Dissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4 (Dec. 1995)https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11302024-03-29T11:39:46Z2024-03-29T11:39:46ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 253-258 : The confirmation and disconfirmation of memories of abuse in DID patients: A naturalistic clinical studyKluft, Richard P., 1943-https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11552015-06-17T19:38:48Z1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 253-258 : The confirmation and disconfirmation of memories of abuse in DID patients: A naturalistic clinical study
Kluft, Richard P., 1943-
The charts of 34 dissociative identity disorder (DID) patients in treatment
with the author were reviewed for instances of the confirmation or disconfirmation of recalled episodes of abuse occurring naturalistically in the course of their psychotherapies. Nineteen, or 56%, had instances of the confirmation of recalled abuses. Ten of the 19, or 53%, had always recalled the abuses that were confirmed. However, 13 of the 19, or 68%, obtained documentation of events that were
recovered in the course of therapy, usually with the use of hypnosis. Three patients, or 9%, had instances in which the inaccuracy of
their recollection could be demonstrated. The forgetting of traumatic experiences, their reasonably accurate recovery in treatment, and the formation of pseudomemories in clinical populations were all documented in this study. This suggests that stances that are either extremely credulous of retrieved recollections or extremely skeptical of
retrieved recollections are inconsistent with clinical data, and therefore are not constructive influences on the contemporary scientific study of trauma and memory.
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1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 247-252 : Therapy dogs and the dissociative patient: Preliminary observationsArnold, J. Clevelandhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11542015-06-17T19:40:42Z1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 247-252 : Therapy dogs and the dissociative patient: Preliminary observations
Arnold, J. Cleveland
Although pets have long been acknowledged as morale boosters, little work has been done with trained animals and dissociative patients. This paper documents dog/patient interactions in four different settings
: support group, individual therapy with the patient's dog, individual therapy with the therapist's dog, and group dog obedience
class. In each of these settings, the presence of the dog or dogs proved to be highly useful for both the patients and the therapist.
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1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 241-246 : Dissociation during positive situationsPica, MichaelBeere, Donhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11532015-06-17T19:38:31Z1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 241-246 : Dissociation during positive situations
Pica, Michael; Beere, Don
Breaking from the traditional mode of dissociation research, this study examines the experience of dissociation during positive situations. Thirty-three of ninety (36.7%) randomly selected undergraduate students reported positive dissociative experiences. In order of ranked frequency the experiences included sports, sexual encounters, prayer, contact with nature, anticipating good news, hearing good news,
acting, hobbies, musical performances, and listening to music. Interestingly, low as well as high dissociators reported these types of experiences suggesting that one need not be highly dissociative in order to dissociate during a positive situation. A qualitative analysis of descriptions of positive dissociative experiences coincides precisely with Beere's perceptual theory of dissociation : dissociation occurs when perception narrows during an intense situation of personal significance and, thus, blocks out the background.
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1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 236-240 : The predisposition to dissociate: The temperamental traits of flexibility/rigidity, daily rhythm, emotionality and interactional speedBeere, DonPica, Michaelhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/11522015-06-17T19:37:07Z1995-12-01T00:00:00ZDissociation : Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 236-240 : The predisposition to dissociate: The temperamental traits of flexibility/rigidity, daily rhythm, emotionality and interactional speed
Beere, Don; Pica, Michael
This paper 1) supports Braun and Kluft's hypothesis that there is a biological substrate for dissociativity; 2) demonstrates that one biological substrate might be temperament; 3) establishes additional construct and discriminant validity for Beere's perceptual theory of dissociation,
namely, that dissociation involves a perceptual process in which "background " perceptual input is lost or degraded; and 4)
extends the application of Beere's theory from dissociative reactions during trauma to dissociation in general. Measures of temperament and dissociation were administered to 125 undergraduate students.
Results support Beere 's theory that dissociation involves blocking out
peripheral perceptual stimuli. DES correlated significantly with flexibility/
rigidity, regularity of daily habits, social emotionality, emotionality, and social tempo. High dissociators tended to be more rigid,
less regular, less emotionally responsive to negatives, and interact more quickly than low dissociators.
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