First Aid: Dissociative

Question 1

dissociation

Answer 1

disruption in the integrated sense of self

Question 2

what is Dissociative Amnesia

Answer 2

unable to remember important personal information or history, often traumatic in nature

Question 3

what distinguishes dissociative amnesia from other condition

Answer 3

procedural memory is perceived

Question 4

comorbids with Dissociative amnesia

Answer 4

MDD
Dysthmia
increased risk for suicide

Question 5

dissociative fugue symptoms

Answer 5

sudden, unexpected travel away from home, accompanied by amnesia for identity or other autobiographical information

Question 6

treatment for dissociative fugue

Answer 6

not medication have worked

Question 7

dissociative fugue commonly occurs in what

Answer 7

dissociative identity disorder

Question 8

Abreaction

Answer 8

strong emotional reaction patients may experience when retrieving traumatic memories

Question 9

how to remember fugue

Answer 9

fugitive who runs away and forms a new identity

Question 10

comorbid depresonalization/derealization with

Answer 10

anxiety disorder and major depression

Question 11

Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 11

• more than one distinct personality state

- extensive memory lapses

Question 12

treatment for Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 12

psychothrapy

SSRI, prazosin (nightmares), naltrexone (reduce sel-mutlation)

Question 13

which dissociative disorder has the worst prognosis

Answer 13

Dissociative identity disorder

Question 14

comobid with Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 14

PTSD, MDD, eating, borderline, substance