Dissociative Disorders as a category include which of the following?

Dissociative Disorders as a category include which of the following?

• A. Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
• B. PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• C. Somatoform Disorders and Conversion Disorder
• D. Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Answer: (A)

Dissociation involves disruptions in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. The disorders that fit this category are the ones that center on such disruptions: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia, and Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder. In DID, a person shows two or more distinct identities or states of consciousness. In Dissociative Amnesia, there is an inability to recall important personal information, often about traumatic or stressful events. In Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder, experiences of unreality or detachment from oneself or the world are prominent. The other groups describe different kinds of conditions. PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder are trauma- and stressor-related disorders with symptoms like re-experiencing or hyperarousal, not central disruptions in memory or self-identity. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is an anxiety disorder. Somatoform disorders (now often called somatic symptom and related disorders) involve physical symptoms without medical cause, and Conversion Disorder is a related condition. Mood disorders and schizophrenia belong to separate categories focused on mood regulation and psychosis, respectively.

Dissociation involves disruptions in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. The disorders that fit this category are the ones that center on such disruptions: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Amnesia, and Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder. In DID, a person shows two or more distinct identities or states of consciousness. In Dissociative Amnesia, there is an inability to recall important personal information, often about traumatic or stressful events. In Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder, experiences of unreality or detachment from oneself or the world are prominent.

The other groups describe different kinds of conditions. PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder are trauma- and stressor-related disorders with symptoms like re-experiencing or hyperarousal, not central disruptions in memory or self-identity. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is an anxiety disorder. Somatoform disorders (now often called somatic symptom and related disorders) involve physical symptoms without medical cause, and Conversion Disorder is a related condition. Mood disorders and schizophrenia belong to separate categories focused on mood regulation and psychosis, respectively.