By Rebeca Escobedo Period 2 What is dissociative fugue Fugue is the Latin word flight Flight in memory for example People with dissociative fugue temporarily forget who they are and about their life and move away to start a new life and build a new identity ID: 291285
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Dissociative Fugue
By: Rebeca Escobedo
Period 2Slide2
What is dissociative fugue?
Fugue is the Latin word “flight”.Flight in memory, for example.People with dissociative fugue temporarily forget who they are and about their life and move away to start a new life and build a new identity.
This disorder affects ones general functioning, social and work environment and relationships.Slide3
Essential Question 1
How is the disorder diagnosed?Slide4
There isn’t a specific laboratory test to diagnose this disorder like those of other psychological ones however when the patient begins to fall into similar symptoms of those with dissociative fugue, they begin to do x-rays or blood tests to make sure the amnesia isn’t due to side effects of a medications or other mental disorders.Slide5
Essential Question 2
What are the symptoms?Slide6
It’s usually difficult to notice since the person appears to behave normally. However the most common are when a person seems to forget who they are or important factors of their life, always seem confused or if they travel or move away unexpectedly. Also if they have an extremely hard time functioning on the daily because of the fugue episodes. Slide7
Essential Question 3
What’s the difference between Dissociative Fugue & Dissociative Amnesia?Slide8
Difference
During dissociative amnesia, one can usually remember bits and pieces of what occurred during the time they weren’t “present” however during dissociative fugue they have no clear memory of what happened during the time. They may also go away and build new identities.Slide9
What causes it?
Usually severe stressMemories of war or natural disastersAbuseAccidents
Whether the person went through it or simply witnessed
Abuse of Alcohol or drugsSlide10
Probability?
The chance of it actually happening is extremely rareTime that it’s most common is during stressful and traumatic eventsUsually after a natural disaster has occurred or after/during war.Slide11
Case
A 62 year old woman disappeared from her house for various days and went to the Temple Town of Kerala. There, the local police asked her who she was and what she was doing and she simply gave the information but followed by saying that she wanted to return home. Upon her arrival, her every day routine returned back to normal, however, she didn’t recall her neighbors, specific events, or what had happened the few days she went missing. They took her to neurological evaluation where they concluded that she had gone through dissociative disorder due to a few events of depression that had recently transpired in her life.Slide12
Forms of MedicationSlide13
Medication
There is no actual medication for Dissociative Fugue itself, however, if the person is having that amnesia due to anxiety or depression, they may benefit from anti-depressants or stress relievers.Slide14
Cognitive Therapy
This therapy mainly focuses on changing dysfunctional thinking patterns and resulting feelings or behaviors.Slide15
Psychotherapy
Type of counseling
Most commonly used for dissociative disorders
Encourage communication
Increase insight to problemsSlide16
Clinical Hypnosis
Must be extremely relaxed
Allows people explore other’s thoughts, feelings & memories they might have hidden
However hypnosis on dissociative disorder is controversial due to the person creating false memories.Slide17
Family Therapy
Helps the family gain insight on the disorder and to recognize symptoms before it occurs again.Slide18
Works Cited
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