diagnostic criterion that differentiates generalized dissociative amnesia from other types of amnesia?

Question 45

What is one of the main factors that make 'final fusion' in DID treatment an undesirable outcome for some patients?

Question 46

Which combination of disorders shows a high rate of comorbidity, according to the text?

Question 47

What does a 'one-way amnesic relationship' between subpersonalities in DID mean?

Question 48

In depersonalization/derealization disorder, individuals often fear they have what condition?

Question 49

What is the second main diagnostic criteria (Criteria B) for dissociative identity disorder?

Question 50

According to the biological etiology section, what factor may play a larger role than genetics alone in the development of dissociative disorders?