PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

Document Summary

Dissociative disorders: disorders marked by major changes in memory that do not have clear physical causes one part of a person"s memory or identity becomes dissociated or separated from other parts of his/her memory/identity. Dissociative amnesia: (1) the inability to recall important personal events and information triggered by a traumatic or upsetting event, (2) significant distress or impairment, (3) the symptoms are not caused by a substance or medical condition. Localized: the individual fails to recall events that occur during a prescribed period of time, usually the first few hours following a profoundly disturbed event. Selective: person can recall some but not all events during prescribed period of time. Generalized: inability to recall events earlier in life. Continuous: inability to recall events subsequently to a specific time up to and including the present; loss of memory for continuous amount of time.