Involves some sort of dissociation, or separation, of a part of a _____
dissociative disorder
- person’s consciousness, memory, or identity
______: Lack of memory for a SPECIFIC EVENT OR EVENTS, while other memory remains intact.
_____: loss of memory for certain categories of information
____: inability to remember certain details of an event
- localized amnesia
- systematized amnesia
- selective amnesia
Episode of complete loss of memory of one’s life and identity, plus unexpected travel to new location, or assumption of new identity
dissociative fugue
_____ is the most common dissociative disorder
Depersonalization
Diagnosis of depersonalization/ derealization disorder given only when feelings of unreality and detachment cause _____
major impairment in social or occupational functioning
- Formerly called _____
- ____ relatively independent personality states appear to exist in one person, including experiences of possession.
- the diagnostic was found _____and ___
- Multiple Personality Disorder
- two or more
- difficult and controversy
When a person has ____ distinct personalities (subpersonalities), usually one of these subpersonalities – called the primary, or host, personality – appears more often than the others
- The transition from one subpersonality to the next (“_____”) is usually sudden and in response to demands in the environment.
- two or more……(subpersonalities)
- switching
The relationship between or among subpersonalities varies from case to case. Generally there are three kinds of relationships:
mutually amnesic
mutually cognizant
one way amnesic relationships
subpersonalities have no awareness of one another
Mutually amnesic relationships –
patterns – each subpersonality is well aware of the rest
mutually cognizant
most common pattern; some personalities are aware of others, but the awareness is not mutual
one-way amnesic relationships
How do subpersonalities differ?
Vital statistics
Abilities and preferences
Physiological responses
Subpersonalities may differ in features as basic as age, sex, race, and family history
vital statistics
It is not uncommon for different subpersonalities to have different abilities, including being able to drive, speak a foreign language, or play an instrument
abilities and preferences
Researchers have discovered that subpersonalities may have physiological differences, such as differences in autonomic nervous system activity, blood pressure levels, and allergies
physiological response
Dissociative identity disorder:
- Major goal is use of_______ to develop healthier ways of dealing with stressors
trauma-based therapy
Dissociative amnesia and fugue:
- Symptoms usually _____ but often associated with depression and/or stress
- _____
- spontaneously end
antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, stress management
