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Neuro/Psych-Psychopath
Dissociative Disorders
12
Psychology
Graduate
01/18/2011

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Term
What are the symptoms of dissociated disorders and which is the most common?
Definition

Amnesia: Only relevant if about personal based information

Depersonalization: Detached from yourself, emotion, robot-like(Most Common)

Derealization: World feels fake or unfamiliar

Identity Confusion: Conflict/uncertainty about who you are

Identity Alteration: Complete shift in role or identity(can be stable or unstable)

Term
What dissociative symptoms are associated with dissociative amnesia
Definition
Only Amnesia
Term
What is the most common dissociative disorder?
Definition
Dissociated Amnesia
Term
How do you approach psychological treatment of dissociative fugue?
Definition

Stepwise slow integration using psychodynamics and Hypnosis

Discuss Emotions

Discuss facts

Integrate facts with feelings

Term
What are the dissociative symptoms seen in Dissociated Fugue
Definition

Amnesia

+/- Identity Confusion

+/- Identity Alteration

Term
What are the disociative symptoms seen in dissociated depersonalization disorder?
Definition
Everything but Amnesia
Term
What are the dissociated symptoms found in dissociative identity disorder
Definition
All of them
Term
Which dissociative disorder is more common in Females, which is more common in males, and which has a chronic onset?
Definition

Females: Dissociative Identity

Males: Dissociative Amnesia

Chronic Onset: Dissociative Identity

Term
What is the etiology of Dissociative Amnesia?
Definition
Defense Mechanism
Term
What is the etiologies of Dissociative Fugue?
Definition
Serious Life Event
Term
What are the etiologies of Dissociative Depersonalization?
Definition

Serious Event

Epilepsy

Drugs

Thyroid

Pancreas

 

Term
What are the etiologies of Dissociative Identity disorder?
Definition

Abuse

Epilepsy

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