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State dissociation - answer Transient symptom that lasts for a few
minutes or hours


Trait dissociation - answer Integral aspect of personality


Dissociative amnesia - answer Extensive forgetting typically associated
with highly aversive events


Dissociate fugue - answer Short-lived amnesia for personal identity,
involving unplanned travel or "bewildered wandering"; not viewed as
separate disorder but is a feature of some cases of dissociative amnesia


Depersonalization/derealization disorder - answer Feeling as though one
is an outside observer of one's body


Dissociative identity disorder (DID) - answer Experiencing two or more
distinct identities that recurrently take control over one's body


Five symptom clusters of key features of dissociative disorders - answer -
Depersonalization
-Derealization
-Dissociate amnesia
-Identity confusion
-Identity alteration

,Depersonalization - answer "feeling of detachment or estrangement from
one's self"


Derealization - answer "an alteration in the perception of one's
surroundings so that a sense of reality of the external world is lost"


Identity confusion - answer "thoughts and feelings of uncertainty and
conflict a person has related to [their] identity"


Identity alteration - answer Behavioral acting out of this uncertainty and
conflict; related to identity confusion


Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) - answer Most widely used self-
report measure of dissociation


Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-4 Dissociative Disorders - answer
Structured clinical interview performed by an experienced clinician; can be
done to investigate symptoms displayed on DES


Dissociative disorders, which dramatically affect memory and identity in
those afflicted are thought to be primarily ________ in nature. - answer
psychological


Which of the following are some symptoms of dissociation?
-Amnesia, fugue, and schizoaffective disorder
-Temporary forgetfulness, vertigo, and out of body experiences
-Total and permanent memory loss.
-Amnesia, fugue, depersonalization, and derealization - answer Amnesia,
fugue, depersonalization, and derealization


Dissociation - answer A disruption in the usually integrated function of
consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment

, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - answer Formerly known as multiple
personality disorder, is at the far end of the dissociative disorder
spectrum. It is characterized by at least two distinct, and dissociated
personality states. These personality states or "alters" alternately control
a person's behavior. The sufferer, therefore, experiences significant
memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary
forgetfulness.


Etiology of DID - answer Childhood trauma, general traumatic
experiences; may serve as coping mechanism for threat and danger,
especially when multiple personalities develop


Dissociative amnesia involves ________. - answer memory loss following
stress


Treatment for dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue - answer
Cognitive therapy, psychodynamic therapy; hypnotherapy and drug-
assisted interviews are also used to assist with memory recovery


Post-traumatic model (PTM) - answer Believes that dissociative disorders
are the direct result of exposure to traumatic experiences


Clinicians and researchers further noted that _______-related experiences
can explain the relationship between highly aversive events and
dissociative symptoms. - answer sleep


Overall, the most common form of treatment for dissociative disorders is
__________, which generally focuses on the dissociative psychopathology
and associated trauma or stressor. The types of therapy can include
psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, supportive, hypnotherapeutic, free
association, and drug-assisted. - answer psychotherapy


________ is an episode in which you might believe your thoughts and
feelings are not your own; you may feel robotic, lacking lack control over
movement and speech; whereas ________ is an episode in which you may
feel as if you're in a fog or a dream, or that the surrounding world isn't
unreal. - answer Depersonalization; derealization

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