Subtypes
1. Dissociative amnesia
2. Dissociative identity disorder
3. Depersonalization / derealization disorder
4. The Unnameable
Dissociative Amnesia
• It is the most common dissociative disorder.
• The patient loses his short-term memory
• He is aware that he has lost his memory
• It may be accompanied by a dissociative fugue.
Dissociative Fugue
• Unexpected departure from home, work environment
• There is traveling, acquiring a new job and identity.
• The patient is not aware of the situation.
• Does not remember the past during the fugue
• Does not remember what happened during the fugue during the recovery period
Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Two or more personalities in the same person.
Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder
• Separation from own body or spiritual processes
• In depersonalization, the person sees his/her self or body as a foreign entity.
• In derealization, the person perceives the environment as different from what it is, as if it were not real.
• Watching the events as a 3rd person from the outside, feeling like in a dream.
• Fact assessment is robust.