Dissociative Identity
Disorder(DID)
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Essential Question
Bell ringer
Notes- article, notes, etc.
Videos
DID test
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Agenda
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What is a Dissociative Identity
Disorder(DID)?
Essential Question
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Do you or someone you know alter their
personality (act out) in order to get
through everyday life? If so, how and why
does this happen?
Bell Ringer
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Severe mental disorder which produces lack of
connection in one’s thoughts,
memories,feelings,actions,or sense of identity.
Hard to diagnose due to similar symptoms with
psychiatric diagnosis.
20% are male and 80% are women
50% Psychiatrists deny its existence.
No Cure for DID!
Facts about disorder
Behaviorism: behaviors can be measured,
trained, and changed. So, by having therapy,
their behaviors can be altered, changed, and or
removed. ( John B. Watson )
 Psychodynamic: Our behavior and feelings are
powerfully affected by unconscious motives. Our
behavior and feelings as adults (including
psychological problems) are rooted in our
childhood experiences. Personality is made up of
three parts The id, ego and super-ego. ( Sigmund
Freud)
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Psychological Approaches
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99% starts from reoccurring trauma from
early childhood( usually before 9yrs. Of
age).
An innate ability to dissociate easily.
Repeated episodes of severe physical or
sexual abuse in childhood.
Lack of a supportive or comforting person
to counteract abusive relative(s).
Influence of other relatives with
dissociative symptoms or disorders. (Genetic)
Causes of Disorder
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Depression
Mood Swings
Suicidal Tendencies
Sleep disorders
Anxiety
Alcohol/Drug abuse
Compulsions and Rituals
Eating disorders
Headaches
Amnesia
Time lost
Trances
Hallucinations
Psychological and Physiological
effects
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Rosanne
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NFL Star Hershel Walker
Famous People
Psycho-Therapy
The most common approach. To encourage
communication amongst several personalities in
order to solve problems and to create one single
personality.
 Cognitive Therapy
This approach changes dysfunctional thoughts.
 Clinical Hypnosis
Uses intense relaxation, concentration, and focused
attention to achieve an altered state of consciousness
to explore thoughts, feelings, and memories within
the sub-conscious.
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Treatment Plan(s)
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From what we have discussed, do you think that
Dissociate Identity Disorder actually exists? Give
evidence.
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