An Alter Is

question 41

Multiple Choice

An alter is

• A) a separate identity experienced by someone with dissociative identity disorder.
• B) a new identity created by someone with dissociative fugue.
• C) a new identity created by someone with generalized amnesia.
• D) a physical symptom with no physical cause experienced by someone with somatic symptom disorder.

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Definitions:

Sleeping Pills

Medications used to aid in falling or staying asleep, typically prescribed for individuals with sleep disorders.

N3 Sleep

The deepest stage of non-REM sleep, characterized by slow brain waves called delta waves, where the body repairs and regrows tissues, builds bone and muscle, and strengthens the immune system.

Alpha Waves

Brainwave patterns associated with a state of wakeful relaxation, typically observed in the brain's electrical activity during calmness.

Relaxed

A state of physical or mental ease, free from anxiety, stress, or tension.