Dissociative disorders

Question 1

when do dissociative response soccur?

Answer 1

during stressful and traumatic events

Question 2

disruption in the continuity of an individual’s memory

Answer 2

Dissociative amnesia

Question 3

dissociative amnesia increased the risk of

Answer 3

MDD or persistent depressive disorder and increased risk for suicide

Question 4

sudden, unexpected travel away from home

Answer 4

dissociative fugue

Question 5

strong emotional reaction patients may experience when retrieving traumatic memories

Answer 5

abreaction

Question 6

treatment for dissociative amnesia

Answer 6

• establish patient’s safety
• removal of traumatic situation
• psychotherapy- CBT

Question 7

fugue

Answer 7

runs away and forms a new identitty

Question 8

characterized by repeated experiences of detachment from one’s self or surroundings.

Answer 8

depersonalization/dereakuzation disorder

Question 9

transient experiences of depersonalization or derealization commonly occur in many individuals during times of stress

Answer 9

yep

Question 10

deoersonalization Disorder (1) course (2) treatment

Answer 10

1. wax and wane

2. psychodynamic and CBT

Question 11

characterized by the presence of more than one distinct personality state as a result of a fragmented sense of self

Answer 11

Dissociative identity

Question 12

what is common in people with dissociative disorder

Answer 12

childhood physical/sexual abuse or neglect

Question 13

dissociative disorder (1) course (2) treatment

Answer 13

1. fluctuating but chronic

2. psychotherapy and SSRYs to target comorbid depressive and/or PTSD

Question 14

characterized by sxs of dissociation that cause significant distress or impairment of functioning but do not meet criteria for a specific dissociative disorder

Answer 14

other specified dissociative disorder