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I Can
Distinguish the 4 major Dissociative Disorders
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Dissociative Disorders
Group of pathologies involving “fragmentation” of the personality
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3. Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative Amnesia
A psychologically induced loss of memory for personal information
Dissociative fugue
Depersonalization disorder
Dissociative identity disorder
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4. Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative amnesia with the addition of “flight” from one’s home, family, and job
Depersonalization disorder
Dissociative identity disorder
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5. Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Depersonalization Disorder
Abnormality involving the sensation of mind and body having separated.
The sense of having an ‘out of body’ experience
Dissociative identity disorder
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6. Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative amnesia
Condition in which the individual displays multiple identities.
(formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder)
to a person who is unable, because of a mental disorder or defect, to confirm his or her behavior to the law.
Dissociative Fugue
Depersonalization disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Can I
Distinguish the 4 major Dissociative Disorders
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