PSY 3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Autonomic Nervous System, Etiology, Borderline Personality Disorder

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Psychology (A&S)
• Course: PSY 3100
• Professor: Olatunji Olubunmi(bunmi)

Document Summary

Dissociative disorders: sudden disruption in the continuity of, consciousness, memory, identity, dissociation, aspects of cognition or experience becomes inaccessible to consciousness, disruption in the usually integrated functions, avoidance response. Is this an uncommon experience: nope, dissociative experiences in the general population (from most to least common) Feeling as though one were two different people. Feeling as though one"s body is not one"s own. Not recognizing one"s reflection in a mirror. Dissociative amnesia: diagnosis, cannot recall important personal information usually of a traumatic or stressful nature and too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness, not due to: Neurological or general medical condition: causes significant impairment in social or occupational functioning, characteristics. May last hours or years: usually remits spontaneously. Implicit memory procedural0: underlies behaviors based on experiences that cannot be consciously recalled. Writing a check, playing tennis: distinguishing other causes of memory loss form dissociation, degenerative brain disorders (alzheimer"s) Inability to learn new information: substance abuse.