Psychological Maltreatment
he human personality, according to the American Psychological Association Web site,
defined as the “individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and
behaving” (Personality). Each and every single human being has a distinct personality that makes
up their identity. The different patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving help identify a middle
age man from a group of five year old girls. Each person has a different identity and personality;
however, it is possible for someone to have more than one identity without knowing its
occurrence. I am not talking about being possessed by the devil or another soul. On the other
hand, it involves only one soul and one brain in a body. The dilemma of …show more content…
One out of the 30 million Americans suffer from this mental illness. Childhood trauma,
such as verbal, physical, and sexual abuse, contributes to the development of personality
disorders.
Reliving good memories is something one lives up to, but what happens to the bad
memories from past experiences? For example, being yelled by parents; no one wants to bring up
that incident, and especially not relive it. People who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder
commonly experience major verbal abuse, otherwise referred as psychological maltreatment, by
parents and/or relatives. Psychological maltreatment can prevent a child from developing proper
emotional and social standards. Neglecting a child by ignoring, rejecting, terrorizing and
isolating him or her may cripple them mentally by making them develop insecurities, destructive
behavior, and anger problems. What a Dissociative Identity Disorder patient does with this kind
of verbal abuse is block the memory of it from their brain and create an individual (another
identity) who remembers and suffers, on periods of times, from the emotions created by their
tormenting experiences in the place of their main …show more content…
The American Humane Association gives a
statistic of 16.6% maltreated children are from physical abuse (Child Abuse and Neglect
Statistics). Physical discipline in some cases is taken to another level of getting physical and can
easily turn into physical abuse. This results in children with fear, anger, and aggression. The
effects of physical abuse explain why the patient creates the personality of a strong person.
Finally, the last and most important child trauma is sexual abuse. It is the most important
out of the three because it is the one that causes the most effects and affects the person the most.
Sexual abuse can lead to serious emotional problems. For some, sexual abuse may make them
become antisocial and depressed. As for others, this can cause them to take the other route and
become angry and later take the same choice and abusing of others. This is the case of many DID
patients who suffer the most from sexual abuse from relatives and who later created a
personality of someone who were obligated to abuse others.
In conclusion, people who experience some type of abuse during their
defined as the “individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and
behaving” (Personality). Each and every single human being has a distinct personality that makes
up their identity. The different patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving help identify a middle
age man from a group of five year old girls. Each person has a different identity and personality;
however, it is possible for someone to have more than one identity without knowing its
occurrence. I am not talking about being possessed by the devil or another soul. On the other
hand, it involves only one soul and one brain in a body. The dilemma of …show more content…
One out of the 30 million Americans suffer from this mental illness. Childhood trauma,
such as verbal, physical, and sexual abuse, contributes to the development of personality
disorders.
Reliving good memories is something one lives up to, but what happens to the bad
memories from past experiences? For example, being yelled by parents; no one wants to bring up
that incident, and especially not relive it. People who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder
commonly experience major verbal abuse, otherwise referred as psychological maltreatment, by
parents and/or relatives. Psychological maltreatment can prevent a child from developing proper
emotional and social standards. Neglecting a child by ignoring, rejecting, terrorizing and
isolating him or her may cripple them mentally by making them develop insecurities, destructive
behavior, and anger problems. What a Dissociative Identity Disorder patient does with this kind
of verbal abuse is block the memory of it from their brain and create an individual (another
identity) who remembers and suffers, on periods of times, from the emotions created by their
tormenting experiences in the place of their main …show more content…
The American Humane Association gives a
statistic of 16.6% maltreated children are from physical abuse (Child Abuse and Neglect
Statistics). Physical discipline in some cases is taken to another level of getting physical and can
easily turn into physical abuse. This results in children with fear, anger, and aggression. The
effects of physical abuse explain why the patient creates the personality of a strong person.
Finally, the last and most important child trauma is sexual abuse. It is the most important
out of the three because it is the one that causes the most effects and affects the person the most.
Sexual abuse can lead to serious emotional problems. For some, sexual abuse may make them
become antisocial and depressed. As for others, this can cause them to take the other route and
become angry and later take the same choice and abusing of others. This is the case of many DID
patients who suffer the most from sexual abuse from relatives and who later created a
personality of someone who were obligated to abuse others.
In conclusion, people who experience some type of abuse during their