Questions and Answers
What is a common characteristic of dissociative disorders?
Which dissociative disorder involves the presence of two or more distinct identities or personalities?
What is the term for the main identity in Dissociative Identity Disorder?
What is the primary difference between Dissociative Amnesia and Dissociative Amnesia with Fugue?
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What is the primary symptom of Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder?
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What is the main goal of treatment for dissociative disorders?
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What is the term for physical symptoms that have no underlying physical cause, but are rather caused by psychological factors?
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What is the primary difference between Somatic Symptom Disorder and Illness Anxiety Disorder?
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What is the term for the excessive and persistent preoccupation with having a serious illness?
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What is the term for the rapid onset of symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function, caused by psychological factors?
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Study Notes
Dissociative Disorders
- Alterations in memory, identity, and consciousness are common characteristics
- Can last months or years
- Often associated with traumatic childhood experiences, but not always
- Abnormal hippocampus function is a factor
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
- Characterized by two or more distinct identities or personalities
- Results from severe trauma, causing shattering of identity
- Host (main identity) and alters (splintered personalities) exist
- Trouble recalling autobiographical memories is a challenge
Dissociative Amnesia
- Previously known as psychogenic amnesia
- Caused by psychological factors, not physical
- Dissociative Amnesia with Fugue: person leaves their current situation and takes on a new identity
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
- Symptoms include feelings of detachment from self or surroundings
- Can occur during anxiety or panic attacks
- Person feels a lack of control and disconnected from reality
- Depersonalization: feeling like an outside observer of one's body
- Derealization: feeling detached from surroundings
Treatment
- Focuses on coping with stress and depression
- Integrating altered personalities into one
Stress and Illness
- Prolonged stress can lead to physical illnesses
- Stress-induced experiments with mice demonstrate this concept
Psychophysiological Disorders
- Not a DSM-5 disorder
- When no biological cause is found, psychological causes are explored
- Social factors contribute to disorders like headaches, cardiovascular disorders, cancers, and gastrointestinal disorders
Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders
- People experience physical symptoms with no physical cause
- Somatic means body-related
- Symptoms are real, not faked or imagined
- Problem: no physical explanation for symptoms, only psychological
Somatic Symptom Disorder
- One or more distressing somatic symptoms disrupt daily life
- Anxious thoughts about symptoms, excessive time spent on health concerns
- Duration: more than 6 months
- Specify if with predominant pain (e.g., leg, back, or shoulder pain)
Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondriasis)
- Preoccupation with having a serious illness
- High anxiety about health
- Excessive health-related behaviors
- Duration: at least 6 months
Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder)
- Rare disorder with rapid onset of symptoms
- Altered voluntary motor or sensory function (not faked, but real)
- Psychological cause, not physical
- Symptoms include paralysis or altered vision or hearing
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Test your knowledge about Dissociative Disorders, including their characteristics, symptoms, and effects on memory, identity, and consciousness. This quiz covers various aspects of dissociative disorders, including Dissociative Identity Disorder, traumatic childhood experiences, and the role of the hippocampus.
