alleryStart learning →What is the core feature shared by the dissociative disorders?
APersistent low mood with loss of interest
BExcessive fear that is out of proportion to a threat
CBecoming split off from the core sense of self
DRepetitive acts performed to relieve intrusive thoughts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Becoming split off from the core sense of self
1. Dissociative disorders involve a person becoming split off, or dissociated, from the core sense of self.
2. Memory and identity become disturbed, and those disturbances have a psychological rather than a physical cause.
3. The group listed in DSM-5 covers dissociative amnesia, depersonalization or derealization disorder, and dissociative identity disorder.
4. Low mood, disproportionate fear and relief-seeking rituals define the mood, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive groups instead.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 "Psychological Disorders", section 15.9 Dissociative Disorders_
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