Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Psychogenic Amnesia, Dissociative Experiences Scale

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Rod Martin

Document Summary

Dissociation a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, parts of the self are broken off from conscious awareness. Mild dissociation is very common- very common phenomenon. E. g. , d j vu, absorption- reading a book, so engrossed and caught up in it and you are completely unaware about what others are saying to you, daydreaming, kind of know hypnosis, people can vary in being hypnotized. Genetic basis to it so some biological basis in the brain ex in twins. People with this disorder they learn to use dissociation for a coping strategy. But if that s the only way of coping. Can become a defense mechanism way of coping with stress, trauma. Historical rise and fall of interest in dissociation. Late 1800s high; early 20th c low; 1980s, 90s high. Today low again (over-diagnosis, exaggerated claims, false memory syndrome). Dissociative identity disorder (did) (previously multiple personality disorder) Person is unable to recall important personal information.