Dissociative amnesia,
Dissociative Fugue, DID
By:Roger Ibarra
Brandon Fuentes
Tawhid Akbar
Michael Ditamo
Allison Lafferty
Gustov Sjobeck
Dissociative amnesia Sympotoms
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The predominant disturbance is one ore more episodes of inability
to recall important personal information usually of a traumatic or
stressful nature that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary
forgetfulness
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of
Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Fugue, Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, or Somatization Disorder
and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance
(e.g., a drug abuse, a medication) or a neurological or other
general medical condition )e.g. Amnestic Disorder Due to Head
Trauma).
The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment
in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Dissociative amnesia causes
• Dissociative amnesia has been linked to
overwhelming stress, which might be the result
of traumatic events—such as war, abuse,
accidents or disasters—that the person has
experienced or witnessed. There also might be a
genetic link to the development of dissociative
disorders, including dissociative amnesia, since
people with these disorders usually have close
relatives who have had similar conditions.
Dissociative amnesia treatment
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Psychotherapy is the primary treatment for dissociative disorders. This form
of therapy, also known as talk therapy, counseling or psychosocial therapy,
involves talking about your disorder and related issues with a mental health
provider. Your therapist will work to help you understand the cause of your
condition and to form new ways of coping with stressful circumstances.
Psychotherapy for dissociative disorders often involves techniques, such as
hypnosis, that help you remember and work through the trauma that
triggered your dissociative symptoms. The course of your psychotherapy
may be long and painful, but this treatment approach often is very effective
in treating dissociative disorders.
Other Dissociative disorder treatment may include:
Creative art therapy.
Cognitive therapy.
Medication. Although there are no medications that specifically treat
Dissociative disorders, your doctor may prescribe antidepressants, antianxiety medications or tranquilizers to help control the mental health
symptoms associated with Dissociative disorders
Dissociative Fugue Symptoms
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DSM IV
The predominant disturbance is sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one’s
customary place of work, with inability to recall one’s past.
Confusion about personal identity or assumption of a new identity (partial or
complete)
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of Dissociative Identity
Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g. a drug
of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g. temporal lobe epilepsy).
The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupation,
or other important areas of functioning.
SYMPTOMS
Rare cases: the person affected may take on new identities, trying to relieve
themselves from the past events that had occurred.
Confusion/distress
Amnesia (of their previous identity)
Inability to recall past events or even loved ones
Forgetfulness of important information beyond regular forgetfulness
Dissociative Fugue Causes
• CAUSES
• Associated with severe stress and (or)
trauma.
• NOT CAUSES!!!
• Physical trauma (such as a hit to the head)
• Drugs or alcohol
• Any other physiological means
Dissociative Fugue Treatment
• Therapy
• Psychotherapy
• Hypnosis is helpful for it allows relief from
stressful memories, and heal for a healthy
future.
Dissociative Identity Disorder(DID)
Symptoms
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The presence of two or more distinct identities or personality
states (each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving,
relating to, and thinking about the environment and self).
At least two of these identities or personality states recurrently
take control of the person’s behavior.
Inability to recall important personal information that is too
extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.
The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a
substance (e.g., blackouts or chaotic behavior during alcohol
intoxication) or a general medical condition (e.g., complex partial
seizures). Note: In children the symptoms are not attributable or
imaginary playmates or other fantasy play.
DID Causes
• -It is seen by both psychoanalytic and learning
perspectives that DID develops as a way for the mind to
deal with anxiety.
• -Psychoanalysts view it as a defense against the anxiety
caused by the eruption of unacceptable impulses, while
learning theorists see it as more of a learned behavior
because of the anxiety reduction.
• -Others view DID as a post-traumatic disorder, since 11
out of 12 were subject to severe childhood abuse.
• -Overall, multiple personalities appear to be the
desperate efforts of the traumatized to detach from a
horrific existence.
DID Treatment
• -Oddly enough, Dissociative Identity Disorder is almost exclusive
in North America, with other countries having distinctly lower
percentages. DID is nearly nonexistent in countries like India and
Japan.
• -Some skeptics believe that DID has become what is known as a
“cultural phenomenon”- a disorder created by therapists in a
particular social context.
• -Thus, DID may simply be the result of vulnerable patients
beginning to live the fantasy that the therapist sets up for them,
“manufacturing” the disorder when there really was not one in the
first place.
• -One important question remains, however. Skeptics also wonder
why children of the Holocaust, despite undergoing incredibly
traumatic events, did not develop DID. This adds to the idea that
the dissociative disorder may be the result of fantasy-prone
patients.