exam 2 chapter 16

Question 1

key major dissociative disorders (3)

Answer 1

dissociation/derealization disorder; dissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder (must generate significant impairment in important areas of functioning)

Question 2

dissociative disorders

Answer 2

disruption of and/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior (nonpathological = “highway hypnosis”); 0.3-2-3% prevalence

Question 3

depersonalization/derealization disorder

Answer 3

altered sense of selfhood; depersonalization (“out of body”; emotional or physical numbing; time distortion); derealization (feelings of unreality with regard to surroundings; objects/people may appear physically distorted, foggy, dreamlike, robotic, lifeless); gradual or sudden onset; may last hours, weeks, or years (rare); highly stressful, unfamiliar, threatening social interactions; associated with parental rejection, punishment, abuse; onset early adulthood; 1-3% prevalence; comorbidity; atypical cortical functioning that mediate multisensory input

Question 4

dissociative amnesia

Answer 4

formerly “psychogenic amnesia”; substantial memory loss for biographical information that is not the product of a neurological or other medical condition; often follows a traumatic event; onset childhood or adulthood (30-40); EQUALLY common among males and females

Question 5

“dissociative fugue”

Answer 5

rare amnesia for personal identity that involves wandering or unplanned travel; closely associated with trauma and/or stress

Question 6

dissociative identity disorder

Answer 6

“multiple personality disorder”; two or more distinct or personality states must be present (DSM-5)