Dissociative disorders/Personality d/o Flashcards
Which type of dissociative amnesia is described below?
A) autobiographical is worst
B) orientation to person maintained but forgetfulness of date/time/recent events, possible vascular RF
C) orientation to person maintained, possible blackouts present 2/2 intoxication
A) dissociative amnesia
B) amnesia in neurocognitive disorder (transient global amnesia)
C) substance-induced amnesia
What is difference between depersonalization vs. derealization?
depersonalization: detached from self, like an outside observer of yourself
derealization: detachment from surroundings
What is a good psychotherapeutic treatment for depersonalization/derealization disorder outside of hypnosis, CBT and supportive therapy?
Grounding techniques “focus on here and now”
- sensory focus (think of safe experience related to each of 5 senses)
- cognitive focus (re-orient to present)
What is the name of the scale used to assess for dissociative disorders that is a 28-item self-report questionnaire? BUT NOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES
Dissociative Experience Scale
Match the types of amnesia.
Localized, Selective, Systematized, Generalized, Continuous
A) only some events during a period of time
B) only a specific category of memory is affected (e.g., related to interactions with an abuser)
C) all events during a specific period of time (Often the hours or days surrounding the trauma)
D) complete loss of memories of one’s identity and entire life history
E) ongoing amnesia for new events following the trauma up to the present (anterograde
amnesia)
A) selective
B) systematized
C) Localized
D) generalized
E) continuous
What are the 2 most heritable personality disorders?
Narcissistic PD
Schizotypal PD
Decreased skin conductance is seen in what Personality disorder?
Antisocial PD
Abnormal saccadic smooth eye pursuits are seen in patients with what PD?
Schizotypal PD (also seen in SZ)
