Since the birth of the psychological field, there have been dozens of therapeutic approaches that have been developed to help individuals work through their struggles. One therapy that is relatively new, at least in relation to how long others have been around, is...
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Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders
Now that we have explored the various experiences of dissociation and dissociative disorders, how do dissociative disorders develop? The short answer is trauma. There is about a zero percent likelihood that dissociative tendencies are genetic. Dissociative disorders...
Dissociation: The Experiences of Disconnection, Part 2
Welcome back! Today I am going to continue the discussion on dissociation I began last time. To recap, dissociation is most simply explained as disconnection. For clinical purposes, dissociation is a disconnection between things that are often associated together....
Dissociation: The Experiences of Disconnection
Dissociation is a term and an experience often misunderstood. Today I’d like to talk to you about the basics of what dissociation is and the various degrees to which a person might experience it. Dissociation is defined by the International Society for the Study of...