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DissociativeDisorder

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A disorder characterized by a person's "splitting" from their situation into a fantasy state as a mode of handling stress Dissociatve Disorder
a type of DD in which the person has an inability to recall substantial personal information, too much to be forgetfulness. Dissociative or Psychogenic Amnesia
Occurs when a person leaves thier home/work and is unable to recall their identity. Dissociative or Psychogenic Fugue
Presence of 2 or more distinct personalities, which emerge in stressful situations. dissociative identitiy disorder (DID) or Multiple Personality
loss of reality and the ability to feel and express emotion and they are not comfortable in their environment. Depersonalizaiton
which DD occurs as a result of a traumatic event or difficult life situation. Dissociatve or Psychogenic Amnesia
You are caring for a patient with psychogenic Fugue who has left home and doesn't remember her kids or her life. What is the key aspect of care for pateints with DD? Don't give the patient with DD a lot of information about their real identity or past behaviors. The amnesia associated with DD is protective.
What could taking away protection by over-orienting the a client with DD? decompensation
True or False: Daydreaming is conisdered a disorder FALSE: daydreaming is often considered a dissociative state.
True or False: DD is often associated with a dual diagnosis True
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