Question

For each disorder below, identify the core symptoms, epidemiology, and theories of development (etiology)

1. Facticious Disorder imposed on others

2. Dissociative amnesia

3. Depersonalization/derealization disorder

Answer 1

1. Factitious disorder imposed on other or by proxy, is a disorder wherein a caregiver or a parent begin to conjure signs and symptoms of a person under their care to give the the patients role.

Core symptoms of this disorder is behaving in a manner that tries and validate the point of sickness of others, that can either be by telling lies or by even introducing an agent that propels a medical reaction within the given 'patient.'

For the curbing of the given diseases medicines that are prescribed for mood disorders (SSRI) can be administered in certain doses to people who are exhibiting the behavior of Factitious Disorder. Physicians say that this disorder has a prevalence rate of 1.3% amongst people who are within their care.

The set of causes (etiology) of the given disorder can be traced back to a period of negligence and ignorance in the persons life, which leads them to act in a manner that makes them garner attention for self, and helps gain a certain persona that a caregiver usually does. It also helps them attain sympathy.

2. Disassociate amnesia

The symptoms of disassociation can range over a time period of a few hours to even a couple of years, wherein the individual suffering from this cannot seem to recall events from ones personal life.

This can be treated by differentiating whether it is an organic agent or inorganic agent. Then, treatment surrounds around eliciting the truth about the traumatic event through therapy, or the common and widely prevalent technique of hypnosis. This particular disorder, which comes within the purview of disassociative disorders, are widely prevalent amongst masses.

The cause of this is typically due to the fact of a traumatic incident that is painful for the individual, which is hence blocked and leads to disassociate amnesia. There is an active and visible absence of self knowledge. It is due to a non organic agent as opposed to organic agents ( brain damage/ lesion).

3. Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder is a form of mental disorder that leads a person, who is suffering from it, to start disassociating with the self of the individual.

The symptoms include patients usually feeling as an outsider with respect to self, and as a result feeling as an outsider would with respect to their thoughts and feelings, which leads them to having a loss of control over their actual self and emotions.

CBT has been given wide acclaim in helping and assuaging the symptoms within patients of this disorder and medication intervention is used in few profound cases (SSRIs). It is found in one third of individuals.

Childhood trauma and painful past experiences have been associated with the prevalence of the given disorder.