PSY 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Trait Theory
Jenna Wyns
PSY207
10/26/16
Weekly Paper 7
Dissociative and Somatic Symptom disorder
A dissociative disorder has a separation of mental processes such as thoughts, emotions, identity,
memory or consciousness, which makes us feel like a whole. It involves changes in consciousness or
self-identity. The person escapes reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy.
A Somatic Symptom Disorder includes having a significant focus on physical symptoms which
eventually causes major emotional distress and functioning problems. They show a pattern of
maladaptive behavior involving physical symptoms or complaints. It is possible that the person goes
on many doctor visits with the worst thoughts of his/her symptoms, eve when serious conditions are
excluded, which makes it hard to function.
The steps we could take, or possibly have taken, to reduce your risk of developing one of these
disorders depends on where the disorder comes from.
People with dissociative identity disorder, a major type of dissociative disorders, show often suffering
from sexual or physical abuse. Dissociative disorders often develop as a ways to cope with trauma.
The steps e a take to redue the deelopet of this disorder is diffiult, eause ou do’t have
a ie i hat’s happeig i soeoe’s hoe, ut paig attetio o hildre’s ehaior, there
can be a possibility to avoid the development of this disorder.
Somatic Symptom Disorder has a wider variety of causes. Genetic and biological factors, family
influences, personality trait of negativity, decreased awareness of problems processing emotion or
learned behavior are all possible factors to develop the disorder.
Being a student is a stressful period i people’s life. You hae to get good grades, eause ou’re
working to pay your studies and at the same time ou’re oug ad ou at to ejo life. At the
same time you just left home after all those years where mostly the parents take care of you.
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Document Summary
A dissociative disorder has a separation of mental processes such as thoughts, emotions, identity, memory or consciousness, which makes us feel like a whole. The person escapes reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy. A somatic symptom disorder includes having a significant focus on physical symptoms which eventually causes major emotional distress and functioning problems. They show a pattern of maladaptive behavior involving physical symptoms or complaints. It is possible that the person goes on many doctor visits with the worst thoughts of his/her symptoms, eve when serious conditions are excluded, which makes it hard to function. The steps we could take, or possibly have taken, to reduce your risk of developing one of these disorders depends on where the disorder comes from. People with dissociative identity disorder, a major type of dissociative disorders, show often suffering from sexual or physical abuse. Dissociative disorders often develop as a ways to cope with trauma.
