The Three Branches Of Dissociation Disor

Within the mental health field there are many types of mental disorders. One that people are not aware: is called dissociation disorder. It is easy to be confused by the multiple definitions of dissociation disorder. It is important to explain the branches, types, diagnosis, and treatment of a dissociation disorder to understand what it is to suffer with a disorder of this severity.
The three main branches of dissociation are Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalization/Derealization, and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Within these three main categories other mental illness may be present such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, etc (Beatty William). Dissociation disorders are one of the hardest to diagnose because of its complexity
Depersonalization is characterized by the patient the feeling of being disconnected from oneself. A sub- category of depersonalization is derealization. To patients derealization feels as if, everything around them is not real. It is more common than not, for the patient to suffer from both depersonalization and derealization. Derealization is an alteration in the perception or experience of the external world, so it seems unreal (Dissociation and Psychosis). Symptoms leave people feeling a lack in spontaneity, emotional coloring, and depth. Derealization is also a symptom of many conditions such as psychiatric and neurological disorders, and is not a standalone
It can also be a symptom of borderline personality disorder which can be treated in the long term with proper psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Many people believe that psychotherapy is helpful, it is something that can work very well.
Dissociative amnesia is defined by the presence of retrograde amnesia and an absence of anterograde amnesia. Access to episodic memory can be impeded, the most commonly cited examples of amnesia are ‘fugue states’ of which there is a sudden retrograde loss of personal memory resulting in impairment of personal identity and is usually accompanied by a period of wandering (Frey Rebecca J). Failure to find an organic cause may result in a psychological disorder of amnesia however it is possible that some organic causes may fall below a threshold of detection. Assessment of brain activity can be looked at for dissociative amnesia using imaging techniques in accordance with clinical data. Treatment attempts have revolved around trying to discover what traumatic event had caused the amnesia, and drugs such as intravenously administered barbiturates were popular treatments for dissociative