Hector: A Case Study

Dissociative Identity Disorder, previously referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a psychological illness that has raised a lot of controversy and led researchers to question its validity. This disorder has been recorded as early as the 1800’s, but has recently been given more attention to by clinical researchers because of its diagnosis rates. The brain is a very complex organ and certain traumas can lead to the occurrence of this illness. Dissociative identity disorder is an illness in which individuals develop two or more very different personality states. In this paper, I will explain the causes of dissociative identity disorder, outline the symptoms, and elaborate on the

It is vital to study psychological disorders since individuals all over are constantly diagnosed with some form every day. In addition, by studying them, researchers will learn more about how to care for these patients. One common disorder involves dissociative identity disorder, which is when a person experiences multiple personalities (BOOK). In addition, this disorder involves some form of break in the consciousness usually caused by trauma (book). By examining Leonardo DiCaprio’s characters in the movie Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese, a viewer can see post-traumatic stress brought on his Dissociative Identity Disorder. Teddy Daniels, also known as Andrew Laeddis suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder as he produces symptoms in all three categories for PTSD: flashbacks, avoidance, and hypervigilance.

Answer: Dissociative Identity Disorder (King, 2016); consists of having multiple personalities and wall of amnesia

In chapter 15 of Exploring Psychology, the author discuss the basics of psychological disorders. Within this assignment, the psychological disorder of my choosing is Dissociative Identity Disorder. The commonality of the disorder is rare. Although we’ve disassociated ourselves in some form or the other with our ability to daydream, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is more severe and is usually linked to trauma. Formerly the disorder was known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). Individuals who suffer from this disorder usually have more than one aspect of themselves or personalities, whom he or she is completely unaware of. Sufferers of the disorder have to deal with a variety of symptoms such as memory loss, depression, anxiety, hallucinations, black-outs, impulsiveness, and perception of being detached from the self. The severity of the trauma is usually extreme, repetitive, and long-term. The individual may have an extensive history of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse.

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).

Dissociative disorders are one of the most controversial disorders that exist. It is often argued that the disorder does not actually exist and that people are over-diagnosed. Dissociative disorders is a type of psychological disorder that involve a sudden loss of memory of change in identity due to the dissociation (separation) of the individual’s conscious awareness from previous memories and thoughts. A common example of a dissociation is when an individual daydreams and becomes unaware of the passage of time. However, this is just a very mild case of dissociation and is normal to experience. The NAMI (National Alliance on Medical Health) declares that approximately half of Americans have experienced a dissociative episode in their life but only two percent of those cases are severe enough to meet the full criteria of chronic episodes. This disorder is more often found in women rather than men.

Neurological Assessment: patient is awake and alert times 4. Denies head injury, seizures or seizure disorder, paralysis, or abnormalities of sensation and gait coordination. Denies syncope dizziness, vertigo, memory loss, speech coordination, frequent headaches, or tremors. Denies problems with speaking.

Dissociative disorder is a disorder in which individuals feel detached from themselves or their surroundings and reality, experience and identity may disintegrate. Dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is characterized as a disorder in which up to 100 personalities or fragments of personalities coexist within one body and mind (Barlow). The client was diagnosed and given an assessment with the goal of determining the factors. In many cases, only a few characteristics are distinct, because the identities are only partially independent. DSM-5 criteria for DID include amnesia, as in dissociative amnesia. Dissociative amnesia occurs when a person blocks out certain information, usually associated with a stressful or traumatic event, leaving him or her unable to remember important personal information. With this disorder, the degree of memory loss goes beyond normal forgetfulness and includes gaps in memory for long periods of time or of memories involving the traumatic event. In DID, however, identity has also fragmented. How many personalities live inside one body is relatively unimportant, whether there are 3, 4, or even 100 of them. Through a process of discovery, the client's history finally revealed that the impotence was actually a result of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by a past experience. People with PTSD fear re-experiencing a traumatic event and sometimes are unable to remember certain aspects (Barlow 138). However, through psychoanalytic therapy, this client illustrates a successful

During this quarter Jose did not experience any serious injuries. He experienced a hospitalization with admitting diagnosis of Acute Seizure (prolonged postictal lethargy and AMS) form 1/20/18 to 1/23/18; during his hospital staying, he consulted with the neurologist whom ordered an EEG that showed abnormal electroencephalogram consistent with independent interictal activity in both hemispheres supporting the diagnosis of chronic epilepsy; Trileptal was discontinued, no changes Keppra, Lamictal or Topamax. Other studies/workup included a CT head w/o contrast that showed chronic ethmoid sinusitis, normal chest x-ray, elevated ammonia levels, and low potassium (corrected). Prior his hospitalization Jose consulted with neurology on 11/21/17 who recommended the initiation of Trileptal, CT head if not done within 2017, and indicated that he may need a VNS if not improvement on refractory seizures. His next neurology follow up will be on 2/21/18.

One may view his aggressive actions as the results of a personality disorder, possibly a borderline or an antisocial type. Norman may have even been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder, because of the rapid fluctuations within a person’s mood that he exhibits. Although, after all of his symptoms, cognitions, and behaviors are assessed, it is clear that there are two distinct independent personalities (himself and him as Norma). Therefore a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder would be the most accurate diagnosis, not one of these other disorders that only provide a partial explanation of his symptoms. These related disorders may cause someone with dissociative identity disorder to only be treated for the comorbid disorders instead of the central diagnosis of DID.

In this psychology research we are talking about mental illness; dissociative identity disorder also known as multiple personalities.the existence of two or more distinct identities or personalities in an individual, each with its own pattern of perceiving and acting with the environment. At least two of these figures must take control of individual behavior routinely, and are also associated with a degree of memory loss beyond the lack of normal memory. This loss of memory is called frequently lost or amnesic time. To be diagnosed, symptoms should occur independently of substance abuse or a general medical condition.People with dissociative identity disorder may experience often a combination of symptoms that can resemble other psychiatric

Cha Do Hyun is a well known Heir to his family’s company who developed Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Dissociative Identity disorder is a condition where a person's identity is fragmented into two or more distinct personalities alternately prevail in the same person, sometimes without any one personality being aware of the other(s), is thought to be an effect caused by severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme, repetitive abuse. Do Hyun has suffered from this ever since facing a terrible experience during his childhood 11 years ago but he does not remember exactly what caused it and struggles to remember through out the series, while hiding his disorder from friends and family. He fits the criteria of someone with this disease

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a psychological issue that is quite debilitating to the affected individual. Symptoms of this disorder often mimic those of other physical and mental disorders such as seizure disorder, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder (“Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)”, 2012). The distinguishing symptom of Dissociative Identity Disorder, however, is the presence of two or more distinct identities that alternately take control of the individual and this symptom is the main basis and plot of The Secret Window. In addition, the person is plagued by memory losses that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness and may even find items that he or she doesn’t remember buying. (“Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)”, 2014). Also, the individual may experience unexplained changes in eating

Somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders share common aspects, but the differences are the biggest feature. Somatoform disorders are a mental illness that is related to the individual’s body, which is usually when an unknown medical condition is present. Dissociative disorders are also a mental illness that involves an individual that feels distant from reality, their identity, or even perception and life experience. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is when an individual could have up to 100 personalities all together under one body and one brain. To being diagnosed with DID an individual has to have “the present of two or more distinct identities or personality states . . . at least two of these identities or personalities states recurrently take control of the person’s behavior . . . inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness . . . [and] the disturbance is not caused by drect physiological effects of a substance condition” (Durand). In an article by Robert Grimminck, he reports some of the most famous dissociative identity disorders. One of the examples was a girl name Truddi Chase. Chase was physically and emotionally abused. Chase seeked helped and found out that she had 92 different personalities. Grimminck states, “The youngest was a girl about five or six years old named Lamb Chop. Another was Ean, an Irish poet and philosopher 1,000 years old.” Chase wrote a book, which formed into a TV series. Chase died March 10, 2010.

The character that I chose to write about is Kevin Wendell Crumb from the movie “Split”. Kevin suffers from dissociative identity disorder which causes him to experience 23 different personalities within his mind. Dissociative identity disorder used to be called multiple personality disorder and is defined as a person’s identity that is fragmented into two or more distinct personalities. The most common cause for dissociative identity disorder is severe abuse whether it be physical, emotional and sexual or a mix of all three. The personalities are said to live their own life, have their own characteristics and memories, when the personalities switch there is no recollection of the memories that the other personalities had. Gaps of time