CRIM 314- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 12 pages long!)
4 Oct 2017
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Crim314 unit 1: automatism, amnesia, and dissociative states. Inability to recall important personal info of a traumatic/stressful nature. Causes distress or impairment in social, occupational, and other areas of functioning. Effects of a substance (eg. medication, drug abuse) 5 types (this unit focuses on those bolded): dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, dissociative identity disorder, depersonalization disorder, dissociative disorder not otherwise specified. Presence of 2 or more distinct identities. Does not meet criteria for any specific disorder. Sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work. Confusion about identity or assumption of new identity. Each with its own pattern of perception and thinking. Too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. Effects of a substance (eg. blackout during alcohol intoxication) General medical conditions (eg. complex partial seizures) Recurrent feeling of being detached from one"s mental processes or body. Distinction between dissociative amnesia and a dissociative state. Dissociative amnesia refers to inability to recall important info following a traumatic (criminal) experience.
