Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Psychological Analysis

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a condition where there are two or more distinct identities that are and will become present in an individual. These personalities can and will eventually take control of the individual, many people consider having dissociative identity disorder an experience of being possessed. The individual can and most likely will experience memory loss that is more extensive than ordinary everyday forgetfulness (Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). Around two percent of people will experience dissociative disorder, women are more likely than men are to be diagnosed with DID. "Almost half of adults in the United States experience at least one depersonalization/derealization episode in their lives, with only 2% meeting the full criteria for chronic episodes” (Dissociative Disorders).

According to “Healthy Place”, 89% of people who suffer from Dissociative identity disorder (or Multiple Personality Disorder) are misdiagnosed (B.J.). Therefore, Dissociative identity disorder is labeled as “The Hidden Epidemic,” because it is never diagnosed as it really is, but hidden by other illnesses (Slack pg. 43). Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is often triggered with traumatic events like experiencing severe abuse. People with Dissociative identity disorder can come to a realization that they are diagnosed if they start having symptoms such as self harm, mood swings etc. Some people think it is some other disorder or disease, but majority do not know what DID is or of they are diagnosed with it. Although DID is incurable, there

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mysterious condition that is misunderstood in its way of presentation in a patient. In this research article, there will be in depth analysis of the mental health condition that is so publicly recognized by Hollywood, but often ignored by medical professionals. There will also be an analysis of demographics, and who is affected more; males or females. There will also be a review of what factors predispose individuals to DID, and how it is diagnosed. There will also be information about how the disorder is treated, which includes therapy and medication. The usual signs and symptoms as well as medical and surgical interventions will be discussed. Lastly, this paper will review complications,

Dissociation is defined as “a mental process, which produces a lack of connection in a person 's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity” (Grohol, 2016). The Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more separate, distinct identities or personality states are present in an individual. In other words, a person has, what seems like, actual distinct and contrasting people in their head and these “alters” are able to take control of an individual’s mind and body at any time and act as a completely different individual. Each alter is capable of having its own set of likes, dislikes, talents, memories, and personal experiences. The alters’ usually have a specific name, age, gender and possibly race. According to Psychology Today (2014), the alters’ characteristics are typically very different from the primary identity, including their history, self-image, vocabulary, knowledge and predominant mood. The primary identity tends to be passive, dependent, guilty and depressed. A person with DID experiences extensive memory loss which is typically more extensive than what would be experienced by ordinary forgetfulness. For instance, if an alter were to take over, once the individual is back in control of his or her own body, they typically report not remembering anything that was done or said. Some individuals report feeling “familiar” with the conversations or experiences that were had by the alter, but as if they had only overheard

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a mental disorder where people display two or more diverse personalities. Another symptom of this includes memory loss or forgetting of events that exceeds everyday memory slips. It has been found that one of the main causes of this disorder is trauma, specifically childhood trauma. In fact, “about 90% of cases there is a history of abuse in childhood, while other cases are linked to experiences of war or health problems during childhood” (Dissociative Identity Disorder, 2018.). However, Dissociative Identity Disorder has also been linked to hypnosis. It is thought that this method of therapy, while eradicating the original problem, causes this personality disorder. Therefore, “it should be verified that

Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is thought to be a complex mental condition that is likely brought on by numerous variables, including serious injury amid early adolescence generally compelling, repetitive physical, sexual, or psychological mistreatment. The greater part of us have encountered mild dissociation, which resemble wandering off in fantasy land or losing all sense of direction at the time while taking a shot at an undertaking. In any case, dissociative personality issue is an extreme type of separation, a mental procedure which delivers an absence of association in a man 's musings, recollections, emotions, activities, or feeling of character. Dissociative character issue is thought to originate from a blend of components that may incorporate injury experienced by the individual with the confusion. The dissociative viewpoint is thought to be a method for dealing with stress - the individual actually separates himself from a circumstance or experience that is excessively brutal, traumatic, or difficult to absorb with his cognizant self.

People diagnosed with this disorder experience an inability to recall important personal information. This is largely due to being taken over by the other alters or personality states. People often find themselves in another place with no knowledge of how they got there. They describe feeling separated, detached or floating above their body during dissociative episodes. It is also not uncommon for people to feel, “That they are sharing their body with others. DID is based on the idea that an individual has more than one distinct personality and people with DID usually experience the sensation that others are living in their body” (Stickley). Despite this feeling, patients are usually unaware of these other identities and even the people close to them may not notice the changes in personality. Some of these alters may be violent, but almost exclusively towards the host. These people are often violent towards themselves and suicidal as one personality attempts to kill off another. DID is a dissociative disorder which most of the time are a response to stress. Most clinicians view dissociation broadly, “With nearly everyone having some experiences of being lost in a daydream, reverie, book, or movie, and relatively few having the experience of complex and chronic dissociative experiences resulting in functional impairment”

Previously called Multiple Personality Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder occurs when multiple, distinct identities control a single person’s behavior. These identities frequently inhibit the body. Once they leave, though, there are no memories left of the actions that partook while the other identities were in control. Through the years, the report of Dissociative Identity Disorder has increased. Nevertheless, this mental disease continues to raise skepticism.

Schizophrenia patients away from their reality and dissociative identity disorder meanwhile not affect the relationship with her. The split personality in Dissociative Identity Disorder occurs internally, the sufferer creates his alters from conflicting interactions in his own mind, in schizophrenia this phenomenon is seen externally as the voices coming from abroad to manifest and is therefore not hallucinations and personality

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), also known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is still known today as one of the most controversial psychiatric diagnoses (Priya & Siva, 2013). It indicates the existence of two or more identities or different personalities that repeatedly assumes control over the behavior of the person affected. In the majority of cases, dissociative identity disorder appears along with other symptoms, in which many times has been misdiagnosed (Ringrose, 2011). Repetitive childhood abuses are considered as the main cause of dissociative identity disorder (Fraser, 2014). The division of two or more identities can be understood as

Imagine being one person one day, and another person another day, but having no recollection of being either persons. This is a common reoccurrence when someone has Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID. The loss of memory is unforgiving and can be dangerous. Dissociative Identity Disorder is a psychological/memory loss disorder that can stem from early childhood abuse which includes extreme physical, emotional, and sexual abuse against the child. Not all children who experience abuse as at risk for the disorder. Statistics show that only 0.5 to 1.0% of our society’s population are diagnosed with having DID (Slogar, 2011). People who experience DID usually have several different alters that are contained in their psyche and each alter has an

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) also commonly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. The dissociative aspect is a coping mechanism of people who may have experienced serious trauma and abuse. The person dissociates themselves from the situation or experience that has been traumatizing for them and made a “companion” within themselves to either protect them, or help them cope with the trauma. Dissociative identity disorder has always been at the top of the list when it comes to the aspect of it being real or not. Some mental health professionals believe that dissociative identity disorder is a phenomenon of another psychiatric problem. The abused person uses a coping mechanism such as creating a people to handle the situations that are happening, and they feel they cannot handle. In one case a person will create a personality to be a protector if they cannot physically defend themselves, or they will a

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is characterized by the apparent emergence of one or more personalities within a single person. Since its first entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the home of every psychological disorder, psychologists have argued whether or not this disorder exists. Due to this disorder being a homegrown culture syndrome, having inconsistencies in diagnosis, and suggestive techniques used by therapists during the diagnostic process, dissociative identity disorder does not exist. Instead of therapists diagnosing their patients with DID, they should look into different psychological disorders so that their patients can receive the treatment that is needed.

Dissociative identity disorder also known as DID is a multiple personality disorder. Patients who have DID have multiple personalities that sometime they cannot control. There are known cases of people with this disorder completely change and see their selves differently from who they actually are, such as having a different name. There are many more symptoms to this disorder also. A lot of researchers usually test and compare DID with PTSD in most studies and also usually use all females, since DID is more common with females. This paper discusses the psychological views and studies of dissociative identity disorder.

This research paper aims to explore the mental disease known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder. I explore the meaning, symptoms, and effects of DID. My research describes those diagnosed with DID and the probable reasons of why they have the disorder. This study also explains the many different treatments and the effects those treatments might have on a person that has the disorder. I include a research study done on someone diagnosed with DID, the method used to help treat her, and the results of her treatment. Lastly, I state my opinion on DID and the methods I believe with help people prevent, treat, and cope with