
Occasionally, one may experience temporary dissociative symptoms due to lack of sleep or ingestion of a substance however, these would not qualify as a dissociative disorder due to the lack of impairment in functioning. These symptoms are likely to appear following a significant stressor or years of ongoing stress (i.e., abuse Maldonadao & Spiegel, 2014).


Be sure you refer Modules 1-3 for explanations of key terms (Module 1), an overview of models to explain psychopathology (Module 2), and descriptions of the various therapies (Module 3). Our discussion will consist of dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, and depersonalization/ derealization.

In Module 6, we will discuss matters related to dissociative disorders to include their clinical presentation, epidemiology, comorbidity, etiology, and treatment options.
