Dissociative disorders Flashcards
What did Pierre Janet first describe dissociation as
An automatic, defensive coping response to highly adversive events
Which big psychological theory pays close attention to dissociation and repression
Psychoanalytical
Dissociative disorders have positive and negative sides, true or false
True
What is the personalisation and the realisation?
Experiencing the world through glass, like you’re out of your body and depersonalisation can occur during dreams, memories and so on.
What are negative symptoms of dissociative disorders and positive symptoms of dissociation disorders
Negatives includes memory loss, loss of sense of self and lack of control whereas positive symptoms include flashbacks or personality states taking over
What scale is used to measure dissociation?
Dissociative experience scale
What is a conversion disorder?
When a problem with the body stems from a psychological force, such as being unable to speak
When does DPDR usually start?
 adolescent/early adulthood, age 16, on average with gradual onset, becoming chronic
How is dissociative disorder diagnosed?
 it must be the primary problem and drugs must not be involved and the symptoms are distressing and disrupt functioning in relationships, work and education
What is dissociative amnesia?
 Memory loss, but your skills are usually intact, but they can be lost as well
Tends to get better over time
E.g of DA = dissociative Fuke, why people forget why they are there, and who they are 
What is the prevalence of dissociative disorders?
 fairies, but hiring clinical samples and general population.  Between 0.3%, and 18%, and typically 2.3%..
 in specific groups higher in sex workers and exotic dances,
in clinical samples  prevalence is between 12% and 35% in specific groups such as psychiatric settings
Equal gender ratio for DP/DR and DID
What drug has been used to induce dissociative state and what system does it link to?
Ketamine to glutzmiate system
What are some cognitive or emotional explanations for the associative disorders?
For DPDR  overwhelming emotions of my numb other nations 
What percentage of dissociation is linked to genetics?
 anywhere between 0% and 59%
What kind of people are more prone to dissociative disorders?

Suggestible, cognitive failures disrupted sleep and negative emotion anxious types
What did the study about decisive disorders and horror movies, conclude
 people watching a horror movie and logging that automatic arousal. You can see how this regulated  depersonalisation patients are as their emotional arousal, is always high, regardless of whether there is a stimulus from the movie
Explain the cognitive emotional factors of the DPDR 
cognitive functions, largely intact, and emotional functions are not intact alexithymia)
Explain the cognitive and emotional thanks all of associative amnesia
 episodic memory, cognitive function, not intact, but semantic memories might be okay
 emotional functions, not intact
How is dissociative identity Diss! formed?
Disruption of the cell, and alters form which are protective
What are dissociative disorders seen as now?
Disorder of self-misunderstanding
Which dissociative disorder has the best recovery and what can help?
Dissociative, amnesia and benzodiazepines can be helpful to recover memories
 what therapeutic techniques can be used, even if someone controversial for dissociative disorders
 Engaging with otters, learning, coping strategies, mindfulness, and CBT self regulation strategies for the PDR
Also targeting insomnia
 Symptoms when sleep is improved over 6 to 8 weeks
Tms for dpdr by the prefrontal cortex to reduce frontal inhibition of the motion regions in limbic cortex (Jay et al
2011)
