PPT-Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Disorders

Involve the disunity of components of the personality that are normally integrated General Description rare disorders in which there is confusion or inability of individual to recall who or where they are or how they got there. Also its possible for otherwise healthy people to develop severe illness so any one concerned about their illness should consult their doctor There are emergency warning signs that should signal anyone to seek medical care urgently Emergency Warning Hysteria. Conversion (dissociative) Disorder Hysteria. History:. Greek; wondering womb. Mesmer. Charcot,. Janet. Breuer . Freud. Conversion (dissociative) Disorder Hysteria. Agatha Christie was a famous British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. . According to the . Guinness Book of World Records. , . Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. without adult sexual . abuse and schizophrenia. Martin J. . Dorahy. 1, . 2. Rachael Palmer. 1. Warwick Middleton. 1,. 2. Lenaire. Seager. 2. 1. Department of Psychology. University of Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand. Chapter 18. A Disorder is…. Behavior or mental . process . personal . suffering . . interferes . with . your ability . Ask yourself…. Is it typical? . Is it . maladaptive. ? . Is it emotionally uncomfortable? . Dissociative Disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness, awareness, identity, and/or perception. . When one or more of these functions is disrupted, symptoms can result. .  . Dissociative, Somatoform and Factitious Disorders.  The dissociative and somatoform disorders were historically linked with anxiety disorders as forms of neuroses. Anxiety is expressed directly in different forms in the anxiety disorders, but its role in the dissociative and somatoform disorders is inferred.. (Somatoform disorders). Utilize Barron’s Book this information is not in your text. . Somatoform Disorders. Occur when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological symptom.. Conversion Disorder. SECTION 1: DEFINING ABNORMAL. DEVIATION FROM NORMALITY. Abnormality is when a person deviates from the average or majority. Limitations: cultural norms must be considered and the majority is not always right or best. Module 27. Standards. *SSPVB3: The student will identify abnormal behavior and treatment. . a. Identify criteria that distinguish normal from disordered behavior; include the criteria of distress, deviance, and dysfunction. . WHEN IS IT A DISORDER?. World Health Organization (WHO) reports (2008) that some 450 million people suffer from mental or behavioral disorders.. Psychological disorders are patterns of thoughts, feelings or behaviors that are deviant, distressful, and . Associate Professor. Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Education. Objectives. By the end of this presentation, you should be able to:. Discuss dissociation from a clinical and non-clinical perspective. Dr. . Brendan O’Mahony . Professor . Rebecca . Milne . Dr. . Kevin Smith. In this session. Overview of Registered Intermediary role (communication specialists). Overview of dissociative . d. isorders . Psychosomatic Disorders. Prominent . physical or bodily symptoms . associated with significant impairment or distress. Actual physical illnesses may or may not be present. . . Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders.