Proceso de evaluación del diagnóstico psicológico de un caso clínico en relación a la amnesia disociativa.

Abstract

Dissociative amnesia occurs as a result of traumatic situations, or events that generate high levels of stress, the essential characteristic of the disorder is memory missing, accompanied by behavioral alterations. Generally, people with dissociative amnesia are young adults, affects short and long term memories. The origin of the disorder can occur in people who suffered abuse, grief, traumatic accidents. Some people tend to engage in autolytic attempts and high-risk behaviors. Among the symptoms presented are: sadness, anger, dysphoria, fear, etc. The present work aims to describe the process of evaluation and psychological diagnosis of a clinical case in relation to dissociative amnesia, through the descriptive bibliographic review based on scientific articles and supported by a clinical case of an adult of 56 years old that presents characteristics of dissociative amnesia. Primary and secondary sources were tapped using psychological techniques such as interviewing and observation, for the collection of information relevant to the case. To reach a diagnosis of dissociative amnesia, a physician was first referred to rule out organ damage, in addition, the criteria of the DSM V Manual were revised. In order to know the possible origin and establish guidelines for psychotherapeutic intervention, psychological instruments of the psychometric type were applied, such as the Figure of the King, Weschler WAIS IV and Minnesota Multifaceted Personality MMPI2. The integrative model was used for psychotherapeutic intervention with techniques of hypnosis, cognitive restructuring, person-centered therapy and occupational therapy ensuring the full functioning of the individual.