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Dissociative Disorders (653 words) |
 | Dissociative Disorders are characterized by a disruption in the normal functioning of consciousness, identity, memory, or the world around her / him. |
| Dissociative disorders are so-called because they are marked by a dissociation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.). |
| Since dissociative disorders seem to be triggered as a response to trauma or abuse, treatment for individuals with such a disorder may stress psychotherapy, although a combination of psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments is often used. |
| Dissociative Disorders (0 words) |
| A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of ones perception of his/her surroundings, memory, identity, or consciousness. |
| Dissociative identity disorder was formerly called "multiple personality disorder." When a person intermittently experiences two or more identities, he/she may have a dissociative identity disorder. |
| Dissociative amnesia: The length of an event of dissociative amnesia may be as short as a few minutes or as long as several years. |
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