Neurosis / Disorders

Neurosis/Disorders
Chapter 12
Dissociative
Dissociate = break off
(break of consciousness)
I Dissociative reaction: the patient attempts to control his anxiety by sealing off a disturbing part of his personality and refusing to recognize it.
A. Narcolepsy: a neurotic sleep attack which may last from a few moments to many years. These attacks in at least some cases appear to be the realization of a wish.
B. amnesia: one of the most common dissociative reactions. (loss of memory) One type is due to head injury. It is a form of psychological suicide. Most cases of amnesia are due to emotional conflict. In a sense the amnesia patient does not forget, he simply refuses to remember. Selective memory. Emotional not physical. Most blows to the head result in short term memory loss.
C. Multiple personality disorder: (Neurotic MPD where the pt can hold down a job) Usually a housewife having a battle between id, ego, and superego. Good girl vs. bad girl. Personalities know about each other.
D. Automatic behavior: the person is not consciously aware of what he is saying or doing. He may halk in a automatic way and be surprised to hear himself.
Automatic writing
: “” drawing…doodling while on phone.
Remembering the answer to a question when working on something else. People, especially artists, make a big deal out of automatic behavior.