11. Dissociative disorders

Question 1

Dissociation

Answer 1

Disruption in the integrated sense of self

Question 2

Depersonalization

Answer 2

feelings of detachment from oneself

Question 3

Derealization

Answer 3

feelings of detachment from one’s surroundings

Question 4

When does dissociation generally occur?

Answer 4

Significant trauma, particularly during childhood

Question 5

Dissociative fugue

Answer 5

Sudden unexpected travel away from home, accompanied by amnesia for identity or other autobiographical information

Question 6

Who is dissociative disorder more common in?

Answer 6

Women

Question 7

Abreaction

Answer 7

Strong emotional reaction patients may experience when retrieving traumatic memories

Question 8

Derealization

Answer 8

They may experience the world around them as though they were in a dream or movie

Question 9

When do transient experiences of depersonalization or derealization commonly occur?

Answer 9

Times of stress!

Question 10

Dissociative Identity disorder

Answer 10

The presence of more than one distinct personality state as a result of a fragmented sense of self

Question 11

Who does DID generally develop in?

*Dissociative identity disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder

Answer 11

Victims of significant and chronic/childhood trauma