Dissociate Diss W3 A3

Psychological Diss 1

Psychological Diss

1 . Does Katherine 's meet the clinical criteria for a panic attack ? Substantiate your

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A panic attack is described as an unexpected period wherein the person suffers intense fear that occurs without warning or any reason . It is characterized by shortness of breath , palpitations , chest discomfort trembling , choking feeling , intense sweating , nausea , dizziness feelings of being detached from oneself , fear of going crazy , dying fears , numbness , and cold or hot flashes . For an episode to be considered a panic attack , the person has

to meet four of the symptoms In Katherine 's case , she described four of the symptoms to having a panic attack . She said that she felt dizzy , had difficulty breathing was feeling nauseous , and felt like she was detached from herself . From this , I believe Katherine had a panic attack 2 . Does Katherine meet the criteria for a dissociative dis Explain

Dissociative diss are related to anxiety diss in the sense that they are also reactions to stress and anxiety factors . A dissociative person often exhibits changes or losses in consciousness memory , identity or environmental perception . In this case , the anxiety factor is clearly the visit to the parents ' house . For some unknown reason , the visit awakened buried memories . Although Katherine did not exhibit memory loss or shift , she experienced a change of perception in her environment

Based on how Katherine described her symptoms , I believe she 's suffering from a dissociative dis . Although Katherine does not display the usual memory loss and split

Psychological Diss 2

personality symptoms typical of dissociative diss , she has however , described that she felt

separated from her physical self , like she was outside looking in . She said that even if she was aware of driving the car , Katherine also felt like a different being who was just looking at another being driving the car . This seems to be a case of Depersonalization dis

3 . What other diss does Katherine appear to have ? Analyze

It 's not clear whether Katherine was abused at a young age . But based from the way Katherine pictured her father coming up from behind her to assault her , it would seem that a similar event had occurred to her in the past . Either her father did the same to her as a child , or a man who resembles her father or has qualities similar to her father had done the same to her . As a result Katherine developed an acute stress dis long after the traumatic event occurred . She went into panic on her way to her parents ' house . Apparently , the drive to her parents triggered unpleasant feelings . Perhaps the assault on her person happened in her parents ' house or in the nearby vicinity . Her avoidance of her parents , her admission of feeling estranged from them , and not letting them know about her plans support this assumption . Katherine uses avoidance to keep the panic attack at bay . Her avoidance is typical of others who are suffering from acute stress dis...