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Comparison of Symptoms Across Major Dissociative Disorders
The primary dissociative disorders are differentiated by their core symptoms. Dissociative amnesia is defined by significant memory loss of personal information. Depersonalization/derealization disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of detachment from oneself or one's surroundings. Dissociative identity disorder involves the presence of two or more distinct personality states accompanied by recurrent gaps in memory.
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BuchnikâDaniely, Y., VannikovâLugassi, M., Shalev, H., & SofferâDudek, N. (2021). The path to dissociative experiences: A direct comparison of different etiological models. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28(5), 1091â1102. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2559
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
A client describes a recurring and distressing experience of feeling like they are an outside observer of their own thoughts and body, as if they are watching a movie of their life. They also report that the world around them sometimes feels unreal or dreamlike. The client does not report significant memory loss or the presence of alternate identities. Based on this specific set of symptoms, which of the following is the most likely classification for their experience?