of identity may be reported as well as observed, and that gaps in the recall of events may
occur for everyday and not just traumatic ev ents. Also, experiences of pathological pos-
session in some cultures are included in the description of identity disruption.
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
In DSM-5, somatoform disorders are now referred to as somatic symptom and related dis-
orders.  The DSM-5 classification reduces the number of these disorders and subcategories to
avoid problematic overlap. Diagnoses of somatization disorder, hypochondriasis, pain dis-