The relationship between executive functioning and dissociation
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Although dissociation by definition affects cognition, few studies have used neuropsychological measures to examine dissociative phenomena. This study compared 33 high and 32 low dissociators based on the Dissociative Experiences Scale, on self-report and neuropsychological measures of executive function, including the Dysexecutive Questionnaire, Iowa Gambling Task, Operation Span task, and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test-64. High dissociators endorsed significantly more executive difficulties than did low dissociators, but these difficulties were not related to their performance on neuropsychological measures. Results suggest that dissociative individuals' perceptions of executive impairments may be divorced from objective deficits, revealing an important process underlying the clinical manifestations of dissociation.
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Both chronic dissociation and state dissociation have been associated with reduced performance on measures of attention, executive functioning, and memory.
“Both chronic dissociation and state dissociation have been associated with reduced performance on measures of attention, executive functioning, and memory (Amrhein et al., 2008;Brewin et al., 2013;Bruce et al., 2007;Giesbrecht et al., 2004;Olsen and Beck, 2012).”
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Higher levels of dissociation are associated with greater self-reported difficulties in executive function.
“are associated with greater self-reported difficulties in executive function (Bruce et al., 2007).”
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Evidence links heightened dissociative symptoms to reduced performance on measures assessing a broad range of cognitive functions including executive functioning, attention, working memory, immediate and delayed verbal and visual memory, autobiographical memory, and episodic memory among controls and in trauma-related psychiatric populations.
“evidence linking heightened dissociative symptoms to reduced performance on measures assessing a broad range of cognitive functions including executive functioning, attention, working memory, immediate and delayed verbal and visual memory, autobiographical memory, and episodic memory has been reported among controls and in trauma-related psychiatric populations (Amrhein et al., 2008;Brewin et al.,”
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- Authors
- Schurle Bruce, A., Ray, W. J., Bruce, J. M., Arnett, P. A., & Carlson, R. A.
- Affiliations
- a The Pennsylvania State University , State College, PA, USA
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-08-06
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 626-633
- ISSN
- 0165-0475 (ISSN-L)
- 1380-3395
- 1744-411X
- OpenAlex
- W2039818415
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- dissociation, executive function, dissociative experiences, neuropsychological performance, Dissociative Experiences Scale, Iowa Gambling Task, operation span, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Dysexecutive Questionnaire, dissociative disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Problem Solving, Surveys and Questionnaires, Statistics as Topic, Task Performance and Analysis
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