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Psych 130 Lecture 14
midterm 2
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Psychology
Not Applicable
10/14/2007

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Dissociative amnesia
Definition
An inability to recall important personal information.
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Dissociative fugue
Definition
When you suddenly kind of relocate and again there is an amnesic quality to it and a confusion about who you are and also about where you live and where your place is in the world.
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Depersonalization disorder
Definition
A sense where you become detached from your own mental processes or body.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) (aka - multiple personality disorder)
Definition
  • You need to have two or more distinct identities and they need to take control of your behavior.
  • There is some sort of amnesia or unavailability of important information involved.
  • Enables you to detach from certain difficult things in your life.
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