Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Dissociative Identity Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Malingering
27 Feb 2013
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Dsm-iv-tr diagnostic criteria: two or more distinct identities or personality states. Each has its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to environment, self: recurrently take control of person"s behaviour, loss of memory for personal information, not due to physiological effect of a substance or general medical condition. High rates of comorbidity depression, anxiety, borderline personality, suicide, substance abuse, ptsd, eating disorders. More common in women than men (3 9 x) Average of 6-7 years between first symptom presentation and diagnosis of did. Extremely rare until 30 years ago only about 100-200 cases reported before the 1980s. Drew media attention to multiple personality woman with 15 different personalities. 1980"s dramatic increase in cases, added to dsm. 1990s false memory syndrome controversy growing concerns lawsuits ; under hypnosis therapists were probing patients to think they were abused. 2000s dramatic drop-off in numbers of cases. A diathesis stress model; stress would be some sort of abuse occurring in childhood.
