Dissociation in Animals
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Treatment and Management, Springer International Publishing Ag, ss.127-132, 2024
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-031-39854-4_21
- Yayınevi: Springer International Publishing Ag
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.127-132
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Animals, Defense mechanism, Dissociation, Evolution, Freezing mechanisms, Stress, Traumatic experiences
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Despite an overpowering empirical and theoretical focus on dissociation as a pathological process or an evolutionary defense mechanism associated with survival problems in nature, researchers are turning their awareness toward understanding the physiological and neural agencies that underlie these features. Research, observations, and debates on dissociation have suggested that disruptions in neurobiological mechanisms or natural defense mechanisms may be involved in the effects of stress and traumatic experiences on the brain in animal studies. An accepted conception of the evolutionary view of dissociation is to assume that understanding of freezing mechanisms in mammalians may provide a basic approach to the human dissociative process. The findings, together with documentation of observation of wildlife and experimental studies in limited literature, may provide a rational model for investigating the neurobiological implications of dissociative mechanisms. Additionally, early and recent studies with animals and humans demonstrated that various stressors and precisely dosed administration of ketamine or phencyclidine can alter brain functions. There is considerable evidence that N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists may transiently provoke glutamate release and create symptoms resembling dissociative states. Some authors have asserted that exposure to stress and traumatic processes have created posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in animals. They have also suggested that there is a parallelism between human experiences of traumatic experiences and psychological distress and those of animals founded on shared brain structures and physiological mechanisms. Although research investigating neurobiological action associated with dissociation-like symptoms and reactions to stress and traumatic experiences in animals is still limited, results from these examinations supply effective evidence that may assist in understanding dissociative reactivity to be vital in nature challenges.