Preload Dissociative Disorders

inability to recall important autobiographical information usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting

Define dissociative amnesia

localized amnesia

What type of amnesia? - failure to recall events during a circumscribed period of time

Selective amnesia

What type of amnesia - can recall some but not all of the events during a circumscribed period of time

Generalized amnesia

What type of amnesia - complete loss of memory for one’s life history

distress or impairment

In dissociative amnesia the sx cause clinically significant _____ or ______ in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning

dissociative fugue

Apparently purposeful travel or bewildered wandering that is associated w/ amnesia for identity or for other important autobiographical information

fugue

In dissociative amnesia always specify if what is present?

depersonalization

experiences of unreality, detachment or being an outside observer with respect to one’s thoughts or feelings, sensations body or actions

perceptual alterations

distorted sense of time

unreal or absent self

emotional or physical numbing

Sx of depersonalization?

derealization

experiences of unreality or detachment with respect to surroundings

unreal, dreamlike, foggy, lifeless, visually disotorted

In derealization individuals or objects are experienced as…

intact

During depersonalization or derealization experiences, reality testing remains _______

disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states which may be described in some cultures as an experience of posession

Define dissociative identity disorder

2 or more

How many personality states must be present to dx dissociative identity disorder

discontinuity in sense of self and agency

dissociative identity disorder involves marked discontinuity in….

affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition and or sensory motor functioning

In addition to discontinuity in sense of self and agency dissociative identity disorder is accompanied by alterations in….

others

In dissociative identity disorder S&S are observed by ….

imaginary playmates or fantasy play

In dissociative identity disorder for kids the disturbance is not explained by….

cultural or religious experience

dissociative identity disorder disturbance is not normally part of….