Instructions:
Again this information if you have access to Kring, Johnson, S Abnormal Psychology 14th edition.
Session 4 Assignment 1
1. Suppose you are a therapist and an individual with dissociative identity disorder seeks your professional help. What method would you utilize to treat this individual? For how long would you likely continue treatment?
2. Imagine you are a provider in medical, hospital, or clinic setting. What are important considerations when working with patients who exhibit symptoms commonly associated with somatic symptom disorder?
How do these symptoms differ from a person with a factitious disorder or from a patient with a medical condition?
Session 4 Assignment 2 Case Studies:
Clinical Case Elizabeth (p. 228)
Some therapeutic questioning methods that are used by therapists can unwittingly create (iatrogenic) alters in clients who do not have dissociative identity disorder. How would you guard against this type of questioning of a client?
Clinical Case Maria (p. 232)
In reviewing Maria’s case, what are possible underlying reasons for her disorder to have developed when she was a child? Consider the psychodynamic approach, the neurobiological model, and the cognitive model.
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