15.9 Dissociative Disorders

Question 1

Dissociative disorders

Answer 1

group of DSM-5 disorders in which the primary feature is that a person becomes dissociated, or split off, from his or her core sense of self, resulting in disturbances in identity and memory

Question 2

dissociative amnesia

Answer 2

dissociative disorder characterized by an inability to recall important personal information, usually following an extremely stressful or traumatic experience

Question 3

Depersonalization/derealization disorder

Answer 3

dissociative disorder in which people feel detached from the self (depersonalization), and the world feels artificial and unreal (derealization)

Question 4

dissociative identity disorder

Answer 4

dissociative disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) in which a person exhibits two or more distinct, well-defined personalities or identities and experiences memory gaps for the time during which another identity emerged

Question 5

dissociative fugue

Answer 5

symptom of dissociative amnesia in which a person suddenly wanders away from one’s home and experiences confusion about his or her identity