Question | Answer |
types | 1. psychogenic amnesia (dissociative amnesia) 2. psychogenic fugue (dissociative fufue) 3. Depersonalization disorder 4. Multiple personality disorder/dissociative indentity disorder |
what are the underlying cxs of dissociative disorders? | 1. anxiety 2. severe psychological trauma 3. overuse of defense mechanism of dissociatin |
Are dissociative disorder pts aware of the condition? | no |
people who have the ability to dissociate are in simple terms doing what? | creating diferent personalities or conditions to separate themselves from the source of emotional pain |
what does psychogenic mean? | from a psychological or emotional rooth instead of an organic (biological) one |
4 types of dissociative disorders | 1. psychogenic amnesia 2. psychogenic fugue 3. depersonalization disorder 4. multiple personality disorder |
pshycogenic amnesia | sudden inability to remember personal info r/t physical or emotionla trauma |
usually seen in ____ | teens and young women |
symptoms | wandering / confusion/ disorientation |
what do these symptoms remind you of? | dementia. But this is temporary. |
psychogenic fugue | more dramatic in symptoms: leave town, new identity for a while, no confusion or disorientation. SHORT LIVED |
what triggers psychogenic fugue? | ETHO and severe stress |
tx | therapy. great prognosis. Fast recovery and rare relapses |
depersonalization disorder affect what population? | <40 |
A&O x 3 or 4 but ... | reality has changed |
what do pt describe? | floating / out of body / fear of going crazy |
depersonalizayion disorder pts are at high risk for | suicide |
does depersonalization disorder happen by itself? | no. it can happen w/ schizophrenia, personality disorders, and seizure disorders |
multiple personality disorder | dissociative identity disorder |
explain MPD | 2 or > personalities within the same body |
possible characteristics of different personalities | opposites / there is a primary one / diff ages and sexes/ diff medical dx / diff eye colors |
what is the goal in tx | takes years, but the goal is to put them all in one or as few as possible |
meds for dissociative disorders | antianxiety |