Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1 (Mar. 1991)
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Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 062 : Book Review(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Schecker, Neil; Terr, Lenore, 1936-Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 055-061 : The dissociated executive self and the cultural dissociation barrier(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Ross, Colin A.Multiplicity is an organizational principle of the normal human mind and also of non-human systems. The psychology of modern industrial man is characterized by a suppression of normal multiplicity, with the creation of a dissociated executive self insulated from other part selves in the mind by a cultural dissociation barrier. Twenty-two properties of the dissociated executive self are discussed, and testable predictions of this theory of pathological multiplicity are described.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 046-054 : Fantasy proneness, amnesia, and the UFO abduction phenomenon(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Powers, Susan MarieFantasy proneness has been viewed as an adaptive response to stress; however, the specific relationship between amnesia and fantasy proneness has not been ferreted out as a research focus. This essay examines the ways in which amnesia appears to play a functional role in fantasy proneness and post-traumatic stress disorder. Furthermore, this essay postulates that persons who report that they have been abducted by extraterrestrials and sexually abused during these abductions may he fantasy-prone individuals who have used systematized amnesia to create a mask memory for repeated instances of violent sexual abuse in early childhood.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 039-045 : The influence of "espiritismo" on a case of mulitple personality disorder(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Ronquillo, Edison B.Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) has been studied through individual case studies and large scale clinical studies. The author, in presenting a Hispanic case of MPD, cites needed attention for further research into ethno-cultural phenomena which can interplay with the phenomenology and dynamics of MPD. The article focuses on the relationship of a belief system practiced or believed by many Hispanics which is "Espiritismo " (spiritualism) and the syndrome of MPD. Etiological and belief system factors are elucidated in the case study. Assessment and treatment considerations that emphasize cultural sensitivity are highlighted.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 036-038 : Iatrogenesis and dissociation: a historical note(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Alvarado, Carlos S.This paper consists of a review of the pre-1950s literature discussing the concept of iatrogenesis in relation to hypnosis, multiple personality and trance mediumship. In this literature iatrogenic influence is not limited to a therapist's actions. The concept includes also the effects of groups such as those speculated to exist in circles devoted to trance mediumship. To some extent, discussions about iatrogenesis in this literature reflect power struggles between competing explanatory models of dissociation.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 025-035 : Counter-transference and the suicidal MPD patient(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Comstock, Christine M.The threat of suicide from a patient can constitute an intense crisis. Intense feelings from the patient will elicit intense feelings from the therapist, feelings which can be processed and understood more thoroughly and peacefully when one understands countertransference as it pertains to the threat of suicide in particular. Using theoretical material from many sources, this paper will discuss countertransference in general, pathological relational patterns as they become replicated within the therapeutic matrix, and the potential communicative value of suicide threats and their translation into useful dynamic material using the therapist's response as a clue to the meaning the patient is attempting to convey.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 021-024 : Dissociative symptoms and aggression in a state mental hospital(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Quimby, Lucy G.; Putnam, Frank W., 1947-The Dissociative Experience Scale (DES) was administered to 70 patients in a state mental hospital in the rural northeastern United States. Staff rated respondents' behavior on a scale composed of the Modified Overt Aggression Seale (MOAS), an additional question about sexual aggression, and a series of questions about other troublesome behaviors. Thirty percent of respondents scored 30 or above on the DES; 14.3% scored over 45. The DES correlated significantly with the full behavior rating scale (r = .27) , the M0AS (r = .23) and the M0AS plus sexual aggression question (EMOAS) (r = .23). The relationship between the DES and behavior ratings varied widely between wards. Item analysis found the DES scores correlated with physical aggression (r = .23) and aggression against self (r = .26). Among the 27 sample females, the DES correlated significantly with the EMOAS (r = .38), full patient behavior rating scale (r = .40) and items on aggression against self (r = .33) and sexual aggression (r = .36).Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 013-020 : Dissociation in combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Branscomb, Louisa P.Investigators have described dissociative phenomena in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and, conversely, viewed dissociative disorders such as multiple personality disorder (MPD) as related to PTSD. However, no study has investigated the incidence of dissociation or predictors of a pre-existing dissociative disorder in PTSD group using standardized measures of PTSD and dissociation. This study examined dissociation and predictors of childhood dissociation in 35 PTSD Vietnam combat veterans. Subjects scored significantly higher than normals on the Dissociative Experiences Scale and Perceptual Alteration Scale. Construct validity of these scales was supported by a significant correlation between the two. Both measures were also significantly related to scores on the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD (M-PTSD). A correlation between combat and M-PTSD scores replicated previous studies. Subjects scored significantly higher than normals on the Childhood Dissociative Predictors Scale. Findings indicate a strong dissociative component in PTSD. Results offer initial empirical support for a dispositional stressor model of PTSD analogous to that proposed for MPD.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 000 : Cover, table of contents(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03)Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 002-012 : Handwriting variations in individuals with MPD(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Yank, Jane RedfieldDifferences in handwriting characteristics of persons experiencing multiple personality disorder (MPD) have been noted by psychotherapists and forensic handwriting experts. In the present study, eleven adult women diagnosed with MPD provided samples written by alternate identities or personality states (alters). Four inconspicuous handwriting characteristics were measured with electronic calipers under magnification. Analysis of the handwriting measures with one-way ANOVAs determined that most MPD subjects showed significantly more variability in handwriting samples produced by different alters than would be expected from different samples produced by the same person. These differences between handwriting measures of different alter personalities were neither as frequent nor as large as those between separate individuals in most cases. Clinical information on MPD subjects was analyzed for factors which contributed to the occurrence of handwriting variations, but no consistent pattern was found.Item Open Access Dissociation : Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 001 : Editorial(Ridgeview Institute and the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1991-03) Kluft, Richard P., 1943-