Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders

These flashcards are focused on key vocabulary terms related to dissociation and dissociative disorders as covered in the lecture.

Dissociative Experience

A disruption in consciousness where awareness, memory, and personal identity become divided.

Mild Dissociative Experiences

Common experiences such as losing track of time while reading or driving due to preoccupation with thoughts.

Double Consciousness

The state which describes the difference between how others perceive an individual negatively vs. how the individual views themselves positively, often resulting from discrimination.

Dissociative Disorders

Psychological disorders involving extreme and frequent disruptions of awareness, memory, and personal identity that impair functioning.

Dissociative Amnesia

A dissociative disorder characterized by the partial or total inability to recall important personal information, often due to stress or trauma.

Dissociative Fugue

A type of dissociative amnesia where a person experiences sudden and unexpected travel away from home along with identity confusion.

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

A dissociative disorder where an individual has two or more distinct identities, each with their own history, self-image, and mood.

Alters (alternate personalities)

Distinct identities within a person with Dissociative Identity Disorder, which may hold different memories, emotions, and experiences.

Dissociative Coping Theory

The theory that Dissociative Identity Disorder is an extreme form of dissociative coping developed to handle trauma, often involving the creation of alternate identities.

Psychological Distress and Dissociation

The varying experiences of psychological distress associated with dissociation across different racial groups.