Dissociative Disorders

Question 1

Dissociative disorders

Answer 1

Dissociation means disruption in the integrated sense of self.

Includes following disorders
Dissociative amnesia
Depersonalization/derealization
Dissociative identity disorder

Question 2

A 19-year-old man is found wandering several miles from home
3 days after a missing persons report was filed by his family.
He cannot recall his full name or address, even when shown his ID
card. His family reports that he recently returned from combat
deployment.
Likely diagnosis?

Answer 2

Dissociative amnesia
Individuals with dissociative amnesia are unable to remember important
personal information or history, often traumatic in nature.

Question 3

Depersonalization/Derealization disorder

Answer 3

Depersonalization—experiences of unreality or detachment from
one’s body, thoughts, feelings, or actions
Derealization—experiences of unreality or detachment from one’s
surroundings.

Question 4

A 21-year-old woman is brought to the clinic by her boyfriend for
evaluation of “memory issues.” The patient recently visited her fam-
ily for the holidays. The boyfriend states that “she had to deal with her
abusive, alcoholic father. She seems like someone else ever since.” The
patient speaks in a childlike singsong voice and asks to be called by a
name different than what is listed on her driver’s license. She denies any
concerns.

Answer 4

Dissociative Identity Disorder
Manifested as combination of dis.amnesia, depersonalization/ Derealization disorders.