Dissociative Disorders

There are three major dissociative disorders. Dissociative amnesia is described as severe, unexplainable memory loss, or amnesia, that can last mere minutes to even years. Dissociative identity disorder was once called “multiple personality

Patients with dissociative disorder often feel as though they have been detached from their own speech and behavior; some even report hearing voices. These voices often result in a train of thought and strong emotions that the patient cannot control. Patients have reported they even feel the physical aspect of their body change, such as their body type and age (“Symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder”). Because patients dissociate under certain circumstances, identities can have completely different memories. When an alter surfaces, the dominant personality describes “blacking out” until further

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a mental or psychological disorder. DID states that the diagnosed is controlled by 2 or more personalities, or alters (this number can range from 2 -6, although the worst case recorded was 16). This is sometimes a coping mechanism or a defense mechanism and it generally is a result from a traumatic incident in the person's past. The diagnosed often does not remember the incident that occurred to cause this disorder, and should not be confused with common forgetfulness, substance abuse, or other medical conditions that impair memory. The diagnosis of this disorder is extremely difficult due to the fact that there are many other mental disorders with some of the same symptoms. DID is often

DID is usually caused by a traumatic experience. Some of the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder (DID) are blackouts or memory loss commonly referred to

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a rare condition where two or more personalities present their self in one individual but never at the same time. While their alternative personality makes it appearance the primary personality experiences memory loss. Dissociative Identity Disorder was also called Multiple Personality Disorder until 1994 when the name was changed because of a better understanding of the medical condition. (2) Multiple Personality Disorder they believed had more than one identity controlling one mind. Now psychologist believe

Dissociation is defined by The Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus as a, “disconnect or separate.” (Waite, Lindberg, Braham, & Jewell, 2010, p. 230) We know from the DSM-5 that a person who has DID has at least two different and distinct personalities. These personalities, often known as “alters” control the person and different times, some have described it as possession like. The disorder must also cause problems to the individual in the form of personal stress about the symptoms and cause disruptions in the occupational, social or other important areas of one’s life. Dissociative Identity Disorder is usually associated with traumatic childhood events. According to the article, Survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder: Perspectives

So what is Dissociative Identity Disorder? According to the DSM V, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states. It then states that “disruption in identity involves marked discontinuity in sense of self and sense of agency, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception,

Every person has experienced a time when they get lost in their thoughts and start to daydream in the middle of an action. You lose track of what’s going on around you. Our thoughts and experiences can become dissociative. Dissociative Disorders causes a disruption of identity and conscious awareness. People who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder, they develop two or more distinct identities. These identities form to deal with traumatic event, and to protect one’s sense of self. People who suffer DID experience periods of amnesia, and sometimes only one identity could be aware of the others. The identities can be a different gender, age, ethnic

A person with dissociative amnesia cannot recall personal information as a result of a traumatic event. The person does possess “autobiographical memory” but they cannot assess the memory. The individual will not be able to recall events from a certain period but it

When a person experiences being in a dissociative state, they separate themselves from all surroundings. Some dissociative states can lead people into having memory lapses, anxiety, and having a hard time working and interacting with others. When it becomes that severe, it can be known as a dissociative disorder (Libal 2014). When dissociative disorder is present in a person, mental processes do not work together anymore. The main causes of dissociative disorder are trauma and severe stress. It is most common in children and young adults, and is also more likely to be seen in women from low socioeconomic statuses and rural areas (Sharma 2016). Libal states that there are four main types of

People from all age groups and racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds can experience a dissociative disorder. Dissociation is a common, naturally occurring defense against childhood trauma. Psychological trauma is the unique individual experience of an event or enduring conditions. Overall, trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural

Imagine waking up in a new house, town, city, even state and not knowing how you got there. Now add onto that thought of forgetting almost a year of your life because someone else, or something, has taken over your body. That is just a look into dissociative disorders in general. Dissociative Disorders are ‘extreme distortions in perception and memory” (Terwilliger 2013). Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), or previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is often the most misunderstood dissociative disorder of them all. It has always been somewhat of a mystery. Seeing videos of the disorder can really give you an insight on what happens with the person who suffer from it. Almost everyone in the

My goal for this paper is to help others have a better understanding of how dissociative

The primary cause of Dissociative Identity Disorder appears to be severe and prolonged trauma experienced during childhood. The traumatic events therefore remain sealed off – dissociated and unprocessed. This will result a partial amnesia from what has happened.

The Symptoms of Dissociative identity disorder would be Dementia, Amnesia for event, Fugue state, people who has DID, is really likely to have Dissociative Amnesia. The first identity