Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Split Personalities
Abstract
This paper analyzes all aspects of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), whilst illustrating the impact it has on those affected. In the paper we evaluate the brief history, causes, symptoms, treatment, statistics, and impact of DID.
Keywords: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Mental Health, Personality
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Split Personalities
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) has always been a controversial topic in the study of Psychology. From what history can recall DID took hold psychologists attention in the late 1800’s in Europe. Before the 19th century people with DID were considered possessed, because …show more content…
One example is that they would have depression, mood swings, eating disorders and sleeping problems. Another example is that they could get anxiety, nervousness, panic attacks and phobias. Severe headaches, pain throughout the body, sexual dysfunction, difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, alcohol or drug abuse, temper outbursts, and even hearing voices are also results of this condition. Finally, a dissociative identity disorder patient can make suicide attempts, cause self-harm, become violent, and even experience substance …show more content…
During a trip in Las Vegas, she was shocked to find $2,500 instead of the $25 that she brought on the trip because she couldn’t remember how she got that much. She once woke up to a knife under her pillow without knowing how it got there one night. She explained it as if “it would come like a wave over me. When I came back to myself, I’d be exhausted. I never knew where I’d been or what I’d done, so I would have to look for clues, like a bag in the car or leftovers from a restaurant. It was amazing, but I accepted it.” In 1993, Overhill was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder by Dr. Baer once he received a letter from her, saying: “My name is Claire. I am seven years old. I live inside Karen.” After using hypnosis, Baer noticed that her personalities are “male and female, black and white, and different ages. Some were left-handed, others right-handed, and they even walked differently.” He even describes dissociation as “a defense mechanism. It’s one of many we have psychologically to cope with stress. It’s an extreme method.” With a history like Karen’s, “you call on whatever defensing mechanism you
Abstract
This paper analyzes all aspects of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), whilst illustrating the impact it has on those affected. In the paper we evaluate the brief history, causes, symptoms, treatment, statistics, and impact of DID.
Keywords: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Mental Health, Personality
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Split Personalities
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) has always been a controversial topic in the study of Psychology. From what history can recall DID took hold psychologists attention in the late 1800’s in Europe. Before the 19th century people with DID were considered possessed, because …show more content…
One example is that they would have depression, mood swings, eating disorders and sleeping problems. Another example is that they could get anxiety, nervousness, panic attacks and phobias. Severe headaches, pain throughout the body, sexual dysfunction, difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, alcohol or drug abuse, temper outbursts, and even hearing voices are also results of this condition. Finally, a dissociative identity disorder patient can make suicide attempts, cause self-harm, become violent, and even experience substance …show more content…
During a trip in Las Vegas, she was shocked to find $2,500 instead of the $25 that she brought on the trip because she couldn’t remember how she got that much. She once woke up to a knife under her pillow without knowing how it got there one night. She explained it as if “it would come like a wave over me. When I came back to myself, I’d be exhausted. I never knew where I’d been or what I’d done, so I would have to look for clues, like a bag in the car or leftovers from a restaurant. It was amazing, but I accepted it.” In 1993, Overhill was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder by Dr. Baer once he received a letter from her, saying: “My name is Claire. I am seven years old. I live inside Karen.” After using hypnosis, Baer noticed that her personalities are “male and female, black and white, and different ages. Some were left-handed, others right-handed, and they even walked differently.” He even describes dissociation as “a defense mechanism. It’s one of many we have psychologically to cope with stress. It’s an extreme method.” With a history like Karen’s, “you call on whatever defensing mechanism you