C1. Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

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

Detachment

Feeling disconnected from one’s body, thoughts, feelings, or sense of self

Amnesia

Difficulty remembering personal information, often related to traumatic events

Identity Confusion

Feeling uncertain about one's identity, sense of self, or place in the world

Identity Alteration

Experiencing distinct shifts in sense of self, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and/or sensory-motor functioning, as if experiencing different “selves”

Derealization

Feeling that the external world is unreal, dreamlike, or distorted

Depersonalization

Feeling detached from one's own body, thoughts, feelings, or actions, as if one is an outside observer

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities with memory gaps in the recall of everyday events, personal information, and/or traumatic events

Host Personality

The person who becomes the patient and asks for treatment

Switch

Transition from one personality to another extreme subtype of PTSD

Hypnotic Trance

Tend to be focused on one aspect of their world, and they become vulnerable to suggestions by the hypnotist

Dissociative Amnesia

Inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be ordinary forgetfulness

With Dissociative Fugue

Specifier of Dissociative Amnesia

Localized Amnesia

Loss of memory for a specific period of time, often immediately following a traumatic event.

Selective Amnesia

Loss of memory for some, but not all, events during a specific period

Generalized Amnesia

Loss of memory for one's entire life history.

Continuous Amnesia

Loss of memory for events from a specific time up to the present.

Systematized Amnesia

Loss of memory for a specific category of information (e.g., memories related to an abusive family member)

Depersonalization/Derealization

Disorder persistent or recurrent experiences of depersonalization, derealization, or both. During these experiences, reality testing remains intact