💡Dissociation is a feeling of being detached from one's sense of reality, distinct from psychosis.
🔍Dissociative disorders involve subjective experiences, memory abnormalities, and hypnotic phenomena.
💭Subjective experiences of dissociation include depersonalization and derealization.
🙈Memory abnormalities in dissociation include retrograde amnesia and memory errors of commission.
🌀Hypnotic phenomena such as absorption, motor automaticity, and suggestibility can occur in dissociation.
What is the difference between dissociation and psychosis?
—Dissociation is a feeling of unreality, while psychosis involves an inability to distinguish between reality and unreality.
What are some common signs of dissociation?
—Common signs of dissociation include depersonalization, derealization, memory abnormalities, and hypnotic phenomena.
What is the relationship between trauma and dissociative disorders?
—A history of trauma, especially during childhood, is a major risk factor for developing dissociative disorders.
How common are dissociative experiences?
—Up to 20% of people have experienced depersonalization or derealization in the past year, particularly following traumatic experiences.
What are the treatment options for dissociative disorders?
—Treatment for dissociative disorders often involves a combination of therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and supportive therapy.
00:00Dissociation and dissociative disorders are complex and often misunderstood.
02:18Dissociation is a feeling of being detached from one's sense of reality, distinct from psychosis.
06:08Subjective experiences of dissociation include depersonalization and derealization.
09:59Common signs of dissociation include depersonalization, derealization, memory abnormalities, and hypnotic phenomena.
12:32A history of trauma, especially during childhood, is a major risk factor for developing dissociative disorders.
14:02Up to 20% of people have experienced depersonalization or derealization in the past year, particularly following traumatic experiences.
17:31Treatment for dissociative disorders often involves a combination of therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and supportive therapy.
