Each identity may have a unique name, personal history and characteristics, including obvious differences in voice, gender, mannerisms and even such physical qualities as the need for eyeglasses. You may feel the presence of two or more people talking or living inside your head, and you may feel as though you're possessed by other identities. Formerly known as multiple personality disorder, this disorder is characterized by "switching" to alternate identities. An episode of amnesia usually occurs suddenly and may last minutes, hours, or rarely, months or years. It may sometimes involve travel or confused wandering away from your life (dissociative fugue). Dissociative amnesia can be specific to events in a certain time, such as intense combat, or more rarely, can involve complete loss of memory about yourself. You can't recall information about yourself or events and people in your life, especially from a traumatic time. The main symptom is memory loss that's more severe than normal forgetfulness and that can't be explained by a medical condition.
#DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA AP PSYCH MANUAL#
There are three major dissociative disorders defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association: Mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Inability to cope well with emotional or professional stress.Significant stress or problems in your relationships, work or other important areas of your life.A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal.A sense of being detached from yourself and your emotions.Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events, people and personal information.Signs and symptoms depend on the type of dissociative disorders you have, but may include:
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