Mental Illness IV

Question 1

What are Dissociation disorders?

Answer 1

Feeling of being separated or disconnected from one’s thoughts, memories, identity, feelings or actions
- Include intrusions and unable to access information

Question 2

What are intrusions?

Answer 2

Some feelings being forced on you

Question 3

What is DID?

Answer 3

• Dissociative identity disorder: a disruption of identity
• characterized by two or more personality states
• learning to “get away” in their own brain

Question 4

What causes DID?

Answer 4

Overwhelming experiences, traumatic events and/or abuse

• leaving a traumatizing situation
• children reaching same age as you during abuse
• later traumatizing experiences
• illness/death of abuser

Question 5

Why is assessment of DID difficult

Answer 5

because memory loss of anything and everything can happen which can change a diagnosis if something is left out

Question 6

What is dissociative amnesia?

Answer 6

Sudden loss of autobiographical information.

- Can be localized (single event(s)) or generalized

Question 7

What is dissociative Fugue?

Answer 7

Sudden loss of autobiographical history and a sudden departure from home followed by assuming a new identity. Rare to last more than a few days

Question 8

What is the difference between depersonalization and derealization disorder?

Answer 8

Depersonal: detachment from one’s mind/body where Derealization: the world feels unreal
- Self vs environment

Question 9

What are somatic disorders and how is one diagnosed?

Answer 9

Physical complaints or disabilities without identifiable physical cause.
- Somatic symptoms for more than 6 months, excessive thoughts, feelings, behaviours, high levels of worry

Question 10

What is functional neurological symptom disorder?

Answer 10

Altered motor or sensory functioning involving paralysis, abnormal movements or posturing, disrupted speech (throat lump)

Question 11

What is a factitious disorder?

Answer 11

Pretending to have an illness or making yourself ill

Question 12

What is the cal intake per meal and daily of a bulimia?

Answer 12

2000-4000/meal or 40,000/day

Question 13

Describe the different mentality between anorexics and bulimics

Answer 13

Anorexic: Perfection and control over their body and food
Bulimic: depression and anxiety

Question 14

What are the types of personality disorders?

Answer 14

Odd/eccentric
dramatic/erratic
anxious/inhibited

Question 15

What are the trademarks of a antisocial personality disorder?

Answer 15

Disregard for and violation of others rights

• conduct disorder begins before the age of 15
• previously known as sociopath

Question 16

What is avoidant personality disorder?

Answer 16

Tend to be anxious and uncomfortable

-do not like social contact, criticism or rejection