Following a Stressful Event,a Man Cannot Remember His Past

question 23

Multiple Choice

Following a stressful event,a man cannot remember his past.He adopts a new identity,relocates,and starts a new family and career.Which diagnosis would be most appropriate?

• A)conversion disorder
• B)dissociative amnesia
• C)dissociative identity disorder
• D)dissociative fugue

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens the behavior that led to its removal.

Biological Constraints

The concept that there are limits on what can be learned or how learning processes can unfold, based on an organism's biology.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency for an animal's learned behavior to revert to its instinctual behaviors over time.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

The learned aversion to a food or drink after it has been associated with an illness or negative experience.