scholarly journals High dissociatives, nature versus nurture?

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Pérez-Fabello ◽  
Alfredo Campos
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
First Year ◽  
Fantasy Proneness ◽  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Dissociative Experiences ◽  
Nature Versus Nurture ◽  
Working Hypotheses

AbstractNon-pathological dissociative experiences are common among the general population, and anyone may experience them to some degree. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the degree of dissociative experiences such as fantasy proneness, imagination, and absorption in fine arts undergraduates prior to beginning their artistic studies, and at the end of their studies at the faculty of fine arts. Moreover, education undergraduates were used as a comparison group. The sample consisted of 440 undergraduates (204 fine arts, and 236 education undergraduates; 224 first-year undergraduates, and 216 fourth-year undergraduates), who were administered three dissociative experiences tests: Dissociative Ability Scale, Dissociative Experiences Scale, and Questionnaire of Experiences of Dissociation. The working hypotheses were substantiated with dissociative experiences being a distinctive personality trait of fine arts undergraduates. We have found a grade level difference between first-year and fourth-year fine arts undergraduates, although the study does not examine the nature of the change itself. The results are discussed in the light of previous studies, and new lines of research proposed.

Factors Associated with Pathological Dissociation in the General Population

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Päivi Maaranen ◽  
Antti Tanskanen ◽  
Kirsi Honkalampi ◽  
Kaisa Haatainen ◽  
Jukka Hintikka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
General Population ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Dissociative Experiences ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Prospective Study Design ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of pathological dissociation in the general population, and the relationship between pathological dissociation and sociodemographic and several psychiatric variables. Method: The stratified population sample consisted of 2001 subjects. The study questionnaires included the Dissociative Experiences Scale, the Dissociative Experiences Scale-Taxon, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and sociodemographic background. Results: The prevalence of pathological dissociation (DES-T ≥ 20) was 3.4% in the general population and did not differ significantly between genders. Men scored higher than women in the amnesia subscale, and women in the absorption and imaginative involvement subscale. The relationship between pathological dissociation, alexithymia, depression and suicidality was strong. The likelihood of pathological dissociation was nearly nine-fold higher among depressive subjects, more than seven-fold higher among alexithymic subjects, and more than four-fold higher among suicidal subjects than among the others. Frequent alcohol consumption also associated significantly with pathological dissociation. Conclusions: A significant relationship between pathological dissociation, depression, alexithymia, and suicidality was found in the general population. The importance of these factors should be examined in a prospective study design to determine causality.

Reported childhood trauma, attempted suicide and self-mutilative behavior among women in the general population

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamze Akyuz ◽  
Vedat Sar ◽  
Nesim Kugu ◽  
Orhan Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
General Population ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Dissociative Experiences ◽  
Central Turkey

AbstractThis study attempted to determine the prevalence of childhood trauma among women in the general population as assessed in a representative sample from a city in central Turkey. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) was administered to 628 women in 500 homes. They were also asked for childhood abuse and/or neglect. DES was administered to 251 probands. Mean age of the probands was 34.8 ± 11.5 years (range 18–65). Sixteen women (2.5%) reported sexual abuse, 56 women (8.9%) physical abuse, and 56 women (8.9%) emotional abuse in childhood. The most frequently reported childhood trauma was neglect (n = 213, 33.9%). The prevalence of suicide attempts was 4.5% (n = 28). Fourteen probands (2.2%) reported self-mutilative behavior.

Children's Dissociative Experiences Scale and Posttraumatic Symptom Inventory: A Replication Study

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley C. Stolbach ◽  
Renee Z. Dominguez ◽  
Vikki Rompala ◽  
Courtney Fleisher ◽  
Tanja Gazibara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Replication Study ◽  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Symptom Inventory ◽  
Dissociative Experiences

Revisions to the Dissociative Experiences Scale: The DES-R and the DES-B

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance J. Dalenberg ◽  
Meline A. Arzoumanian ◽  
Emily J. Hennrich ◽  
Jan E. Estrellado ◽  
Kristen Dahlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Dissociative Experiences

Dissociation In Non-clinical And Clinical Sample Of Czech Adolescents. Reliability And Validity Of The Czech Version Of The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 390-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Soukup ◽  
H. Papežová ◽  
A.A. Kuběna ◽  
V. Mikolajová
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Adhd Group ◽  
Behavioral Disturbances ◽  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Somatoform Dissociation ◽  
Dissociative Experiences

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Czech language version of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES) [2].Method653 non-clinical participants and 162 adolescent psychiatric inpatients completed Czech versions of the A-DES and the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20), and provided further information (data regarding demographic variables, diagnoses, further psychopathology).ResultsThe Czech A-DES has very good internal consistency, test-retest reliability and a good validity, though its predictive power is limited. The ADES scores significantly correlate with the measure of somatoform dissociation, a presence of clinician-observed dissociative symptoms, reported traumatic experiences, self injurious behavior, and polysymptomatic diagnostic picture. A-DES scores were significantly higher in ADHD group, but not in a group with a diagnosis of a dissociative disorder.ConclusionThe authors stress that all adolescent psychiatric patients who show more complex behavioral disturbances, have histories of trauma, show self-injurious behaviors or have ADHD diagnosis should be screened for dissociation.

scholarly journals Dissociazione e alessitimia in un campione di pazienti con Disturbo del Comportamento Alimentare

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco La Marra ◽  
Walter Sapuppo ◽  
Giorgio Caviglia
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Binge Eating Disorder ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Eating Disorder Inventory ◽  
Dissociative Experiences Scale ◽  
Dissociative Experiences

The aim of this study has been to investigate the dissociative phenomena and the difficulties related to perceive, understand and describe the proper ones and other people's emotional states in a sample of 53 patients with Eating Disorders. The recruited sample is made by 14 Anorexia Nervosa (AN) patients, 15 with Bulimia Nervosa (BN), 12 with Eating Disorder Non Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) and 12 with Binge Eating Disorder (BED). To all subjects was administred the Eating Disorder Inventory-2, the Dissociative Experiences Scale and the Scala Alessitimica Romana. In according with literature, we confirme the relationships among Eating Disorders, the dissociative phenomena and Alexithymia.

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