Dissociative Disorders

Question 1

Are mental disorders in which the normally well integrated functions of memory, identity, perception, or consciousness are separated.

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Dissociative Disorders

Question 2

The patient cannot recall events that took place within a limited period of time (usually several hours or 1-2 days) following a traumatic event.

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Localized Memory Loss

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The patient can remember some but not all of the events that took place during a limited period of time.

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Selective Memory Loss

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The person cannot recall anything in his/ her entire life. Persons with generalized amnesia are usually found by the police or taken by others to an emergency room.

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Generalized Memory Loss

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This amnesia covers the entire period without interruption from a traumatic event in the past to the present.

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Continuous Memory Loss

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Covers only certain categories of information such as all memories related to a certain location or a particular person.

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Systematized Memory Loss

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A rare condition in which a person suddenly, without planning or warning, travels far from home or work and leaves behind a past life.

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Dissociative Fugue

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Previously known as multiple personality disorder is an effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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The continuity of the patient’s memory is disrupted; have recurrent episodes in which they forget important personal information or events, usually connected with trauma or severe stress.

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Dissociative Amnesia

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Marked by periods of feeling disconnected or detached from one’s body and thoughts. The disorder is sometimes described as feeling like you are observing yourself from outside your body or like being in a dream.

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Depersonalization Disorder