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    outlook on life,sometimes leading to Dissociative Identity Disorder. Even though Dissociative Identity Disorder has a place in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the legitimacy of the psychiatric disorder is still very much a controversial issue . In these two articles, “Multiple Personality -- Is It Mental Disorder, Myth, or Metaphor?” published in the Huffington Post website by Frances(2014) and Dimensions of “Multiple Personality Disorder” by Murray(1994) published by the

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    that dissociative identity disorder is caused by heavy stress or enormous trauma in a person’s childhood. Usually involving unpredictable and unexplained behaviors as well as poor communication, these events are usually caused by adults who play a significant role in the victim’s life; such as parents, siblings, or other important family members. During this time of neglect, if a young child is not receiving support or care in their time of need, they are susceptible to developing this disorder. This

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    Dissociative Identity Disorder is mainly affected by socioenvironmental factors. Within this essay, you will read and learn about the history leading to this mental disorder, how we know it today, the effects that DID has on ones’ person, past treatment, and some possible implications for future treatment. The goal of this essay is to conduct research to learn of DID using valid resources and in turn relay these findings with the community.   Dissociative Identity Disorder and its Effects Dissociative

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    some traits of two already discovered mental disorders, hysteria and epilepsy. Ever since the first discovery they have learned more and more the disease and has developed into Multiple Personality Disorder (Lieber, 2016).” There are multiple disorders but this research paper is going to explore the history, causes, and treatment options for Dissociative Identity Disorder. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, “Dissociative Disorders are characterized

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    • The disorder effects the mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, and sense of identity. Dissociative identity disorder is labeled by the presence of two or more distinct identities that continually have power over the individual’s behavior. These different identities have their own age, sex, or race including their own postures, gestures, and distinct way of talking. The symptoms of this disorder goes as follows; depression, mood

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    Dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder, is when one person has two or, more distinct personality states. This disorder is mostly caused because of frightening events that a person went through. Symptoms of D.I.D are amnesia, flashbacks, self-harm as well as etc. There has been no discovery of a cure for this disease, which can only be calmed with therapy. There are less than 200,000 cases in the U.S. every year, so it is rare to have this disorder. The age groups

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    individual. In this essay, we will explore the symptoms of this unique disorder, as well as the potential causes and treatments utilized to benefit the patient. The fascinating disorder formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder is now called Dissociative Identity Disorder. It is indeed unusual and

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    Seek (2005 film) - Dissociative identity disorder There is a number of mental illness out there, most of them are quite interesting. Due to Psychology are getting more and more popular, we could look for the information about most of the mental illness very easily, there are lots of cases that you could study, to have a better understanding of them. But there is one, that has always been with uncertainty: Dissociative Identity Disorder a.k.a. DID. DID is a psychiatric disorders that have a lot of

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    paper explores 3 references. A website about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), a book about this disorder and a couple of people who suffer from it, and a magazine article about one person that has experienced DID. This research discusses what DID is, it symptoms, what cause it, and two people that had/have this disorder. Dissociative Identity Disorder and Symptoms Dissociative Identity Disorder, previously called multiple personality disorder, is a severe form of separation. It is the

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    When most people think of mental disorders, many tend to think of depression, bipolar disorder, or even Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The one thing these three disorders have in common is they all can be associated with a disorder called Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). A person with MPD “behaves as if under the control of distinct and separate parts of the personality at different times” (Bull). As research has advanced on the studying of MPD, researchers have deemed the official diagnostic

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