Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 48: Antidepressant, Lobotomy, Occupational Therapist

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

To avoid troubling thoughts, feelings or memories remove from conscious awareness (as you repress you lose track of your personality) Patient unable to remember specific events, time in life, or identity. Develops new identity (not a split, just become someone else) Patient develops 2 or more separate identities that co-exist. Under stress patient switches from one identity to another. Criteria for did: 2 or more distinct identities, at least 2 of these identities recurrently take control of behaviour, amnesia for important personal data, not due to substance abuse. 60% conversion disorder: may be aware that others exist (usually not, alters can be different ages, genders, races, species, different handwriting, vision, voice patterns, allergies, iq, rare (but on the rise) Etiology: emotional crisis before age 6, extreme physical or sexual abuse, disorder not typically discovered until adulthood, patient becomes curious about blackouts" and memory lapses, note. Current: about 7000 diagnosed cases in north america.