Dissociative Disorders

The following would be characterized by a person having 2 or more separate and distinct personality states (identities):

• Schizophrenia

• Dissociative Fugue

• Dissociative Amnesia

• Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder was previously called:

• Dissociative Amnesia

• Multiple Personality Disorder

• Dissociative Fugue

• Persistent Personality Disorder

When a person blocks out certain information, usually associated with a stressful or traumatic event, leaving him or her unable to remember important personal information, they would be exhibiting the following disorder:

• Dissociative Amnesia

• Dissociative Fugue

• Depersonalization Disorder

• Dissociative Identity Disorder

People with this disorder temporarily lose their sense of personal identity and impulsively wander or travel away from their homes or places of work. They often become confused about who they are and might even create new identities. Outwardly, people with this disorder show no signs of illness, such as strange appearance or odd behavior.

• Dissociative Amnesia

• Dissociative Fugue

• Depersonalization Disorder

• Dissociative Identity Disorder

Wandering away from home and forgetting who you are is most closely associated with

• Dissociative Amnesia

• Dissociative Fugue

• Depersonalization Disorder

• Dissociative Identity Disorder

What is Dissociation Disorders?

• Mindset of Autopilot

• A state of confusion

• A state of disconnection

• When you don't know where you are

Dissociative disorders can cause...

• Impaired awareness of actions

• Impaired awareness of thoughts

• Impaired awareness of physical sensations

• All of the above

Which of the following is an example of a dissociative fugue?

• A woman suddenly disappears and wakes up three days later in a diner 200 miles from home.

• A man is able to discuss current events but cannot remember his own name or where he lives.

• A woman seems to have three distinct identities, each with its own way of thinking and behaving.

• A man wakes up to find himself paralyzed from the waist down, yet remains perfectly calm.