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dissociative amnesia - Correct answer ✔a sudden loss of memory for
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important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal
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forgetting.
localized amnesia - Correct answer ✔Failure to recall events during a
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circumscribed period of time. |! |! |!
selective amnesia - Correct answer ✔The inability to recall only certain
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incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period following the
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event.
generalized amnesia - Correct answer ✔total inability to recall any aspect of
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one's life.
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continuous amnesia - Correct answer ✔failure to recall successive events as
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they occur
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systemized amnesia - Correct answer ✔failure to recall certain categories of
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information
,During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers yes to any
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of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next? - Correct answer
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✔-Ask the patient to describe the event.
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-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an episode of
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intoxication.
What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Depression, mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety, and
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panic attack.
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What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Ordinary forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia
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What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Restoring the patients memory loss to conciousness as soon as possible
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What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative amnesia? -
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Correct answer ✔The repressed memory may form a nucleus in the
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unconscious mind. |!
Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia - Correct answer ✔-Cognitive behavioral
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therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
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, Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Somatic therapy will only be used to facilitate an interview.
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What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating interview in
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dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer ✔Diazepam, sodium amobarbital,|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
thiopental and amphetamines. |! |!
IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative amnesia cases?
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- Correct answer ✔Refractory cases of chronic dissociative amnesia when
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patients are unresponsive to other interventions.
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How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Identifies the specific cognitive distortions that are based in the trauma may
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provide an entree into autobiographical memory.
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How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer ✔-Its
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used to contain, modulate, and titrate the intensity of the symptoms.
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-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
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How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia - Correct answer ✔-May
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be helpful in recovering memories from amnesia
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-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and mastery
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of the dissociative material.
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detailed solutions |!
dissociative amnesia - Correct answer ✔a sudden loss of memory for
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important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal
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forgetting.
localized amnesia - Correct answer ✔Failure to recall events during a
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circumscribed period of time. |! |! |!
selective amnesia - Correct answer ✔The inability to recall only certain
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incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period following the
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event.
generalized amnesia - Correct answer ✔total inability to recall any aspect of
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one's life.
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continuous amnesia - Correct answer ✔failure to recall successive events as
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they occur
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systemized amnesia - Correct answer ✔failure to recall certain categories of
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information
,During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers yes to any
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of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next? - Correct answer
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✔-Ask the patient to describe the event.
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-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an episode of
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intoxication.
What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Depression, mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety, and
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panic attack.
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What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Ordinary forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia
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What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Restoring the patients memory loss to conciousness as soon as possible
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What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative amnesia? -
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Correct answer ✔The repressed memory may form a nucleus in the
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unconscious mind. |!
Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia - Correct answer ✔-Cognitive behavioral
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therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
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, Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Somatic therapy will only be used to facilitate an interview.
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What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating interview in
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dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer ✔Diazepam, sodium amobarbital,|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
thiopental and amphetamines. |! |!
IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative amnesia cases?
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- Correct answer ✔Refractory cases of chronic dissociative amnesia when
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patients are unresponsive to other interventions.
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How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer
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✔Identifies the specific cognitive distortions that are based in the trauma may
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provide an entree into autobiographical memory.
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How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia? - Correct answer ✔-Its
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used to contain, modulate, and titrate the intensity of the symptoms.
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-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
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How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia - Correct answer ✔-May
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be helpful in recovering memories from amnesia
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-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and mastery
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of the dissociative material.
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