Carlos Recently Lost His House and Three Members of His

question 66

Multiple Choice

Carlos recently lost his house and three members of his family in a tragic fire. He is unable to remember any of the events that occurred in the hours just before the fire. He is also unable to remember anything about the actual fire, even though he went into the house three times during the fire, attempting to rescue his wife and children. In this case, it is likely that Carlos would be classified as having

• A) panic disorder.
• B) generalized anxiety disorder.
• C) dissociative fugue.
• D) dissociative amnesia.

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Definitions:

Stereotyping

The process of ascribing certain traits or behaviors to individuals based solely on their membership in a particular group, without considering individual differences.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining another individual's behavior.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that causes itself to become true due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where the perception of one positive characteristic of a person or thing influences the overall perception of that entity in a disproportionately positive way.