Dissociative Flashcards
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Continuity of the patient’s memory is disrupted.
Dissociative Amnesia
Mental disorders in which the normally well integrated functions of memory, identity, perception, or consciousness are SEPARATED.
Dissociative
Patterns of memory loss: cannot recall events that look place within a limited period of time following a traumatic event
Localized
Patterns of memory loss: patient can remember some but not all events that took place during a limited period of time
Selective
Patterns of memory loss: person cannot recall anything in his/her entire life
Generalized
Patterns of memory loss: amnesia covers the entire period without interruption from a traumatic event in the past to the present
Continuous
Patterns of memory loss: covers only certain categories of information related to certain location or particular person
Systemized