What does it mean to dissociate? What disorders do we associate with dissociation?
Dissociation means to disconnect from ones identity, memory, thought, and is characterized by escape from the reality and change in consciousnesses. Symptoms of dissociation are memory loss, disturbance in identity, feeling out of body or feeling af if things are not real and is often accompanied by depression and anxiety.
The disorders associated with dissociation are:
Dissociative identity disorder: A person has multiple identities which comprises of each having separate personalities.
Dissociative Amnesia: Forgetting or not remembering some information or event, which is often caused by abuse or trauma.
Depersonalization disorder; Detachment from feeling, thoughts and actions, the person feels as if they are watching themselves.
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