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6 Cards in this Set
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Dissociation
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disruption in the usually integrated functions of
consciousness, memory, identity -loss of perception of environment |
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Depersonalization disorder
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temporary loss or change in sense of reality; may feel detached from self/surroundings, feel like a dream or being a robot; experience derealization ( sense of unreality about external world)
-reality remains intact 80-90% of people in a lifetime experience during extreme stress |
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dissociative amnesia
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most common diss. disorder
-unable to recall important info -reaction to traumatic or stressful experiences NOT DUE to : forgetfulness, organic causation, drugs or alcohol -memory loss is often REVERSIBLE |
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5 types of diss. amnesia
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1. Localized
events occurring in specific time period ( most common) 2. Selective forget only disturbing info during specific time period 3. Generalized forget entire lives (VERY RARE) 4. Continuous forgets from a particular time in past until present (quite RARE) 5. Systematic/systematized forgets specific category of information (VERY RARE; forget you have a job, but remember everything else) |
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Diss. Fugue
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fugue= flight
-person travels unrepentantly away from home/familiar surrounding, assumes new identity partially or completely (confused about identity) -appear normal without mental challenges -cannot recall past or fills with false memories can last hours to days(RARELY months or years) -tends to end suddenly -individuals regain most/all memories -serves to protect from trauma |
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Amnesia, fugue, and the law
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-sometimes claimed as criminal defense > only if persists through hypnosis and barbiturate interviews
- no test to prove for malingering -consider gain produced by symptoms -crime due to true diss. is irrational or produces no secondary gain |
