Dissociative Identity Disorder
D.I.D
Deya Zelaya
Gabriel Kafati
Ricardo Midence
WHAT IS IT?
• M.P.D.
• Disturbance in identity
• Alters (2-100)
Symptoms
Amnesia
Switching
Depression
Mood Swings
Suicidal Tendencies
Sleeping disorders
Anxiety
Drug abuse
Compulsions and rituals
Psychotic-like symptoms
Eating disorders
Causes
• Severe Trauma
– Sexual Abuse
– Physical Abuse
– Psychological Abuse
– Ritual Abuse
How is d.i.d. diagnosed?
• 2 or more identities
• Alters take control of the person’s
behavior.
• Amnesia
• Disturbance is not caused by drugs.
Treatment
• Psychotherapy
• NO medication
How to prevent D.I.D.
• SEAK FOR HELP
– Counselors
– Psychologists
– Psychiatrists
– Family doctor
– Community Education Programs
– Church …
Statistics
• 1 of 10,000
• From 0.5% to 2% rise
• Woman – 80%
• Average age – 5.9 years
• 7% undiagnosed
Common Questions
• Is it real?
• Are D.I.D. and Schizophrenia the same
thing?
• What are the roles of each personality?
• Who can get D.I.D.?
• Is it very common?
• What type of personalities do people
with D.I.D. create?
• Are the families of people with D.I.D.
affected? How?
D.I.D.
• Severe form of dissociation
• Multiple personalities
• Suicide (more often)
Schizophrenia
• Mental illness
• Psychosis
– Hallucinations
– Delusions
WRONG perception of D.I.D.
Interesting Fact
• Retired NFL star
Herschel Walker has
struggled with D.I.D. for
years but has only been
treated for the past
eight years.
GAME!!!!!!!!!!
• Give an example of D.I.D.
• How can family member of people with D.I.D. be affected?
• How can we prevent D.I.D. ?
To Conclude
• We hope our presentation, besides of teaching you about
Dissociative Identity Disorder; it has also created
consciousness of how harmful it is, and the URGENT
necessity there is of preventing it.
• THANKYOU
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?&p=hand+palm+clip+art
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• http://allpsych.com/journal/did.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4EOw8wPBN8
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dissociativedisorders/DS00574/DSECTION=prevention
• http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disordermultiple-personality-disorder?page=3
•
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dissociativedisorders/DS00574/DSECTION=symptoms
•
http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Dissociative_Dis
orders.htm
• http://www.turnitin.com/discuss_view_flat.asp?r=26.088122468817&svr=
14&lang=en_us&threads=1&ord=1&tid=194978