After Controlling for the Effects of Age, Vermetten and Colleagues

question 69

Multiple Choice

After controlling for the effects of age, Vermetten and colleagues (2006) compared women with dissociative identity disorder (DID) with women who did not have that diagnosis.All women in the study had a history of childhood sexual abuse.The researchers found ____.

• A)no meaningful differences in brain structures between the two groups of females
• B)that the hippocampal and amygdalar volumes of females with DID were greater than for females without DID
• C)that the amygdalar but not the hippocampal volume of females with DID was greater than for females without DID
• D)that the amygdalar and the hippocampal volumes of females with DID were significantly reduced compared with that of females without DID

Differentiate between disorders based on symptoms and clinical presentation.

Recognize the prevalence and impact of psychological disorders in the general population.

Identify the factors contributing to the onset and progression of psychological disorders.

Understand adaptive versus maladaptive anxiety and its effects.

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