Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Trauma Model

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the trauma model of dissociative disorders?

• A) This model was very popular but is no longer accepted.
• B) According to the model, dissociative disorders develop secondary to severe trauma in adulthood.
• C) The model posits that people are most likely to develop dissociative disorders after a motor vehicle accident.
• D) The model proposes that people who are high in agreeableness are susceptible to dissociation.
• E) According to the model, high hypnotizability is a risk factor for dissociative disorders.

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Definitions:

Plasticity

The brain’s special capacity for change.

Complexity

The state or quality of being intricate or complicated, involving numerous interrelated parts or aspects.

Resting Potential

The stable, negative charge of an inactive neuron.

Polarization

In social psychology, the phenomenon where an individual or group's opinions become more extreme from discussing within a like-minded group. In physics, the orientation of electromagnetic waves or the alignment of charges within a material.