Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID), which is formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is a severe form of dissociation, which is a mental process, producing a lack of connection in an individual’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. The disease is where two or more personalities simultaneously existing within a person and take control of his/her behavior and activities. This creates abnormality and unpredictability in the person. When the individual is under the control of one identity, the person is usually not able to remember some of the events that occurred during an episode of another personality being in control. The identities may display differences within speech, mannerisms, attitudes, thoughts, and orientation regarding gender. There is no proven cause for dissociative identity disorder. The psychological theory about why the condition develops is thought to be as a reaction to some sort of childhood trauma. It is thought that some individuals respond to being severely traumatized as a child, in response, dissociating those memories. When the reaction becomes extreme, the dissociative identity disorder may be a result. Also, it is thought that DID, like many other psychiatric disorders, is more prevalent if a family member has DID, however, does not translate into the conduction being hereditary. According to statistics, dissociative identity disorder occurs in about 3% of patients that are in psychiatric hospitals and occurs in females nine times more often than in males (Dissociative Identity Disorder, 1996-2012).
Behavior
The main symptom is an abnormality in behavior. It can vary from person to person, depending on the personality that they possess. Some of the major associated features of DID include: * Dissociation - lapses in memory (ie: birthdays, weddings, or birth of a child) * Experiencing blackouts * Finding themselves in a
Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID), which is formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is a severe form of dissociation, which is a mental process, producing a lack of connection in an individual’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. The disease is where two or more personalities simultaneously existing within a person and take control of his/her behavior and activities. This creates abnormality and unpredictability in the person. When the individual is under the control of one identity, the person is usually not able to remember some of the events that occurred during an episode of another personality being in control. The identities may display differences within speech, mannerisms, attitudes, thoughts, and orientation regarding gender. There is no proven cause for dissociative identity disorder. The psychological theory about why the condition develops is thought to be as a reaction to some sort of childhood trauma. It is thought that some individuals respond to being severely traumatized as a child, in response, dissociating those memories. When the reaction becomes extreme, the dissociative identity disorder may be a result. Also, it is thought that DID, like many other psychiatric disorders, is more prevalent if a family member has DID, however, does not translate into the conduction being hereditary. According to statistics, dissociative identity disorder occurs in about 3% of patients that are in psychiatric hospitals and occurs in females nine times more often than in males (Dissociative Identity Disorder, 1996-2012).
Behavior
The main symptom is an abnormality in behavior. It can vary from person to person, depending on the personality that they possess. Some of the major associated features of DID include: * Dissociation - lapses in memory (ie: birthdays, weddings, or birth of a child) * Experiencing blackouts * Finding themselves in a
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