PSYC 2364 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Bronchus, Smog, Aids
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Chapter 6: dissociative disorders, somatic symptom and related disorders, and psychological factors affecting physical health. Dissociative disorder a disorder characterized by disruption, or dissociation, of identity, memory, or consciousness. The major dissociative disorders include dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, and depersonalization disorder. In each case, there is a disruption or dissociation ( splitting off ) of the functions of identity, memory, or consciousness that normally make us whole. Dissociative identity disorder a dissociative disorder in which a person has two or more distinct, or alter, personalities. In dissociative identity disorder, two or more personalities each with well-defined traits and memories occupy one person. In some cases, the host (main) personality is unaware of the existence of the other identities, whereas the other identities are aware of the existence of the host. In other cases, the different personalities are completely unaware of one another. Sometimes the personalities vie for control of the person.
