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Diseases » Dissociative Identity Disorder » Glossary

Glossary for Dissociative Identity Disorder

Bipolar disorder: Cycles of mania and depression; commonly called "manic-depression".
Confusion: Mental confusion and impaired thinking.
Delusions: Inappropriate or irrational beliefs.
Depersonalization disorder: A disorder where the patient suffers episodes of loss of sense of self or reality.
Dissociative Amnesia: The sudden loss of memory
Dissociative Fugue: A condition characterized by sudden departure from normal residence with no memory of the past associated with confusion
Dissociative disorder: A sudden change in the state of consciousness and identity
Drug abuse: Addiction to any of various illicit drugs.
Encephalitis: Dangerous infection of the brain
Factitious syndromes: A disorder that a person believes they have that however does not exist
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Ischemia: Inadequate blood supply to tissues, usually caused by a problem in the blood vessel.
Malingering: The faking or exaggeration of symptoms of a particular condition
Memory symptoms: Symptoms related to memory ability such as forgetfulness.
Mental illness: Any psychological syndrome
Psychiatric disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
Psychological disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
Psychotic disorders: Psychiatric disorders with mental detachment from reality
Schizophrenia: Psychiatric disorder with delusional beliefs and hallucinations.