Dissociative Disorders

Question 1

Dissociation

Answer 1

Separation of conscious awareness from thoughts, memory, body sensation, feelings, identity
Can serve as a psychological escape

Question 2

Dissociative Disorder

Answer 2

Dysfunction, distress caused by chronic, severe dissociation

Question 3

Dissociative Amnesia

Answer 3

Type of dissociative disorder
Loss of memory w/ no known physical cause
Inability to recall selected / any memories

Question 4

Dissociative Fugue

Answer 4

Type of dissociative disorder

“Running away” state; wandering from one’s life, memory, identity w/ no memory of these

Question 5

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 5

Aka multiple personality disorder
Development of distinct personalities that may/not be aware of one another
Could be extreme role play

Question 6

What evidence suggests that Dissociative Identity Disorder is real?

Answer 6

Different personalities involve:

• different brain wave patterns
• different handedness
• different visual acuity, eye muscle balance patterns