Module 5.4d - Stress: Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Characterized by a disruption of/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A rare dissociative disorder where a person exhibits 2 or more alternating personalities, AKA Multiple Personality Disorder.

Psychodynamic Perspective

Believes that Dissociative Identity Disorder is trying to cope/fend off undesired anxious thoughts and impulses from a second identity.

Learning Perspective

Believes that Dissociative Identity Disorder is a response learned from when behavior is reinforced by anxiety reduction.

Personality Disorders

Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.

Cluster A

Eccentric or Odd.

Cluster B

Dramatic, emotional, or erratic.

Cluster C

Anxious or fearful.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Characterized by lack of conscience, aggressive, or fearless behavior, and an indifference to/willingness to violate others' rights. In Cluster B.

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Characterized by altered consumption or absorption of food that impairs health or psychological functioning.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder where a person maintains a starvation diet despite being significantly underweight, and has an inaccurate self perception, and sometimes overexercises . Seen in adolescent females.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder where a person's binge eating is followed by inappropriate weight loss promoting behavior, such as fasting, vomiting, or using laxatives.

Binge-Eating Disorder

People who engage in significant bouts of eating, followed by remorse. Not done with purging, fasting, or overexercise.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

CNS abnormalities, usually in the brain, that begin in childhood, and alter thinking and behavior.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Characterized by limitations in communication and social interaction, and rigidly fixed interests and repetitive behavior.

Dissociative Fugue State

A sudden loss of memory or change in identity, often in response to an overwhelmingly stressful situation.

Dissociative Amnesia

A disorder where people with intact brains reportedly experience memory gaps.

Malingering

Faking a condition to avoid responsibilities.

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Characterized by distrust and suspicion of others, interpreting their motives as bad.

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Characterized by social detachment and limited expression of emotion.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Characterized by magical thinking, and discomfort in close relationships.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Characterized by extreme instability in mood, identity, and impulse control.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a preoccupation with fantasies of success or power, and a need for constant attention or admiration, along with a lack of empathy for others.

Histronic Personality Disorder

Characterized by being overly dramatic, tending to exaggerated expressions of emotion, egocentric, seeking attention.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Characterized by consistent discomfort and restraint in social situations, overwhelming feelings of inadequacy, and extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation.

Dependent Personality Disorder

Characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, submissiveness, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of.

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Characterized by preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, and control.

Specific Learning Disorders

Characterized by chronic difficulties perceiving and processing information.

Dyslexia

A specific learning disorder with impaired reading.

Motor Disorders

Characterized by an impairment of people's abilities to communicate, interact with others, and perform necessary tasks.

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Characterized by extreme clumbsiness, and slowness when performing tasks that require motor skills.

Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Characterized by engaging in repetitive and unnecessary motor movements.

Tic Disorders

Characterized by producing sudden, rapid, and involuntary movements or vocalizations.