Dissociative disorders

Question 1

What did Pierre Janet first describe dissociation as

Answer 1

An automatic, defensive coping response to highly adversive events

Question 2

Which big psychological theory pays close attention to dissociation and repression

Answer 2

Psychoanalytical

Question 3

Dissociative disorders have positive and negative sides, true or false

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What is the personalisation and the realisation?

Answer 4

Experiencing the world through glass, like you’re out of your body and depersonalisation can occur during dreams, memories and so on.

Question 5

What are negative symptoms of dissociative disorders and positive symptoms of dissociation disorders

Answer 5

Negatives includes memory loss, loss of sense of self and lack of control whereas positive symptoms include flashbacks or personality states taking over

Question 6

What scale is used to measure dissociation?

Answer 6

Dissociative experience scale

Question 7

What is a conversion disorder?

Answer 7

When a problem with the body stems from a psychological force, such as being unable to speak

Question 8

When does DPDR usually start?

Answer 8

 adolescent/early adulthood, age 16, on average with gradual onset, becoming chronic

Question 9

How is dissociative disorder diagnosed?

Answer 9

 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

Question 10

What is dissociative amnesia?

Answer 10

 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 

Question 11

What is the prevalence of dissociative disorders?

Answer 11

 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

Question 12

What drug has been used to induce dissociative state and what system does it link to?

Answer 12

Ketamine to glutzmiate system

Question 13

What are some cognitive or emotional explanations for the associative disorders?

Answer 13

For DPDR  overwhelming emotions of my numb other nations 

Question 14

What percentage of dissociation is linked to genetics?

Answer 14

 anywhere between 0% and 59%

Question 15

What kind of people are more prone to dissociative disorders?

Answer 15


Suggestible, cognitive failures disrupted sleep and negative emotion anxious types

Question 16

What did the study about decisive disorders and horror movies, conclude

Answer 16

 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

Question 17

Explain the cognitive emotional factors of the DPDR 

Answer 17

cognitive functions, largely intact, and emotional functions are not intact alexithymia)

Question 18

Explain the cognitive and emotional thanks all of associative amnesia

Answer 18

 episodic memory, cognitive function, not intact, but semantic memories might be okay

 emotional functions, not intact

Question 19

How is dissociative identity Diss! formed?

Answer 19

Disruption of the cell, and alters form which are protective

Question 20

What are dissociative disorders seen as now?

Answer 20

Disorder of self-misunderstanding

Question 21

Which dissociative disorder has the best recovery and what can help?

Answer 21

Dissociative, amnesia and benzodiazepines can be helpful to recover memories

Question 22

 what therapeutic techniques can be used, even if someone controversial for dissociative disorders

Answer 22

 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)