E2 Dissociative Disorders

Question 1

Detachment or alteration in consciousness, identity, or memory

Answer 1

Dissociation

Question 2

Dissociation is very common during __________ ___________

Answer 2

Panic Attacks

Question 3

3 dissociative disorders in specific

Answer 3

1. Depolarization/Derealization disorder
2. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
3. Dissociative amnesia

Question 4

The three dissoc. disorders must

Answer 4

Not be better explained by drug use, medical conditions, or other mental disorders

Question 5

Most information of dissociative disorders come from

Answer 5

Case study

Question 6

Experiences unreality, detachment, or being an outside observer with respects to one’s THOUGHTS, BODY, FEELINGS

Answer 6

Depersonalization

Question 7

Experiences of unreality or detachment with respect to SURROUNDINGS

Answer 7

Derealization

Question 8

Dereal and Deper can last for two episodic time periods. What are they?

Answer 8

Brief (hours to day) or Prolonged (Weeks to years)

Question 9

Depol and Dereal are usually associated with (3)

Answer 9

severe stress, anxiety, and depression

Question 10

To treat depol. and dereal. we must first address

Answer 10

anxiety, depression, and stressors

Question 11

Presence of 2 or more identities/personality states or “alters”

Answer 11

Dissociative Identity Disorders

Question 12

Between identity transfer in DID, there are

Answer 12

gaps in memory; failure to connect identity

Question 13

In DID, each identity may have a unique

Answer 13

voice, age, behavior, name

Question 14

A switch in personalities is often brought by

Answer 14

stress; usually instant (sometimes gradual)

Question 15

The primary identity is usually _____________, while alters are usually __________________

Answer 15

passive/depressed; controlling/hostile

Question 16

__________________ is common in DID (usually anxiety, depression, and DID)

Answer 16

Comorbidity

Question 17

The primary cause of DID is usually

Answer 17

Childhood trauma (97% early trauma)

Question 18

DID is dissociation as a __________________

Answer 18

coping mechanism

Question 19

DID is an extreme subtype of

Answer 19

PTSD

Question 20

The prevalence of DID is overall

Answer 20

unknown (estimated to be 1-2%)

Question 21

DID was made popular through

Answer 21

movies

Question 22

Created from leading questions from the therapist to suggestible individuals under hypnosis

Answer 22

Socio-cognitive model

Question 23

Inability to recall personal information (not just forgetting)

Answer 23

Dissociative amnesia

Question 24

Flight/travel with an inability to recall ones past

Answer 24

Fugue

Question 25

Fugues can last

Answer 25

Hours to months (brief and prolonged)

Question 26

Dissociative amnesia is usually caused by

Answer 26

Extreme stress

Question 27

It is possible that alters are created in

Answer 27

response to questions asked by therapists

Question 28

It is very possible that DID

Answer 28

is faked

Question 29

DID and PTSD are connected because

Answer 29

They both usually result from a high stressful event that gives strong emotional reactions

Question 30

a personality trait distributed normally across the population, much like weight and height

Answer 30

suggestibility

Question 31

More suggestible people might have a (higher/lower) chance of developing DID

Answer 31

Higher