Compare and contrast posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative identity disorder. How are the two disorders similar? How are they different?
What will be an ideal response?
Sample Answer: DID seems similar in its etiology to PTSD. One perspective suggests that DID is an extreme subtype of PTSD, with a much greater emphasis on the process of dissociation than on symptoms of anxiety, although both are present in each disorder. While a sense of depersonalization or dissociation may be a symptom of PTSD, it would not be adequate for a diagnosis of DID because the other symptoms of a dissociative disorder would not be present. Some evidence also shows that the "developmental window" of vulnerability to the abuse that leads to DID closes at approximately nine years of age. After that, DID is unlikely to develop, although severe PTSD might. If true, this is a particularly good example of the role of development in the etiology of psychopathology.
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