NU 665 AMNESIA AND CHRONIC FATIGUE QUESTIONS AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024
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NU 665 AMNESIA AND CHRONIC FATIGUE QUESTIONS AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024
dissociative amnesia - Answers a sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting.
localized amnesia - Answers Failure to recall events during a circumscribe...
dissociative amnesia - Answers a sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too
extensive to be due to normal forgetting.
localized amnesia - Answers Failure to recall events during a circumscribed period of time.
selective amnesia - Answers The inability to recall only certain incidents associated with a traumatic
event for a specific period following the event.
generalized amnesia - Answers total inability to recall any aspect of one's life.
continuous amnesia - Answers failure to recall successive events as they occur
systemized amnesia - Answers failure to recall certain categories of information
During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers yes to any of the questions, what 2
things should the provider do next? - Answers -Ask the patient to describe the event.
-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an episode of intoxication.
What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia? - Answers Depression, mood swings,
substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety, and panic attack.
What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia? - Answers Ordinary forgetfulness, Dementia,
delirium, substance related amnesia
What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia? - Answers Restoring the patients memory
loss to conciousness as soon as possible
, What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative amnesia? - Answers The repressed
memory may form a nucleus in the unconscious mind.
Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia - Answers -Cognitive behavioral therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia? - Answers Somatic therapy will only be used
to facilitate an interview.
What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating interview in dissociative amnesia? -
Answers Diazepam, sodium amobarbital, thiopental and amphetamines.
IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative amnesia cases? - Answers Refractory cases
of chronic dissociative amnesia when patients are unresponsive to other interventions.
How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia? - Answers Identifies the specific cognitive
distortions that are based in the trauma may provide an entree into autobiographical memory.
How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia? - Answers -Its used to contain, modulate, and titrate
the intensity of the symptoms.
-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia - Answers -May be helpful in recovering memories
from amnesia
-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and mastery of the dissociative material.
What population of people that have dissociative amnesia will benefit more from group therapy? -
Answers Veterans with PTSD and survivors of childhood abuse.
Why is it difficult to assess dissociative amnesia in children? - Answers Because of their limited ability to
describe subjective experiences.
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