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Dissociative identity disorder
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Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states, referred to as “alters
Signs and symptoms may be observed by others or reported by the individual. Recurrent gaps in the recall of everyday events, important personal information, and/or traumatic events that are inconsistent with ordinary forgetting |
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Depersonalization
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is a condition in which people feel they are detached from their own body
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Derealization |
a condition in which people feel a sense of unreality or detachment from their surroundings
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BIOLOGICAL ETIOLOGY & TREATMENTOF DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
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Some dissociative symptoms may result from neurological conditions
medication may be prescribed (usually anti-depressants, sometimes anti-anxiety or anti-psychotics) |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ETIOLOGY &TREATMENT OF DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
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Many believe that DID results from traumatic experiences and disordered caregiver-child relationship during critical developmental periods (as a sort of coping mechanism)Not enough solid research to link DID to trauma
Psychotherapy is the primary treatment Goal Integrate altersHelp client to recover repressed memories (controversy exists around this approach) |
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SOCIOCULTURAL ETIOLOGY & TREATMENT OF DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
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The sociocultural theory takes into account the “power of suggestion”Could therapists leading questions and suggestions actually cause a client to believe that they have this disorder?
SOLUTION: Stop the media portrayal of this “disorder” and have therapists proceed more cautiously when they suspect a client might be suffering from DID. |
