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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a psychological disorder where two or more distinct identities exist within an individual, leading to memory gaps and behavioral changes. Often caused by childhood trauma, it typically manifests by age 6 and is more commonly diagnosed in women. Treatment primarily involves psychotherapy aimed at integrating personalities, as no specific medication exists for DID.
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- 1. Dissociative Identity Disorder { By:Emma Swift
- 2. This is aproject for a high school AP Psychology course. This is a fictionalized account of having a psychological ailment. For questions about this blog project or its contents, please email the teacher, Laura Astorian: [email protected]. Note to the Reader
- 3. 3 in 100people have DID.
- 4. Dissociative Identity Disorder(DID): psychological disorder in which two or more identities, or personalities, exist in an individual that can each take over the conscious behavior of the individual at different periods of time Formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder What is DID?
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- 6. When under influenceof one personality, the patient doesn’t recall events that occurred while in other personalities, behaving as a completely different person Period of time controlled by a personality can range from an hour to five years Each personality can have different characteristics (name, gender, physical attributes such as need for glasses) Average number of alters (personalities): 10-13 The Personalities
- 7. First case in1811 for Mary Reynolds and was documented by physician Samul Mitchel Main early theorists of DID: Pierre Janet (explored unconscious and hypnosis), Morton Prince (explored relationship between physical and psychological parts of DID), and Boris Sidis (explored the role of neurons ) Became official disorder when added to DSM in 1980 Called Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) in DSM-III but name changed to DID in DSM-IV Brief History
- 8. Subjects with DIDusually unaware that they have it Thought to be caused by sexual or physical abuse as a child First development of an alter at an average age of 5.9 years, typically in childhood The Beginning {
- 9. On average, patientshave spend 7 years in medical care before coming to a final diagnosis Four times as many women as men are diagnosed Symptoms may be: obsessive compulsive behavior , eating disorders, depression, and drug abuse Diagnosis
- 10. Main methods: hypnosisand psychotherapy Therapy aims to stabilize the individual and have the alters unite into single personality (integration) Therapy: therapist tries to effectively communicate with all alters Treatment Tries to get personalities to meet one another and interact Attempts to uncover traumatic events, retrieve methods, and make peace with them No know medication available for treatment
- 11. What it isLike to Have DID { The Struggle and Emotions
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- 13. Too many thoughts. Too many emotions.So many people in my head. Thought Overload
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