Misconceptions
True or False: DID is a Personality Disorder
False
DID is classified as a dissociation disorder
Name one symptom of someone with dissociation disorder
Memory problems
concentration issues,
significant memory lapses,
compulsive thoughts, and
identity confusion
feeling like the world is distorted.
feeling disconnected from yourself,
problems with handling intense emotions,
sudden and unexpected shifts in mood,
depression or anxiety problems, and
Name the three categories of Dissociative Disorders.
Dissociative Amnesia
Depersonalization - Derealization
Dissociative Identity Disorder
True or False:
DID and Violence are not related
True
There is no link between the two
True or False:
Someone with Dissociation Disorder has trouble working technology
False
What is the link between the youth population and Dissociation Disorder?
Childhood Trauma
True or False:
DID and Schizophrenia are the same
False
They are two different disorders with the main difference being that schizophrenia is genetic
Which Category of Dissociation Disorders can one find themselves not being recognizable in the mirror?
a. Dissociative Identity Disorder
b. Depersonalization - Derealization
c. Dissociative Amnesia
Depersonalization - Derealization
What is the percent related to the number of people believed to experience some sort of dissociation and what percent ends up being chronic?
75% / 2%