COGNITION, MEMORY, AND DISSOCIATION

This article provides an overview of cognitive science concepts releva nt to an understanding of the process of dissociation and the developm ent of dissociative disorders. Research findings from studies of attac hment, affect regulation, mental states, memory, metacognition, narrat ive, and neuroscience are utilized to present a developmental view of the neurophysiology possibly underlying the subjective experience of d issociation. Clinical application of the cognitive sciences can facili tate an organized approach to therapeutic interventions with patients with dissociative identity disorder.