Dissociative Disorders UNIT 6

Dissociative Disorders DISORDERS IN WHICH CONSCIOUS AWARENESS BECOMES SEPARATED (DISSOCIATED) FROM PREVIOUS MEMORIES, THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.

Dissociative Amnesia THIS DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED BY A BLOCKING OUT OF CRITICAL PERSONAL INFORMATION USUALLY AFTER A TRAUMATIC OR STRESSFUL EVENT DOES NOT RESULT FROM OTHER MEDICAL TRAUMA (E.G. A BLOW TO THE HEAD).

Dissociative Fugue INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE HAVE TRAVELED OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES. - An individual in a fugue state is unaware of or confused about their identity, and in some cases will assume a new identity

Depersonalization Disorder IS MARKED BY A FEELING OF DETACHMENT OR DISTANCE FROM ONE'S OWN EXPERIENCE, BODY, OR SELF. - One can easily relate to feeling as they in a dream, or being "spaced out." - A person's experience with depersonalization can be so severe that he or she believes the external world is unreal or distorted.

Dissociative Identity Disorder A RARE DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER IN WHICH A PERSON EXHIBITS TWO OR MORE DISTINCT AND ALTERNATING PERSONALITIES. Also known as multiple personality disorder.

Etiology PSYCHOANALYTIC MODEL EXPLAINS REPRESSED MEMORIES AND INFORMATION BEHAVIORAL MODEL SUGGESTS IT IS A REINFORCED BEHAVIOR. MALINGERING, MAY BE CREATED IN THE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT.

Table Talk DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS IN DETAIL: 1. DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA 2. DISSOCIATIVE FUGUE 3. DEPERSONALIZATION DISORDER 4. DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER