Dissociative Amnesia In Psychology

Diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (DID) accounts for an estimated 1% of the general population and up to 20% of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric populations (Brand & Loewenstein, 2010). DID can also be triggered and manifested in individuals which is why trauma is especially prevalent in individuals diagnosed with DID; about 71% have experienced childhood physical abuse and 74% sexual abuse (Foote, Smolin, Kaplan, Legatt, & Lipschitz, 2006). Due to trauma being so prevalent in DID many individuals with dissociative disorders suffer from a multitude of psychiatric issues that may include

With the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), participants answered a 28-item survey with a likert scale from 0 = none of the time to 4= all of the time. This scale was used to measure different dissociative experiences during the abuse itself, including the characteristic of absorption, dissociation, derealization, amnesia, and depersonalization. This section of the survey got participants to answer questions in the following categories, dissociative severity and what abuse characteristics influence the severity of dissociation during childhood sexual abuse. This survey demonstrated a sound internal consistency (ﰇα = 85). (Chard, Pike & Johnston,

Repressed memories is yet another controversial psychology topic, one that may lead to different explanations based on the opinion of different experts. The reality is that there can be more than one explanation on a per case basis. As American Psychology Association suggests memories can be forgotten and remembered or it can be suggested and remembered as true, moreover the latter seems to be much more common than the actual retrieval of accurate forgotten memories. I have focused my research on two articles from Harvard University, one trying to understand and validate repressed memories through a word study on dissociative memory and the other trying to disprove it by researching and looking for cues of repressed memories on works of fiction and nonfiction.

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a target of controversy among health care professionals as a result of it displaying characteristics of false memory syndrome, as well as its common ties to childhood abuse and trauma. (Stickley &

National Alliance on Mental Illness says that there are many dissociative disorders some are dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, depersonalization disorder and dissociative identity disorder that was called multiple personality disorder (NAMI, 2016). This paper will look at dissociative identity disorder and what brain abnormalities occur. According to Mayo Clinic, dissociative identity disorder (DID) is written off as the swapping of alternate identities in one person. The person may feel like there are one or more other people living inside them or talking to them. They may have their own names and different personality accompanied by different voices and even gender. People with DID usually have dissociative fugue and amnesia as

Psychology plays an enormous role in Dissociative Identity Disorder it is the way of explaining the disorder and the troubles the victims got through. In “Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Literature Review” by Mcallister, Mcallister states ways in which psychology connects with DID. Phycologists have and continue to study this disorder closely. They explain how this disorder is developed by many abused children. These children

According to “Healthy Place”, 89% of people who suffer from Dissociative identity disorder (or Multiple Personality Disorder) are misdiagnosed (B.J.). Therefore, Dissociative identity disorder is labeled as “The Hidden Epidemic,” because it is never diagnosed as it really is, but hidden by other illnesses (Slack pg. 43). Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is often triggered with traumatic events like experiencing severe abuse. People with Dissociative identity disorder can come to a realization that they are diagnosed if they start having symptoms such as self harm, mood swings etc. Some people think it is some other disorder or disease, but majority do not know what DID is or of they are diagnosed with it. Although DID is incurable, there

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mysterious condition that is misunderstood in its way of presentation in a patient. In this research article, there will be in depth analysis of the mental health condition that is so publicly recognized by Hollywood, but often ignored by medical professionals. There will also be an analysis of demographics, and who is affected more; males or females. There will also be a review of what factors predispose individuals to DID, and how it is diagnosed. There will also be information about how the disorder is treated, which includes therapy and medication. The usual signs and symptoms as well as medical and surgical interventions will be discussed. Lastly, this paper will review complications,

Moreover, in the text, The Recovered Memory controversy- The New Perspective, by Gorman Graham, a hypothesis made by Graham, trauma is related with “self-preservation”. Meaning, that the term instinct. In 1920, it was believed that humans didn’t have instinct, only animals could. But five years late, it was found that humans have this characteristic too. The term is referred as “reptilian brain”. The reptilian brain warns organism of incoming events and information and help handle the body’s function necessary for survival. This means, it is possible that humans create repressed memories, to protect themselves of mental and possibly, physical harms. He also mentions that in modern psychology, the terms is highlight question. In his text, Graham (and other psychologists) questions the of appearance of the repress

According to the author “Therapist tend to believe their clients that they experienced childhood sexual abuse if they presented “symptomatology (low self-esteem, sexual dysfunction, self-destructive behavior), or body memories (voice frozen at young age, rash on body matching inflicted injury)” (Loftus, 1993). In the video, Divided Memories the author states that “Jane was under therapy for 6 years because she had grew up as a troubled young woman; after her mother confirmed the sexual abuse, Jane felt that everything make sense of all the things it didn’t make sense before” (Divided Memories).Researchers have created several experiments in order to determine the degree of memory construction. According to the author “the creation of a fake story among college students during childhood proved that only 75% of the students refused to remember the event (Matlin & Farmer, 2016, p. 184). In addition, clinical therapist claim that individuals who had recovered memories claim that always or in the majority of the times to feel uncomfortable (during adolescence or adulthood) around the individual who inflicted the sexual abuse.

Clinical and Counseling Psychology is the sub-discipline of Psychology that applies the principles of psychology to mental health. Clinical Psychologists focus on the diagnosis, causes and treatment of psychological disorders, and Counseling Psychologists are concerned mainly with the everyday problem such as making a difficult choice or having trouble with relationships. I am in interested in the Clinical Psychology because I noticed that many people who have psychological disorders are not being treated well by the others because of the lack of knowledge. I wonder if there are methods to help people who are suffering with those disorders? In this article I am going to explain how Post-traumatic stress

When a person experiences anxiety, they often begin to have panic attacks. The number one problem of False Memories Syndrome is depression. Even if someone recovers their “pseudomemories”, which is memories recovered, flashbacks occur when someone tries to deny memories. They “are often quite vivid and emotionally charged, especially those representing acts of abuse or violence” (“False”). Memories are hard to recover once someone has established a false truth.

In this psychology research we are talking about mental illness; dissociative identity disorder also known as multiple personalities.the existence of two or more distinct identities or personalities in an individual, each with its own pattern of perceiving and acting with the environment. At least two of these figures must take control of individual behavior routinely, and are also associated with a degree of memory loss beyond the lack of normal memory. This loss of memory is called frequently lost or amnesic time. To be diagnosed, symptoms should occur independently of substance abuse or a general medical condition.People with dissociative identity disorder may experience often a combination of symptoms that can resemble other psychiatric

Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D), also known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a mental disease and illness portrayed by at least two distinct personalities usually caused to avoid the victim/host of this illness from reflecting to old traumatic events/memories (Thomson, 1990). There are at least 200,000 cases of Dissociative Identity Disorder each year with women nine times more likely to be recipients of this disorder. A study by Nissen (cited by Gillig, P. M., 2009) states biological abusive relationships are to take into major account for the development of D.I.D. Whenever a drastic event happens in a person’s life, during those times our brains release cortisol and norepinephrine which have an influence on the brain. They influence the part of the brain that controls all our memories and where they are stored. Also, studies show after taking a picture of someone’s brain during a memory of a traumatic event, there is a decrease in the Broca’s Area, which helps translate your experiences into words to speak, and increases the area of the right hemisphere of your brain, which controls the emotion and visual stimulus. The memories/events are stored into a different part of your brain where it manifests itself into its own identity. Thus, when your mind is visited by these horrific memories, your brain copes with this by creating its own identity and personality to fit or protect itself from the event that

      Why would anyone want to erase a part of their memory? No one would want to remember being raped or tortured, witness a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. People simply want to forget these memories because they want to stop it hurting and haunting them. Trauma can greatly affect our memory. We may use our natural ability to dissociate to avoid awareness of a traumatic experience while the trauma is happening and however long it may occur. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that develops in some people who have experienced any of events I have mentioned (NIMH). It is normal for us to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. Fear is a powerful trigger for the changes in our body to help defend against danger or avoid it. Most people will experience a range of reactions after trauma, yet many will recover from initial symptoms naturally. Those who continue to suffer may have PTSD and they may feel