a bnorm psych handout ch06 spg. 2011
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1Slides & Handouts by Karen Clay Rhines, Ph.D.Northampton Community College
Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, 6eRonald Comer
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Somatoform and Somatoform and Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersChapter 6 Handouts
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Somatoform and Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Disorders In addition to disorders covered
earlier, two other kinds of disorders are commonly associated with stress and anxiety◦Somatoform disorders◦Dissociative disorders
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Somatoform and Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Disorders Somatoform disorders are
problems that appear to be ____________________ but are due to ___________________◦Unlike psychophysiological
disorders, in which psychosocial factors interact with genuine physical ailments, somatoform disorders are _____________________
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Somatoform and Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Disorders Dissociative disorders are
patterns of _____________________________ that are caused almost entirely by ___________ factors rather than ________________ ones
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Somatoform and Somatoform and Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersThe somatoform and dissociative
disorders have much in common:◦Both may occur in response to severe
stress◦_______________________________________
_________________________________◦A number of individuals suffer from
both a somatoform and a dissociative disorder
◦Theorists and clinicians often explain and treat the two groups of disorders in similar ways
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Somatoform DisordersSomatoform DisordersWhen a physical ailment has no
apparent medical cause, doctors may suspect a somatoform disorder
____________________________________ ____________________________________◦ ______________________________________
There are two main types of somatoform disorders◦ Hysterical somatoform disorders◦ Preoccupation somatoform disorders
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?People with hysterical
somatoform disorders suffer actual changes in their physical functioning◦These disorders are often hard to
distinguish from genuine medical problems
◦___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?DSM-IV-TR lists three hysterical
somatoform disorders: ◦Conversion disorder◦Somatization disorder◦Pain disorder associated with
psychological factors
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Conversion disorder
◦ In this disorder, a psychosocial conflict or need is ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Symptoms often seem neurological, such as
paralysis, blindness, or loss of feeling◦ Most conversion disorders begin between late
childhood and young adulthood◦ They are diagnosed in women _____________ as
in men◦ They usually appear suddenly and are thought
to be quite rare
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Somatization disorder
◦People with somatization disorder have ________________________________________________________________________ Also known as Briquet’s syndrome
◦To receive a diagnosis, a person must have a range of ailments, including several pain symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, a sexual symptom, and a neurological symptom
◦Patients usually go from doctor to doctor in search of relief
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Somatization disorder
◦Patients often describe their symptoms in dramatic and exaggerated terms Most also feel anxious and depressed
◦Between 0.2% and 2% of all women in the U.S. experience a somatization disorder in any given year (compared with less than 0.2% of men)
◦The disorder often runs in families and begins between adolescence and young adulthood
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Somatization disorder
◦This disorder lasts much longer than a conversion disorder, typically for many years
◦Symptoms may fluctuate over time but _________________________________
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Pain disorder associated with
psychological factors◦Patients may receive this diagnosis
when psychosocial factors play a central role in the onset, severity, or continuation of pain
◦Although the precise prevalence has not been determined, it appears to be fairly common _________________________________________
◦The disorder may begin at any age, and more women than men seem to experience it
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Hysterical vs. medical symptoms
◦Because hysterical somatoform disorders are so similar to “genuine” medical ailments, __________________________________________________________________ For example, hysterical symptoms may
be at odds with the known functioning of the nervous system, as in cases of glove anesthesia
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Glove AnesthesiaGlove Anesthesia
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What Are Hysterical What Are Hysterical Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Hysterical vs. factitious symptoms
◦Hysterical somatoform disorders are different from patterns in which individuals are _____________________ medical symptoms
◦________________________________________________________________________
◦________________________________________________________________________
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Factitious DisorderFactitious DisorderPeople with a factitious disorder
often go to extremes to create the appearance of illness◦Many give themselves medications
secretly to produce symptomsPatients often research their
supposed ailments and are impressively knowledgeable about medicine
Psychotherapists and medical practitioners often become annoyed or angry at such patients
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Factitious DisorderFactitious Disorder_______________________ is the
extreme and long-term form of factitious disorder
In _______________________, a related disorder, parents make up or produce physical illnesses in their children
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What Are Preoccupation What Are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Preoccupation somatoform
disorders include hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder◦People with these problems
____________ ______________ to bodily symptoms or features
Although these disorders also cause great distress, their impact on one’s life differs from that of hysterical disorders
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What Are Preoccupation What Are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Hypochondriasis
◦People with hypochondriasis unrealistically interpret bodily symptoms as ___________ Often their symptoms are merely normal
bodily changes, such as occasional coughing, sores, or sweating
◦Although some patients recognize that their concerns are excessive, many do not
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What Are Preoccupation What Are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Hypochondriasis
◦Although this disorder can begin at any age, it starts most often in early adulthood, among men and women in equal numbers
◦Between 1% and 5% of all people experience the disorder
◦For most patients, symptoms rise and fall over the years
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What Are Preoccupation What Are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
◦ People with this disorder, also known as dysmorphophobia, become deeply concerned over _______________________________________ Most often they focus on wrinkles, spots, facial
hair, swelling, or misshapen facial features (nose, jaw, or eyebrows)
◦ Most cases of the disorder begin in adolescence but are often not revealed until adulthood
◦ Up to 5% of people in the U.S. experience BDD, and it appears to be ______________________
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?Theorists typically explain the
preoccupation somatoform disorders much as they do the anxiety disorders:◦ Behaviorists: classical conditioning or modeling◦ Cognitive theorists: oversensitivity to bodily cues
In contrast, the hysterical somatoform disorders are widely considered unique and in need of special explanation ◦ No explanation has received much research
support, and the disorders are still poorly understood
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦Freud believed that hysterical disorders represented a conversion of underlying emotional conflicts into physical symptoms
◦Because most of his patients were women, Freud centered his explanation on the psychosexual development of girls and focused on the phallic stage (ages 3 to 5)…
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦ During this stage, girls develop a pattern of sexual desires for their fathers (the Electra complex) and recognize that they must compete with their mothers for his attention
◦ Because of the mother’s more powerful position, however, girls repress these sexual feelings
◦ Freud believed that if parents overreact to such feelings, the Electra complex would remain unresolved and the child might re-experience sexual anxiety throughout her life
◦ Freud concluded that some women hide their sexual feelings in adulthood by converting them into physical symptoms
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦Today’s psychodynamic theorists take issue with Freud’s explanation _________________________________________
_________________________________
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦Psychodynamic theorists propose that two mechanisms are at work in the hysterical disorders: _________________ : hysterical symptoms
keep internal conflicts out of conscious awareness
_________________ : hysterical symptoms further enable people to avoid unpleasant activities or receive sympathy from others
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The behavioral view
◦ Behavioral theorists propose that the physical symptoms of hysterical disorders bring __________ to sufferers _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
◦ In response to such rewards, people learn to display symptoms more and more
◦ This focus on rewards is similar to the psychodynamic idea of secondary gain
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The cognitive view
◦Some cognitive theorists propose that hysterical disorders are a form of __________________, providing a means for people to express difficult emotions Like psychodynamic theorists, cognitive
theorists hold that emotions are being converted into physical symptoms This conversion is not to defend against anxiety
but to communicate extreme feelings
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?The multicultural view
◦Some theorists believe that Western clinicians hold a bias that sees somatic symptoms as an inferior way of dealing with emotions The transformation of personal distress
into somatic complaints is the norm in many non-Western cultures
As we saw in Chapter 5, reactions to life’s stressors are often influenced by one’s culture
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What Causes What Causes Somatoform Disorders?Somatoform Disorders?A possible role for biology
◦ The impact of biological processes on somatoform disorders can be understood through research on placebos and the placebo effect Placebos: _________________________________ Treatment with placebos has been shown to bring
improvement to many – possibly through the power of suggestion or through the release of endogenous chemicals
◦ Perhaps traumatic events and related concerns or needs can also trigger our “inner pharmacies” and set in motion the bodily symptoms of hysterical somatoform disorders
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How Are Somatoform How Are Somatoform Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?People with somatoform disorders
usually seek psychotherapy only as a last resort
Individuals with preoccupation disorders typically receive the kinds of treatments applied to anxiety disorders, particularly OCD:◦____________________________________◦____________________________________
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How Are Somatoform How Are Somatoform Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?Treatments for hysterical disorders
often focus on the cause of the disorder and apply the same kind of techniques used in cases of PTSD, particularly:◦___________ – often psychodynamically
oriented◦___________ – client thinks about
traumatic event(s) that triggered the physical symptoms
◦___________ – especially antianxiety and antidepressant medications
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How Are Somatoform How Are Somatoform Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?Other therapists try to address the
physical symptoms of the hysterical disorders, applying techniques such as:◦ ____________ – usually an offering of
emotional support that may include hypnosis
◦ ____________ – a behavioral attempt to change reward structures
◦ ____________ – an overt attempt to force patients out of the sick role
Researchers have not fully evaluated the effects of these particular approaches on hysterical disorders
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Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersThe key to one’s identity – the
sense of who we are and where we fit in our environment – is memory◦Our recall of the past helps us to react
to present events and guides us in making decisions about the future
◦People sometimes experience a major disruption of their memory: They may not remember new information They may not remember old information
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Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersWhen such changes in memory
lack a clear physical cause, they are called dissociative disorders◦In such disorders, one part of the
person’s memory typically seems to be dissociated, ________________, from the rest
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Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersThere are several kinds of dissociative
disorders, including:◦ Dissociative amnesia◦ Dissociative fugue◦ Dissociative identity disorder (multiple
personality disorder)These disorders are often memorably
portrayed in books, movies, and television programs
DSM-IV-TR also lists depersonalization disorder as a dissociative disorder
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Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersKeep in mind that dissociative
symptoms are often found in cases of acute or posttraumatic stress disorders ◦ When such symptoms occur as part of a
stress disorder, they do not necessarily indicate a dissociative disorder (a pattern in which dissociative symptoms dominate) ______________________________________
______________________________________
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Dissociative AmnesiaDissociative AmnesiaPeople with dissociative amnesia
are unable to recall important information, usually of an upsetting nature, about their lives◦The loss of memory is much more
extensive than normal forgetting and is not caused by physical factors
◦Often an episode of amnesia is directly triggered by a specific upsetting event
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Dissociative AmnesiaDissociative AmnesiaDissociative amnesia may be:
◦ __________________ – most common type; loss of all memory of events occurring within a limited period
◦ __________________ – loss of memory for some, but not all, events occurring within a period
◦ __________________ – loss of memory beginning with an event, but extending back in time; may lose sense of identity; may fail to recognize family and friends
◦ __________________ – forgetting of both old and new information and events; quite rare in cases of dissociative amnesia
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Dissociative AmnesiaDissociative AmnesiaAll forms of the disorder are similar
in that the amnesia interferes primarily with a person’s memory of personal material◦____________________________________
____________________________________Clinicians do not known how
common dissociative amnesia is, but many cases seem to begin during times of serious threat to health and safety
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Dissociative FugueDissociative FuguePeople with dissociative fugue not
only forget their personal identities and details of their past, but also ___________________◦For some, the fugue is brief – a matter
of hours or days – and ends suddenly◦For others, the fugue is more severe:
people may travel far from home, take a new name and establish new relationships, and even a new line of work; some display new personality characteristics
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Dissociative FugueDissociative Fugue~0.2% of the population experience
dissociative fugue◦ It usually follows a severely stressful event
Fugues tend to end abruptly◦ When people are found before their fugue
has ended, therapists may find it necessary to continually remind them of their own identity
◦ The majority of people regain most or all of their memories and never have a recurrence
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)A person with dissociative
identity disorder (DID; formerly multiple personality disorder) develops two or more distinct personalities (subpersonalities) each with a unique set of memories, behaviors, thoughts, and emotions
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)At any given time, one of the
subpersonalities dominates the person’s functioning◦Usually one of these
subpersonalities – called the primary, or host, personality – appears more often than the others
◦The transition from one subpersonality to the next (“_________________”) is usually __________________________
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)Cases of this disorder were first
reported almost three centuries ago◦Many clinicians consider the disorder
to be rare, but some reports suggest that it may be more common than once thought
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)Most cases are first diagnosed in
late adolescence or early adulthood◦Symptoms generally begin in
childhood after episodes of abuse Typical onset is before age 5
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)How do subpersonalities interact?
◦ The relationship between or among subpersonalities varies from case to case Generally there are three kinds of relationships:
___________________ – subpersonalities have no awareness of one another
___________________ – each subpersonality is well aware of the rest
___________________ – most common pattern; some personalities are aware of others, but the awareness is not mutual Those who are aware (“co-conscious
subpersonalities”) are “quiet observers”
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)How do subpersonalities
interact? ◦Investigators used to believe that
most cases of the disorder involved two or three subpersonalities Studies now suggest that the average
number is much higher – 15 for women, 8 for men There have been cases of more than 100
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)How do subpersonalities differ?
◦Subpersonalities often display dramatically different characteristics, including: ____________________
Subpersonalities may differ in features as basic as age, sex, race, and family history
____________________ Although encyclopedic knowledge is usually not
affected by dissociative amnesia or fugue, in DID it is often disturbed
It is not uncommon for different subpersonalities to have different abilities, including being able to drive, speak a foreign language, or play an instrument
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)How do subpersonalities differ?
◦Subpersonalities often display dramatically different characteristics, including: _______________________
Researchers have discovered that subpersonalities may have physiological differences, such as differences in autonomic nervous system activity, blood pressure levels, and allergies
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)How common is DID?
◦Traditionally, DID was believed to be rare Some researchers even argue that many
or all cases are iatrogenic – that is, unintentionally produced by practitioners These arguments are supported by the fact that
many cases of DID first come to attention while the person is already in treatment Not true of all cases
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Dissociative Identity Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)Personality Disorder)How common is DID?
◦The number of people diagnosed with the disorder has been increasing
◦Although the disorder is still uncommon, thousands of cases have been documented in the U.S. and Canada alone Two factors may account for this increase:
______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
◦Despite changes, many clinicians continue to question the legitimacy of the category
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?A variety of theories have been
proposed to explain dissociative disorders◦Older explanations have not
received much investigation◦Newer viewpoints, which combine
cognitive, behavioral, and biological principles, have captured the interest of clinical scientists
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative disorders are caused by _____________, the most basic ego defense mechanism People fight off anxiety by unconsciously
preventing painful memories, thoughts, or impulses from reaching awareness
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦In this view, dissociative amnesia and fugue are single episodes of massive repression
◦DID is thought to result from a lifetime of excessive repression, motivated by very traumatic childhood events
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?The psychodynamic view
◦Most of the support for this model is drawn from case histories, which report brutal childhood experiences, yet: Some individuals with DID do not seem
to have these experiences of abuse Why might only a small fraction of abused
children develop this disorder?
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?The behavioral view
◦Behaviorists believe that dissociation is a response learned through _____________________: Momentary forgetting of trauma leads to a
drop in anxiety, which increases the likelihood of future forgetting
Like psychodynamic theorists, behaviorists see dissociation as escape behavior
◦Also like psychodynamic theorists, behaviorists rely largely on case histories to support their view of dissociative disorders
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?State-dependent learning
◦If people learn something when they are in a particular state of mind, they are likely to remember it best when they are in the same condition This link between state and recall is called
__________________ It has been theorized that people who are prone to
develop dissociative disorders have state-to-memory links that are unusually rigid and narrow; each thought, memory, and skill is tied exclusively to a particular state of arousal, so that they recall a given event only when they experience an arousal state almost identical to the state in which the memory was first acquired
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How Do Theorists Explain How Do Theorists Explain Dissociative Disorders?Dissociative Disorders?Self-hypnosis
◦Although hypnosis can help people remember events that occurred and were forgotten years ago, it can also help people forget facts, events, and their personal identity - “hypnotic amnesia” The parallels between hypnotic amnesia
and dissociative disorders are striking and have led researchers to conclude that dissociative disorders may be a form of self-hypnosis
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How Are Dissociative How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?People with dissociative amnesia
and fugue often recover on their own◦Only sometimes do their memory
problems linger and require treatmentIn contrast, people with DID usually
require treatment to regain their lost memories and develop an integrated personality◦_______________________________________
_________________________________
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How Are Dissociative How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?How do therapists help people with
dissociative amnesia and fugue? ◦ The leading treatments for these disorders are
psychodynamic therapy, hypnotic therapy, and drug therapy Psychodynamic therapists guide patients to search
their unconscious and bring forgotten experiences into consciousness
In hypnotic therapy, patients are hypnotized and guided to recall forgotten events
Sometimes intravenous injections of barbiturates are used to help patients regain lost memories Often called “truth serums,” the key to the drugs’ success is
their ability to calm people and free their inhibitions
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How Are Dissociative How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?How do therapists help
individuals with DID? ◦Unlike victims of dissociative
amnesia or fugue, people with DID do not typically recover without treatment Treatment for this pattern, like the
disorder itself, is complex and difficult
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How Are Dissociative How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?How do therapists help individuals
with DID? ◦Therapists usually try to help the client
by: ______________________________________
Once a diagnosis of DID has been made, therapists try to bond with the primary personality and with each of the subpersonalities
As bonds are formed, therapists try to educate the patients and help them recognize the nature of the disorder Some use hypnosis or video as a means of
presenting other subpersonalities Many therapists recommend group therapy
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How Are Dissociative How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?How do therapists help
individuals with DID? ◦Therapists usually try to help the
client by: _______________________________
To help patients recover missing memories, therapists use many of the approaches applied in other dissociative disorders, including psychodynamic therapy, hypnotherapy, and drug treatment These techniques tend to work slowly in cases
of DID
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How Are Dissociative How Are Dissociative Disorders Treated?Disorders Treated?How do therapists help individuals with
DID? ◦ Therapists usually try to help the client by:
_____________________________________ The final goal of therapy is to merge the different
subpersonalities into a single, integrated entity Integration is a continuous process; fusion is the final
merging ____________________________________________
____________________________________________ Once the subpersonalities are integrated, further
therapy is typically needed to maintain the complete personality and to teach social and coping skills to prevent later dissociations