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Dissociative Disorders
Psychology Grade 12 Ms. Rebecca
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I. Dissociation Separation of personality parts or mental processes from conscious thought. In English: Zoning out Example: You may be so involved in listening to a Psychology lesson you can’t hear when someone calls your name.
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A. When is Dissociation a disorder?
When it is used as a way to avoid stressful events or feelings.
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Examples: Someone loses their memory of a painful experience (rape, child abuse etc) Lose memory of identity!
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II.Types of Dissociative Disorders
A. Dissociative Amnesia- Sudden loss of memory, usually right after a stressful or traumatic event.
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A. Dissociative Amnesia-
Usually people with Dissociative Amnesia forget events during a period of time around the trauma but sometimes a person may forget ALL prior experience and may be unable to remember his/her name, recognize friends and family or recall personal information.
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1. How does it get “fixed”? Memory is likely to return just as suddenly as it is lost.
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B. Dissociative Fugue Another type of Dissociative Disorder
1. Multiple personalities Different personalities may or may not be aware of the others and each personality takes turns controlling the person.
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B. Dissociative Fugue 2. Each personality is likely to be different from the others in ways like: - voice - facial expression - perceived age - gender - physical characteristics
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B. Dissociative Fugue 3. Why do people get Dissociative Fugue?
Usually severely abused as children
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3. Depersonalization Disorder
-Feelings of detachment from one’s mental processes or body. Out of body experience.
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3. Depersonalization Disorder
Why does it happen? Often goes with other psychological disorders A likely to occur after a stressful event
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III. Explaining Dissociative Disorders
2 different views 1. Psychoanalitical- people dissociate to repress unacceptable urges 2. Learning- Learn to not thing about disturbing events to avoid feelings of guilt, shame or pain Dissociate by forgetting painful events! It works! Anxiety is reduced when a trauma is forgotten but……..
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Homework Use your notes and book to fill in the Dissociative Disorders worksheet and define Key terms: Dissociative Disorders Dissociation Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Fugue Dissociative Identity Disorder Depersonalization Disorder
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