Assignment task: Dissociation is not as uncommon as you may think
1. Watch this video introduction on 5 types on Dissociation (14 mins long and you can skip 1:46 - 2:29 where she talks about the sponsor of the video)
YouTube Video: 5 Types Of Dissociation
2. Try two of the grounding techniques mentioned in the video. Which ones did you try and which ones were most helpful for grounding?
3. What symptom category of PTSD includes dissociation and how does the severity of the trauma affect the level of dissociation one may experience?
Watch this video about a woman who has dissociative identity disorder (5 mins long)
YouTube Video: Meet the Mother with 20 Personalities | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Oprah Winfrey Network
4. Discuss the duality of her alters:
a. Thinking critically, why do you think she may have developed some of these specific alters?
b. How do these alters affect her relationship with her daughter?