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What is dissociative amnesia?
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Dissociation of memory
Inability to recall important personal information (usually of a traumatic or stressful nature) |
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Dissociative Fugue
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Not only loss of personal information, but dissociation of identity
Sudden, unexpected travel. Inability to recall one's past, or assumption of new identity |
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Formerly was called Multiple Personality Disorder
Fragmentation of personal identity 2 or more distinct identities Accompanied by inability to recall important personal information |
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What is Depersonalization Disorder?
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Dissociation of one's perception of self
Feeling of being detached from one's thoughts or body NOTE: Pts. exhibit INTACT reality testing |
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What do DID advocates say is the goal of dissoc. as a behavior?
What do they say the treatment needs to be? |
Goal of behavior was to initially defend against abuse
Treatment enatils recovery of traumatic memory "Alters" need to be allowed to communicate and to be integrated |
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What do DID critics say is the goal of dissoc. as a behavior?
What do they say the treatment needs to be? |
Goal is to defend against current problems
Trying to assume sick role Treatment should entail ignoring "alters", being isolated from reinforcers Also, should entail countersuggestion |
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Under what conditions does more significant dissoc. tend to occur (4)?
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Sleep deprivation
Fatigue Stress Trauma |
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What is the hypnogogic state?
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Mental state just as you're falling asleep
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What is the hypnopompic state?
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Mental state just prior to awakening
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What 3 psych. conditions does dissociation commonly occur with?
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Schizophrenia
Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders |
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Abuse places people at risk for what psych. conditions (5)?
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Borderline personality disorder
Antisocial personality disorder Anxiety disorders Bulimia Nervosa Substance-related disorders |
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What is the hypnotic state?
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A state of relaxed wakefullness
EEG studies are consistent w/ being fully awake and alert |
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How much of the population is hypnotizable?
Highly hypnotizable? |
3/4 of population is hypnotizable
~10% are highly hypnotizable |
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What part of life is hypnotizability greatest in?
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Greatest during childhood
Gradually declines throughout adulthood |
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What major charac. apply to hypnotically enhanced recall (4)?
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Increases pts. willingness to report prev. uncertain memories w/ conviction
Enhances pts. tendency to confabulate Enhances pts. tendency to distort memories Enhances pts. tendency to incorporate cues from ?s as factual memories NOTE: danger that beliefs of hypnotist incorporated into what pt. believes |
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Interviews assisted w/ what 2 substances have same charac. as hypno- interviews?
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Amobarbital ("truth serum")
Benzodiazepines |
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Explicit memory correlates to what brain circuit?
Which neurotransmitter? |
Medial hemispheric memory circuit
Acetylcholine |
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Implicit memory correlates to what brain circuit?
Which neurotransmitter? |
Basal ganglia/frontal lobe circuit
Dopamine |
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Episodic memory refers to memories of what?
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Personal events
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Semantic memory refers to memories of what?
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Facts
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Implicit memory refers to memories of what?
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Procedures
Skills (priming, conditioning) |
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What type of memory does amnestic syndrome affect?
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Typically affects EXPLICIT memory (spares implicit)
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What type of memory does dissociative amnesia affect?
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Only EPISODIC
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What is the prevalence of somatization disorder in DID pts.?
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20%
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What is the prevalence of Borderline Pers. Disorder in DID pts.?
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70%
NOTE: antisocial pers. disorder is common in male DID pts. |
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What is the treatment for Depersonalization Disorder?
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Education
Relaxation therapy Cognitive therapy |