Module 13: DID and Related Disorders

Question 1

Different DID and Related Disorders

Answer 1

1. Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder
2. Dissociative Amnesia
3. Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 2

Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder

Answer 2

+ characterized by the presence of constellation of typical depersonalization/derealization symptoms and the absence of manifestations of illness anxiety disorder
+ must precede the onset of major depressive epi or clearly continues even after its resolution
+ there must be no true neurocognitive deficits
+ too much use of repression

Question 3

Depersonalization

Answer 3

your perception alters so that you temporarily lose the sense of your own reality, as if you are in a dream watching yourself

Question 4

Derealization

Answer 4

your sense of external world is lost; thing may seem to change shape or size, people may seem dead or mechanical

Question 5

When should DID not be diagnosed?

Answer 5

when symptoms occur ONLY during panic attacks, it must not be diagnosed with D/DD

Question 6

Dissociative Amnesia

Answer 6

inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetting

Question 7

Localized or Selective Amnesia vs. Generalized Amnesia

Answer 7

usually localized or selective amnesia for specific events, then generalized, if entire life history

Question 8

Dissociative Fugue

Dissociative Amnesia

Answer 8

memory loss revolves around specific incident, an unexpected trip; individuals just take off and later find themselves in a new place, unable to remember why or how you got there

Question 9

When may Dissociative Amnesia be diagnosed?

Answer 9

If a person experiencing PTSD cannot recall part or all of specific trauma event and that extends to beyond the immediate time of the trauma, comorbid diagnosis of DA may be warranted

Question 10

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 10

+ disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states
+ extreme subtype of PTSD
+ does not have a classic bipolar sleep disturbance
+ appear to encapsulate a variety of severe personality disorder features
+ too much use of dissociation

Question 11

host personality

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 11

the person who becomes the patient and asks for treatment; developed later

Question 12

switch

Answer 12

transition from one personality to another

Question 13

Hypnotic Trance

Answer 13

tend to be focused on one aspect of their world and they become vulnerable to suggestions by the hypnotist

Question 14

What may be comorbid with DID?

Answer 14

present with comorbid depression, anxiety, substance abuse, self-injury, or another common symptom

Question 15

What may be a risk factor for Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Answer 15

early life trauma represent as risk factor

Question 16

Biological Explanation behind Dissociative Identity Disorder

Answer 16

several brain regions have been implicated in the pathophysiology of DID, including the orbitofrontal cortex, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, and amygdala

Question 17

What are the differences between schizophrenia and DID?

Answer 17

Individuals with schizophrenia have low hypnotic capacity, whilst, individuals with DID have highest hypnotic capacity among all clinical groups

Question 18

What is comorbid with DID?

Answer 18

comorbid with PTSD, depressive disorders, substance-related disorders, feeding and eating disorders, etc.

Question 19

Forms of Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder

Answer 19

most common forms of functional neurological symptom disorder include nonepileptic seizures, gait disturbances, and paralyses