Do you remember the main character of Fight Club? What about the villain Harvey Dent from Batman, who developed the criminal personality known as Two-Face after having acid thrown in his face during a trial or Alex Mason from Call Of Duty: Black Ops, seemed to become two different people after being brainwashed in a Russian prison camp. Maybe your favorite childhood character was Launch from the anime and manga Dragon Ball, who changed from a sweet and caring person to an angry criminal and vice versa every time she sneezed. These media characters all had the same disorder called Dissociative Identity disorder. Many believe that Dissociative Identity disorder was a made up diagnoses for it is often shown in movies and other media from comedy or suspense, but there are people who suffer from this disorder daily and when properly educated on this subject, you can begin to see and learn that this disorder is not always the comic relief it is usually used for in your favorite movies or television shows. Dissociative Identity disorder, DID, is a disorder in which a person experiences a variation of changes in one’s memory, identity, feelings, actions, or conscious. Dissociate identity disorder was perviously known as Multiple Personality Disorder until 1994 where the name was changed to give a better understanding of the condition. It was felt that Multiple Personality Disorder name was more characterized by the separation of identity than the growth of separate identities. It is very rare in life, and is thought to originate from severe trauma during early childhood by the person with the disorder. The aspect of dissociative is thought to be a mechanism for coping. A person with dissociative identity disorder is literally separati... ... middle of paper ... ... better and gain more control. In conclusion, Dissociative Identity disorder is a very rare and interesting disorder for those who observe it. For the patients however, it can be a very confusing and terrifying experience. DID is not always the over dramatic way Hollywood movies may define it as, and is a lot more serious than one may expect. Luckily treatment can help one with this disorder, teaching how to control it and live through life with this disorder. There is also a way for observers to help prevention. Dissociative Identity disorder is usually developed by traumas, or abuse that one has gone through in life. So if you know of someone who is being physically, emotionally, or sexually abused, talk to someone and let them know. There are many trusted adults that can help solve the issues. Also Early treatment is the best way to start a road to recovery.
Cognitive therapy, which involves changing dysfunctional thought patterns. Family therapy, which helps to educate the family about the disorder, recognize its presence as well as work through issues that have developed in the family because of dissociative identity disorder. And also Hypnotherapy which can be used in conjunction with psychotherapy and can help clients access repressed memories, control problematic behaviors, such as self-mutilation and eating disorders, and help fuse thier other personalities during the process. Some indications that therapy might be needed include sysmptoms like: memory loss, a sense of being detached from themselves and their emotions, distorted Perception, a blurred sense of identity, significant stress or problems in life, inability to cope well with emotional or professional stress, and mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. DID requires a medical diagnosis, and treatment should always be conducted by professionals that specialize in dissociative identity disorder as it is a rare and challenging condition to treat. There are also contraindications onvolving the treatment of DID. Caution needs to be taken while treating people with DID with medications because any effects they may experience, good or bad, may
For my research paper, I chose to utilize a disorder known as “Dissociative Identity Disorder” (DID). This disorder is also coined as Multiple Personality Disorder. When defining the actual meaning of this disorder, it is defined as “a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual” (1). Specifically, “DID is a disorder characterized by identity fragmentation rather than a proliferation of separate personalities. In addition, the disturbance is not due to the direct psychological effects of a substance or of a general medical condition” (1). Based off of this knowledge, I chose to look at two individuals who have obtained this disorder
Most children at sometime in their lives have had at least one imaginary friend. Other individuals may not have been able to see this close friend but, to the child, this friend was real. They had personality, style, and a life of their own, which made the imaginary friend very realistic to the child. An important question to ask, though, is, “When does this harmless action turn into something that is more worrisome?” Most children grow out of this phase of imaginary friends when they reach school age. This is seen due to the fact that children can interact with others and make actual living friends. This idea makes it difficult to see the more harmful disorders, like dissociative identity disorder, that could be disguised in this innocuous
People often think that D.I.D. (Dissociative Identity Disorder) is something made up, something that a person is just inventing in order to get attention; that statement couldn’t be more Incorrect. Dissociative Identity Disorder, formally known at Multiple Personality Disorder, is a dissociative disorder, not a personality disorder or a psychosis. D.I.D. is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, emotion, behavior, or sense of identity. D.I.D. is thought to stem from trauma experienced by the person with the disorder. The dissociative aspect is thought to be a coping mechanism; the person literally dissociates himself or herself from a situation or experience that is too violent, traumatic, or painful to assimilate with his or her conscious self.
CASE STUDY The following is a case study of a female client named Emelia Hernandez who is showing symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) who is suffering from a dissociative disorder known as dissociative identity disorder. According to (APA, 2013), dissociative disorders are characterized by a disruption of and/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior. Due to Emelia’s symptoms, it was necessary to undergo an assessment to ensure correct diagnosis is provided as it played a role in disrupting every area of her psychological functioning. Emelia Hernandez was diagnosed and assessed to determine the causes of her behavior.
In conclusion, dissociative identity disorder creates different characters or personalities within the affected individual, pushing them away from a traumatic experience that they had gone through as a child, usually before nine years old. Symptoms that can occur include extreme moodiness, depression, drug abuse, and a loss of memory that stretches far beyond anything typical. Also, compulsive urge can cloud the mind of the individual, making them lose all sense of what is moral and practically singles out the chosen action as the only choice they can make in that moment. This disorder is among many that alter the mind and drop the victim into a world of suffering from symptoms and emotional distress.
Dissociative disorders can affect someone’s memory and make someone forget some of the important things in his or her life suck as their own identity. “When a dissociative identity disorder comes in to a person life it normally can make that person seem very distant and never aware of the other people in their lives.” (Diseases; 1) Which means that this person has absolutely no socials life. This person, when having a traumatic childhood, he or she can establish two or more different sets of personality. As an adult, this person may see an object that triggers the other personalities to come out; meanwhile, attempt to take control over the body.1a. SV; conj. adv, SV.) This other personality can be a different gender and he or she will most likely go by a different name. When this personality is in play the person’s original personality will have no memory of what the other being inside of him or her may have done.
More than two million cases can be found in psychological and psychiatric records of multiple personality disorders also called dissociative identity disorders. Dissociative Identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is a condition in which, an individual has a host personality along with at least two or more personalities with each identity having his or her own ideas, memories, thoughts and way of doing things (Bennick). Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses. They involve thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities,
Dissociative identity disorder is usually a reaction to trauma as a way to help a person avoid bad memories. When people face traumatic experiences, they have a choice to cope in a healthy or unhealthy way. Sometimes in extreme cases, they believe that having another identity could help them cope by escaping their current reality. For example, Dr. Jekyll has created a different personality, Hyde, that he uses to escape his reality and create a new one. Through Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll displays a Dissociative identity disorder due to a traumatic experience that happened in his past.
Dissociative identity disorder, “a disruption of identity marked by the experience of two or more largely complete, and usually very different, personalities (Weiten, 2016, p.501)”, is classified as a sub group of the dissociative disorders. Another name dissociative identity disorder is commonly referred to as is multiple personality disorder; which was discontinued on the account of the inaccurate implications that multiple people inhabited the same body. Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the distinct transitions or transformations of one gender, accent, memories and behavioral traits. These personalities will emerge from one suffering from dissociative identity disorder and create memories solely retrievable by that personality, and the other personalities will seemingly lose sense of time or connection to reality once brought back to the surface. This disorders diagnosis rate has increased dramatically on extremely controversial levels, leaning towards either misdiagnosis’ or raised awareness. The main character in Split is seen to be suffering from dissociative identity disorder throughout the movie. Crumb displays a slew of 23 different personalities residing within his psyche. He endured his childhood consisting of abandonment from his father and abuse from his OCD-stricken mother, which
Do you ever feel like you just can’t take reality anymore? You just want to escape it and in order to do so, your conscious awareness becomes separated from all the painful things you can’t stand, including your painful memories. Then suddenly you’re a totally different person. Another identity takes your place in suffering all the painful things you want to escape. Today, I’m going to talk to you about dissociative identity disorder (DID). I will be talking about what DID is, what causes DID and how it affects the individual (host/core). I will also mention a famous case in psychology.
As a teacher walks into her classroom, and demands attention she carefully instructs the students on how to perform the next step in their multiplication problem her students would never have thought she was anyone else but herself. However, she holds a secret that no one but her husband and family knows about. This seemingly normal teacher has been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, or otherwise known as DID. Dissociative Identity Disorder is a disorder, which typically happens after intense sexual or physical abuse, that the individual somehow splits their mind into several different personalities. This is why the previous name of this disorder was called Multiple Personalities Disorder, and some individuals will still refer to this disorder as such.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? A proper explanation of DID necessitates a dissection of the name itself. Dissociation is “a mental process, which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity.”1 In other words, there is a disruption in the way in which these usually integrated functions communicate. Daydreaming, highway hypnosis, or “getting lost” in a book or movie are all examples of very mild dissociation.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a disorder in which two or more distinct identities alternate in controlling a person’s consciousness and behavior (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2011). If not diagnosed and treated in the early stages of development the alter personalities may begin to fight for control of the body (Pica, 1999). This may occur because the alternate personalities have become an equal part of the person and every alter cannot always be in control. Although DID is more frequently diagnosed in the late teens and early adult years, most diagnoses occur 5-10 years after the onset of symptoms (Slogar, 2011). Moreover, DID appears to be more prevalent in females, those who have a close relative who have DID, and generally occurs during the developmentally sensitive stages of childhood.
According to Barlow, Durand & Stewart (2012), Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is one of several dissociative disorders in which a person experiences involve detachment or depersonalization. They go on to explain that people with DID ha...