1. Dissociative disorders

2. What is a dissociative disorder?
A disorder that cause the sense of self to be separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, or feelings

3. Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative disorder characterized by the loss of memory triggered by a specific traumatic event.
Two Types:
Retrograde Amnesia: old memories, including those that occurred around the time of the traumatic event, are lost.
Most common form
Anterograde Amnesia: the ability to form new memories is lost.
Rare, caused mostly by head trauma or brain disease

4. Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative disorder characterized by the loss of identity and travel to a new location
From the DSM-IV:
Sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one's customary place of work, with inability to recall one's past,
Confusion about personal identity, or the assumption of a new identity, or significant distress or impairment.

5. Dissociative Identity Disorder
Previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder
A rare & complicated disorder where an individual experiences two or more distinct personalities and alternating personalities.
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