DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS AND SOMATIC SYMPTOM DISORDERS Flashcards
3 general characteristics of Dissociative Disorders … Sudden disruption in the continuity of?
- Consciousness
- Memory
- Identity
the inability to recall important PERSONAL INFORMATION
Dissociative Amnesia
The CONSCIOUS recall of experiences
Explicit Memory
Suddenly leaves home and work and assumes a new identity ; “flight”
Fugue
Person’s perception of the self or surroundings is disconcertingly and disruptively altered
Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder
Refers to the sensation that world has become UNREAL
Derealization
This is when a person has at least 2 PERSONALITIES, ALTERS - different modes of being, thinking, feeling, and acting that exists independently of one another and that EMERGE AT DIFFERENT TIMES
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Disorders involve the massive use of REPRESSION, resulting in the splitting off from consciousness of unacceptable impulses and painful memories, typically involving parental abuse
Psychodynamic Views in Dissociative Disorders
Dissociation in the form of DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA and FUGUES as a LEARNED RESPONSE involving the behavior of psychologically distancing oneself from disturbing memories or emotions
Social - Cognitive Theory on Dissociative Disorders
There is some evidence of smaller Hippocampal and Amygdala volume in patients with DID compared with “Normals”
Biological Contributions
People who are prone to FANTASIZE, are highly hypnotizable, and are open to altered states of consciousness, may be more likely than others to develop dissociative experiences in the face on a TRAUMATIC ABUSE
Diathesis - Stress Model
Severe PHYSICAL or SEXUAL abuse during childhood sets the stage for DID
Post Traumatic Model
Alters appear in response to suggestions by therapists, exposure to media reports of DID, or other cultural influences
Sociocognitive Model
This is the excessive concerns about PHYSICAL symptoms or HEALTH
Somatic Symptom Disorders
One or MORE Somatic Symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disruption in daily life
Complex Somatic Symptom Disorder
