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    Dissociative Amnesia

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    Dissociative Amnesia is when a person is overly stressed, which can be caused by abuse, accident or disasters? The person may be suffering from the trauma that they have witnessed. But it also can be an inherited illness, as relatives often have dissociative amnesia. It’s an illness where someone cannot remember important information about their lives. This forgetting can be limited to certain specific areas or may include the person’s life history and/or identity. Memory recovery may happen on…

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    impossible that someone can forget their past and continue function normally in society; The Dissociative Amnesia can be used by an individual as an escape from an unpleasant reality, such a family issues, drugs abuse, domestic violence etc. Unless the loss of memory is related to an accident or illness I have my doubt about those cases where the person loss the memory of their present. In my opinion Dissociative Disorder is a maladaptive response to a trauma because until the person faced their…

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    As Barlow and Durand (2015) said, individuals might have dissociative experiences after a very a very stressful event has occurred, which may cause individuals to feel detached from themselves or their surroundings, almost as if they are dreaming or living in slow motion (p. 195). In other words, an individual might develop dissociation as a defense mechanism that will allow him/her to escape or disconnect from thoughts, memories, emotions, or situations that are highly stressful and undesired.…

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    PCP: A Dissociative Drug

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    abbreviation for the powerful, dissociative sedative drug more formally known as phencyclidine. While there are always new drugs and old drugs being sold throughout the United States, many do not compare to Phencyclidine. Other names for this drug include most commonly, PCP, to other exotic names such as ozone, horse tranquilizer, rocket fuel, love boat, hog, embalming fluid, or superweed. PCP is considered by many to be both a dissociative drug and a hallucinogen. A dissociative drug causes…

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    Some cultures consider dissociative trances to be a part of their cultural or religious practices (Sue, Sue, Sue, & Sue, 2014). These trances would not be a qualifying factor when looking at the criterion for dissociative identity disorder. However, it is crucial to consider that cultural factors do help to shape the form DID presents itself in. Generally, in cultures where…

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    This is a state that is linked with the display of switching alternate identities when the individual is under strain and distress. In dissociative identity disorder, individuals may sense the existence of there being voices conversing or existing inside their head. In addition, individuals with this disorder experience major disruptions in memory along with two or more distinct personalities. Furthermore, every one of these personalities may have a distinctive name, private past as well as…

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    What is DID ? Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is one of the more controversial dissociative disorder today. Many therapists and psychological professionals do not believe that this is a real condition, though it is noticed as a disorder by many centers of mental health. According to “A History of Dissociative Identity Disorder,” DID has been an issue for a while, with reports going back to the 17th century and further. Many forms of this condition are shown in Paleolithic cave paintings…

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    What did you like about this script? I really like the concept of this script and the manner in which the writer unfolds the story. I also liked that the writer chose to leave minor clues in the character reaction when Ikesha, Shan, and Kay were around each other. Likewise, I thought it was smart the way the writer was able to keep Ikesha’s perspective of the entire situation in the foreground of the script from the beginning to the end. With stories like these, it can be difficult to grab…

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    These disorders are defined as patterns of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact the life of an individual. The disorders cause distress on the individual and often times the family and friends. Some of these disorders are; bipolar, dissociative disorders, and neurocognitive disorders. Bipolar disorder is alternating periods of elation and depression. There are 3 main types of bipolar disorder; bipolar 1, bipolar 2, and Cyclothymic or Cyclothymia. Bipolar 1 are manic episodes that…

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    Classical Conditioning Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder The treatment of the dissociative identity disorder follows a consistent observance of psychological requirements. It is important to understand that therapists have the tendency to clearly understand the best practices regarding medication. Classical conditioning is one of the methods that can be used to ensure that dissociative identity disorder patients get their treatment. Dissociative identity disorder…

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