Dissociation only exists within these mental disorders. That is, normal functioning individuals do not dissociate.
What is false, dissociation might involve "zoning out" or going on "auto-pilot" when driving.
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Primary feature of dissociative fugue.
What is loss of memory about identity, often traveling far from home.
100
What does DID stand for?
What is dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality disorder.
100
This is the defining feature of depersonalization.
What is not memory loss, but change in identity or sense of self.
200
Most common type of amnesia, all memories of a particular event are not able to be recalled.
What is localized amnesia.
200
The behavioral approach suggests that periods of memory loss or dissociation are rewarded due to a reduction in this.
What is anxiety.
200
What types of childhood adversity do people with DID experience more than the general population?
What is abuse.
200
Spiderman uses his spidey sense and sees venom about to attack him. However, Spiderman feels like he is floating above himself, watching himself from above.
What is doubling.
300
Spiderman can't remember where he put his keys to his dingy New York apartment when he flew out the window to save innocent citizens from Doc Oc. Why wouldn't he qualify for dissociative amnesia?
What is ordinary forgetfulness, not extensive or important personally.
300
How many personalities are required for a DID diagnosis.
What is 2- usually more.
300
Depersonalization that occurs once or twice often requires treatment, even hospitalization.
What is false- typical even. Disorder must be recurrent, distressing, dysfunctional.
400
What psychodynamic term explains why someone might forget important things in order to reduce overwhelming anxiety?
What is repression.
400
Name two drugs used to treat dissociative fugue and their mechanisms.
What is sodium amobartial (amytal) sodium pentobarbital (pentothal). decrease inhibitions to allow recall of anxiety- provoking events.
400
DID is a personality disorder and will be put in the personality disorders section of DSM-5. True/False?
What is false- only change to dissociative disorders is dissociative fugue is subsumed into dissociative amnesia.
400
Describe the time course of depersonalization disorder.
What is cyclical- may return in times of stress.
500
Therapy involving trying to remember forgotten events when in a relaxed state, induced by therapists' instructions.
What is hypnotherapy.
500
What percent of the population experience dissociative fugue.
What is .2%
500
Which Spiderman villian experienced DID and how do you know? (think Spiderman 1 with Toby Maguire).
What is Green Goblin- psychological stressor- threat to status and financial well-being when Oscor was having difficulties).
500
Individuals with depersonalization disorder remember events, but struggle with this.