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Dissociative identity
disorder.
Dissociative disorders.
By Lydia Paull, 10G
Description: dissociation
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Dissociation: is a mental process were a person will dissociate
their thoughts, feelings, actions, memories or sense of identity.
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Disorders may include; Dissociative amnesia, Dissociative Fugue,
Depersonalization Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
(State government Victoria, 2015)
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Dissociation disorders develop as a defence to extreme ordeals;
abuse, rape, stressful situations e.c.t typically in youth as
children.
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Children are more vulnerable to dissociate themselves then
adults. (clinic, march-24-2014)
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Unfortunately no empirical evidence has been proven that
trauma is connected to dissociation. (clinic, 2014)
Description: (DID)
Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) or previously known as multiple
personality disorder (Spanos, 1994), is frequently known when there
is a coexistence of two or more personalities (also known as alters)
that existence in one body. (webmd,2015)
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‘Personalities’ are patient’s identities, which have been dissociated
or split.(Psych Central ,2015)
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Personalities or alters may appear when there is a situation in which
the ‘host’ cannot cope with or in random appearances.
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A person who has dissociative identity disorder almost always has
dissociative amnesia too. (Barlow, Duran,2009)
Symptoms
A statement
from Helen,
she has DID.
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A switch is a Transition between alters. signs to indicate the switch; facial expression and or
psychical position of the body. (Putnam, Guroff, Silberman, Barban, and post, 1986)
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It is common for the patient to hear voices in their head. They are simply personalities
within.(allpsych,2015)
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Loss of personal information and memories, which is not just forgetfulness. (Barlow and
Durand, 2009)
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This is where the host or other alters may not remember where they are or what they were
doing before and after the switch.(Sussex 2015)
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During the ‘switch’ alters may show a different tone in voice, opinions, values, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, name and memory. Alters may also have their own skill, needs
and abilities. (better health channel, 03/25/2015)
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Depression.(Allpsych, 2015)
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Can it be faked?
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Patients are commonly misdiagnosed with schizophrenia due to common
symptoms.(neurowiki, 2014)
onset
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It begins usually when there is a traumatic experience as a young child. When
the situation is too overwhelming the person will start to dissociate
themselves from the abuse.
“Floating to the ceiling” or “fade into the wall.” (ross,2012)
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In this state the person will start to dissociate themselves
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Another onset is that the child might have an ‘imagery friend’. And that
‘imagery friend’ would ‘attach itself’ to the child and start to take over the
body.(ross,2012)
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There is no particular age that is starts but you are more vulnerable as a
child, Diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder is usually made in adulthood.
(WebMD, 2015)
duration
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An altar can take over the ‘host’ for minutes or as long as days. (Barlow,
Duran,2009)
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Unless the patient gets help from his or her therapist, this disorder will not go
away on its own.(AllPsych, 2015)
Prevalence and incidence
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A clinical population estimated: 0.5% - 1.0%,
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General population estimated: 1.0% - 5.0%,
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Females are more likely to be a diagnosis of DID, at a ratio of 9:1, (student
pulse, 2015)
Risk factor
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Dissociative Identity Disorder is linked to childhood abuse in 95-98% of
cases.(Student pulse, 2015)
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Studies on biological factors contributing to DID have varied findings. But
heritability appeared to have no effect. (Student pulse, 2015)
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According to student pulse (2015) more research is need to determine
whether biological tendencies or traumatic experience is more likely
developed in a child when one of their biological parents has DID.
Treatment: video.
Medicine
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Prozac= anti-depressant
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Diazepam= Valium, treat anxiety.
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Asenapine = anti-psychotic
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Zopiclone = sleeping table
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Side effects medicine:
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Gaviscon = heartburn, Lemsip, mind relief= headaches,
(Selwyn, 2012)
therapy
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Psychotherapy: integrating the personalities into one.(psych
central, 2015)
Other facts.
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Alters: the other personalities that appear. There are many ‘types’ of alters
or in other words commonly identified alters, All these alters can be a part of
one body.
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Host: the most common personality that deals with the day to day
functioning.
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Birth personality: 'birth personality‘ doesn’t exists, Dissociated parts of the
personality emerge due to a upset personality development, not from the
'splitting' off a single unified 'birth personality'.(mediawiki, 2014)
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Dissociative identity disorder is a struggle for most since they can’t usually
keep a job, due to the switching. (Selwyn, 2012)
Bibliography.
.
1.
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#1
2.
www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder
3.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Dissociation_and_dissociative_disorders
4.
www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder
5.
David, H.B., & mark. (2009). Abnormal psychology: an integrative approach (5th Ed). Belmont California.:
Wadsworth Cengage Learning
6.
http://allpsych.com/journal/did/#.VXJWv8-qqko
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(colin,r.(2012). Personal interview with k, Rachel)
8.
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx18t.htm
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http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/525/dissociative-identity-disorder-overview-and-current-research
10.
Carlish, N. Selwyn, R.(2012)The women with 7 identities. England: point blank studio.
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http://www.dissociative-identity-disorder.net/wiki/Alter