This condition is now called DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). Too many people were thinking of it as one of the Axis Two personality disorders. DID is an Axis One condition.
DID is caused by violent and prolonged trauma in early childhood, usually including rape, incestuous or otherwise. People who are able to dissociate create alternate selves to take the abuse and trauma. Over time, these selves develop personality patterns (and sometimes personality disorders!) of their own.
It is possible to integrate these parts together with therapy, but it requires an excellent therapist who is able to deal with hearing descriptions of horrible abuse. Many are not able to do this. The abuse experienced by DID survivors is far outside the usual, and some people aren't strong enough to let themselves admit such abuse of children can even happen in America. But it can; the evidence is overwhelming and incontrovertible.
The insensitivity shown to these people is often appalling -- and widespread -- at mental health clinics all over the country.
Many people with DID pick up ten or a dozen incorrect diagnoses -- including of ASPD (antisocial personality disorder) -- before finally being correctly diagnosed, and it's true that repeatedly being bitterly accused of inventing the abuse is another form of abuse on top of and compounding the original.
More people need to be educated about the devastation caused by pedophiles and other child abusers so as to prevent this affliction and others like it.
All people with DID also have PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder).
Psychodynamic theory suggests that multiple personality disorder (now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder) may develop as a way to cope with severe trauma or abuse experienced during childhood. The disorder is seen as a defense mechanism where different identities are created to deal with overwhelming emotions or memories that the individual cannot tolerate. The various personalities may represent different aspects of the person's psyche and serve to protect the individual from facing the full extent of the trauma.
No, Alice Cooper did not have a multiple personality disorder. The persona he created on stage was a character he portrayed as part of his performance as a rock musician, separate from his real-life persona as Vincent Furnier.
Having two different personalities is referred to as dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder. It is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct and frequently altering identities or personality states in the same person.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) is a rare condition, with a prevalence thought to be less than 1% of the general population. It is often associated with a history of severe childhood trauma or abuse. Treatment typically involves therapy to integrate the different personalities into a cohesive sense of self.
It is estimated that less than 1% of the general population has dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder). The exact number of individuals with this disorder is difficult to determine due to its complexity and challenges in diagnosis.
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Split personality disorder and multiple personality disorder are both old names. It is now referred to as dissociative identity disorder.
The duration of Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder is 1500.0 seconds.
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder was created on 2009-02-27.
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder ended on 2009-04-12.
A person can have multiple personalities. It is the person who has the disorder and not the personalities who have the disorder.
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The type of disorder is dissociation. There are many kinds of dissociative disorders. One of these is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The old name for this was Multiple Personality Disorder.
multiple personality disorder. btw, not schizophrenia.
No
12%
ineffective coping
A total guess. 78%