Which disorder is this?
Emma becomes another person who goes by the name "Alyssa" with different speech and behavior for a certain amount of time. Afterwards, Emma doesn't recall said behavior when her friends tell her about it.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Emily experiences a traumatic car crash and she isn't able to remember the crash or hours leading up to it but she still knows who she is, where she lives and who her family is.
No fugue
Dissociative Amnesia is the most common dissociative disorder.
True!
Someone wanders for hours outside of his city after a stressful situation before found and can't tell anyone what is they are doing or who they are.
Is this Dissociative Amnesia with Fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder, or Dissociative Amnesia without fugue?
Dissociative Amnesia with Fugue
Ethan has imaginary friends during his childhood. Could this cause him to develop Dissociative Identity Disorder?
No, not a cause!
A Vietnam War veteran who worked at the World Trade Center when 9/11 happened who disappeared and didn't remember family or identity when found a few months later.
Dissociative Amnesia
Jimmy disappears from his home, travels to a new state under a new name, "Harry" and creates a life for himself there for weeks. Later, Jimmy "snaps out of it" and then has no recollection of the new Harry life he made.
Fugue
Dissociative Identity Disorder has a limit of how many personalities a person can have.
False!
Someone can go by several names in one day with each name possessing a different personality and behavior. Each personality doesn't know about the others.
Is this Dissociative Amnesia without fugue, Dissociative Identity Disorder or Depersonalization Disorder?
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Fred experiences extreme amounts of child neglect and abuse during his childhood and develops coping mechanisms where he detaches as a result. Could the neglect cause Fred to develop Dissociative Identity Disorder?
Yes, this is a cause!
James feels as though he is experiencing life outside of his body and as if the world isn't real. However, he knows this is just a feeling.
Depersonalization Disorder
Britney goes on a long walk due to stress over exams. Her walk lasts for miles and when approached, she is unable to say who she is or how she got there.
Fugue
People with Dissociative Identity Disorder do not experience memory gaps/loss.
False!
An underlying mechanism where the sense of self is split into different parts.
Is this Fugue, Identity Fragmentation or Memory Blocking?
Identity Fragmentation
Maria gets kidnapped and endures torture before she survives. Later on, she cannot recall the incident. Could this event cause her develop Dissociative Amnesia?
Yes, this is a cause!