PSYCH 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Debriefing, Acute Stress Reaction, Dissociative Identity Disorder

• School: U of M
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 270
• Professor: Nestor Lopez- Duran

Document Summary

Dissociation: disruption of the normally integrated mental processes involved in memory, consciousness, identity, and perception. Traumatic stress: an event that involves actual or theratened death, serious injury, secual violence, etc. Occurs within a month after exposure to traumatic stress. Last longer than one month and sometimes has a delayed onset. Both involve same symptoms: intrusive reexperiencing of the event, avoidance of reminders of trauma, negative mood or thoughts, exaggerated arousal or reactivity and dissociation. Asd lasts no longer than a month, while ptsd continues or begins at least a month after trauma. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma. Exaggerated startle response: excessive fear in reaction to the unexpected. Used to be classified as anxiety disorders. Inability to experience positive emotions, persistent fear, anger, or guilt, feelings of detachment. Cognitive: blame themselves, repeatedly question themselves, etc. Depersonalization: feeling cut off from themselves or environment. Derealization: marked by a sense of unreality.