Dissociative

Dissociative Identity Disorder was one of the earliest studied psychological disorders (Early History). The case of Jeanne Fery is believed to be the earliest historical case of D.I.D. which can be confidently diagnosed. Both she and her exorcists wrote detailed accounts of her “exorcism” (History). The symptoms/characteristics of the disorder as documented by Fery and her “exorcists” exactly match those that are used to define D.I.D. today (D.I.D. Research). Fery’s exorcists described her…

Imagine losing connection with thoughts, memories, actions, and sense of identity. This is Dissociative Identity Disorder also known as multiple personality disorder . ”Statistic show the rate of dissociative identity disorder is .01% too 1% of the general population… 7% of the population might have undiagnosed disorder” (“Multiple”). A person who has this disorder often has gone through an childhood trauma. This is because a child's mind is much more vulnerable than an adult's mind. The…

The Dissociative Identity Disorder (multiple personality disorder) manifests through many symptoms. The common feature of the different forms of manifestation is that there are 2 or more (sometimes up to 100) identities or different personalities in a person. In a dissociative identity disorder appear on average between 8 and 10 partial identities. Of these, at least 2 assume the control of the behavior. DID is a state in which a person is detached from reality. The person with a…

Personality disorders have always fascinated me. Dissociative personality disorder, in particular, has intrigued me. The neurochemistry and behavioral patterns of people with this disorder is so interesting to consider. One person can have several alter personalities, all with their own unique genders, motives, values, and interests! How? How does such a disorder arise? How does a person with a split personality disorder develop his or her separate personalities? How is it possible to discern…

Dissociative identity disorder and the psychodynamic view and treatment Dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is when a person develops two or more distinct personalities. These distinct personalities are called subpersonalities or alternate personalities. There is usually one subpersonality that appears more often than the others, called the primary or host personality (Comer, 2016, p. 170). Cases of this disorder were first reported almost three…

Introduction Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states. The people of the United States are more commonly diagnosed with DID than those of other countries, women are also more affected than men by a 10:1 ratio. The population of people who suffer from this specific mental disorder usually suffered a form of trauma in their life; the personalities are developed as a coping…

Dissociative identity disorder, previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is the most severe, chronic manifestation of dissociation. It is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states that will recurrently take control of an individual’s behavior. Personality states, or “alters”, can be imaginary people or even animals. It is important to remember that DID is characterized by identity fragmentation rather than the proliferation of separate…

health diagnosis. Although I loved the idea of bringing in a football player showing his willingness to seek treatment, I had no idea what diagnosis Mr. Walker had. He floored me when he disclosed how he stated how his provider diagnosed him with Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder). He started to bring up that during his days of playing football, individual personas would take place to get through periods of his life. Of course, during his…

a small child I never understood why she would act the way that she did, or do the things that she did. She was always getting into trouble and blaming it on “Bob or Tom”, her imaginary friends. Later on in life she was diagnosed with “DID” or Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). I do not believe that mental illnesses are over diagnosed or underdiagnosed. I do think that many diagnosis are a misdiagnosis. My friend was diagnosed about 10 years ago and after seeing…

Interaction “Class, Class please quiet down, today we have a visitor. I have studied this young man for most of my life. The year I graduated with my doctorate was the same year this man was put into Alburque Asylum for his mental state. This man has Dissociative Identity Disorder, something you all might recognize as Multiple Personality. DID is when a person obtains two or more personality states in their mind. In 1916, he was placed in this asylum as his mother felt there was something wrong…