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TOPIC #1 List the Diagnostic criteria in the DSM |
- Individual must two or more distinct personality states - one must experience current gaps in recall of everyday events - symptoms must cause clinical distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas - disturbance is not part of a religious or cultural practice - symptoms can not be better explained by substance use or another medical condition |
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TOPIC #2 Another name for DID is ... |
Multipule personality disorder |
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Topic #2 List facts regarding prevalence, incidence, and demographic |
- Uncommonly diagnosed - In non-western cultures DID is seen as spirit possession - Latino Vietnam war vets were more likely to have DID than non latino war vets - People who have experience extreme traumas are more at risk for DID - Those who have faced childhood sexual abuse are most vulnerable to DID |
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TOPIC #2 What are some theories as to why a person develops an alternate personality |
- A way of coping with with highly emotional or traumatic events, it allows the individual to dissociate from themselves in the situation - The alternate personality can suffer through the trauma |
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TOPIC #2 DID often occurs along side what other disorder |
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
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TOPIC #3 List some Physiological symptoms and genetic factors of DID |
- There is a genetic factor involved in the predisposition of DID (adoptive vs biological study) - DID individuals are highly hypnotizable (hypnosis is a form of dissociation) - hinting again at a genetic predisposition - DID may be in the genes but remains inactive until a traumatic event |
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TOPIC #4 List some Neurological and Neurochemistry facts about DID |
- Decrease in hippocampal and amygdala volume - Smaller cortical grey matter of the whole brain, as well as frontal, temporal, and insular cortices - DID individuals tend to have higher intelligence (more personalities with different IQ's) - Decrease blood flow in the orbital frontal region - increased blood flow in the median and superior frontal regions |
