PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Psychogenic Amnesia, Depersonalization Disorder

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Mark Coates

Document Summary

Psy 3171 lec 5 : dissociative disorders and somatoform disorders. Dissociative disorders: dissociation means disruption of the usual functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, not all dissociation is pathological (daydreaming, time passing while driving) For a period of time you are fully checked out (dissociation) Info is getting in, but it is not arriving at consciousness. Highway hypnosis: dsm-5 diagnoses, dissociative amnesia, dissociative identity disorder, depersonalization disorder. Dissociative amnesia: inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is inconsistent with ordinary forgetfulness. Concerning a trauma, involves info about the event, not other info: specifier: with dissociative fugue, memory for non-personal information is usually intact, memory usually returns within a few days, but can be chronic. Dissociative fugue specifier: amnesia plus apparently purposeful travel or bewildered wandering, several cultures recognize disorders that include running , prevalence of dissociative fugue is known to increase during times of stress, such as war or natural disaster.