PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Holy Spirit, Psychogenic Amnesia, Etiology
10 Jan 2017
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O(cid:374)e off trau(cid:373)as do(cid:374)"t lead to disso(cid:272)iative a(cid:373)(cid:374)esia: type ii: weeks/months on going. Most cases of did are created by cultural pressures/expectations. Individual unconsciously plays culturally-sanctioned dissociative role: acting out culturally rewarded roles in which dissociative identities are part of the scenes, hypnotic states (hidden observer, mediumship. Individuals who believe themselves to be the connector between this world and alien world. Believing in channels between worlds that they believe in because it has been culturally accepted by individual: spirit possession (part of dsm-v did) Strong belief in the reality and validity and value of spirit position churches by the holy spirit is an important ritual. Acting out unconsciously a role that is accepted in their culture: multiple personalities in did, takes role characteristics from cultural stereotypes, or patterns: People still claim to have contact with the spirit world. Suggestive individual struggling with mental health issues, come in and therapist suggests they may have did.
