Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Dissociation is defined as the disconnection from self-awareness,
time, and/or external circumstances. It is a very complex process.
Dissociation can exists from normal everyday experiences to disorders that
interfere with everyday life. Normal dissociation consists of: highway
hypnosis (a trance- ....
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.... or consciousness.
If the disturbance occurs in memory, Dissociative Amnesia of Fugue results;
important personal events cannot be recalled. Dissociative Amnesia with
loss of memory may result from wartime trauma, a severe accident or rape.
Dissociative Fugue is indicated by not only loss of memory, but also travel
to a now location and the assumption of a new identity. Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD), although not officially a dissociative disorder,
can be classified as part of the dissoci ....
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