PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, Personality Disorder
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Dissociative disorders memory, bodily sensations, feelings, or even from identity. Dissociation refers to a separation of conscious awareness from thoughts, Can serve as a psychological escape from overwhelming stress. A dissociative disorder refers to dysfunction and distress cased by chronic and. Dissociative identity disorder (did) development of separate, distinct sever dissociation personalities. Not diagnosed at all in other countries. Different personalities have different brain wave patterns; An extreme form of playing a role. Created or worsened by therapists encouraging people to think of different parts of themselves (leading questions) Unrealistic body image and extreme body ideal. A desire to control food and the body when one"s situation can"t be controlled. Compulsion to lose weight, coupled with certainty about being fat despite being 15% or more underweight, only disorder with weight criteria, has a mortality rate. 0. 6% meet criteria at some time during lifetime.
