PSY 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Psychogenic Amnesia, Body Integrity Identity Disorder

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 325
• Professor: Naomi Koerner

Document Summary

Amnesia: temporary memory loss identity problems, not being sure of who one is. Derealization: feeling of detachment from external environment, big pane of glass. Observing the world from behind a big pane of glass. Depersonalization: feeling of detachment from self, observing the body from another perspective dissociative disorders. Disturbances in identity, memory, consciousness that interfere with ability to maintain integrated self. Historical perspective: studied in the 1890"s. Because behaviour became popular they didn"t believe dissociative disorders, didn"t make sense. Hilgard: hidden observer, active, passive modes of consciousness. Passive taking in environment unwillingly types: dissociative identity disorder, dissociative fugue, dissociative amnesia, depersonalization disorder dissociative identity disorder separate multiple personalities coexist within same person. Personalities take control of behaviour: they fight to take control. Personalities may or may not of being aware of one another: dominant usually isn"t aware of alternates. Host claims to have amnesia for period when other personalities are in control dominating.