1. Chapter 11 Section 3

2.  Involve changes in consciousness, memory, or self-identity.  These disorders affect the ability to maintain a cohesive sense of self or unity of consciousness, which results in bizarre behavior.

3.  There are two types of dissociative disorders ◦ Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXuG2zI39yA&safety_mode=tr ue&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXuG2zI39yA&safety_mode=tr ue&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1 ◦ Dissociative Amnesia

4.  DID is commonly known as multiple personality disorder or split personality.  Two or more distinct personalities exist within the same individual.  Each personality has distinct traits, manner of speech, and memories

5.  People affected experience a loss of memory for information about themselves or their life experiences.  The absence of any physical cause for their amnesia (blow to head, neurological condition, drug/alcohol abuse) suggests that the disorder is psychological.

6.  These disorders may represent an attempt to disconnect or dissociate from traumatic experiences or other sources of psychological pain or conflict.

7.  Some psychologists believe that DID is a rare but genuine disorder that arises in a few individuals as a way of coping with terrible physical and sexual abuse dating back to childhood.  Others doubt the existence of DID, ascribing that behavior to a form of attention seeking role playing

8.  People with these disorders may have physical symptoms or complaints that cannot be explained medically.  Two Types ◦ Conversion Disorder ◦ Hypochondriasis

9.  A person suffers a loss of physical function, such as ◦ loss of movement in a limb ◦ loss of vision ◦ loss of feeling in a hand or arm ◦ No physical cause for these symptoms ◦ http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRzytAhu0hg&safety_mode=true&safe=active&pe rsist_safety_mode=1 http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRzytAhu0hg&safety_mode=true&safe=active&pe rsist_safety_mode=1 ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNruAT3zAE&feature=related&safety_mode=true &safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNruAT3zAE&feature=related&safety_mode=true &safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1

10.  People who are preoccupied with the idea that there is something terribly wrong with their health.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8v6aSOp5zw&safety_mode=true&safe= active&persist_safety_mode=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8v6aSOp5zw&safety_mode=true&safe= active&persist_safety_mode=1  Have physical complaints or symptoms which they believe are signs of serious illness (cancer, heart disease)

11.  Hysterical paralysis (loss of vision) can prevent people from having to confront stressful or conflict-laden situations  People with conversion disorders may be reinforced by others for adopting a “sick role”, drawing sympathy and support from others, while avoiding things they don’t want to do (work, chores, etc.)