By: Jonathan Orellana

 -Two or more distinct identities are said to alternately control the person’s behavior.
 - ” A severe form of dissociation ( a mental process), which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, action, or sense of identity.”
 -In my own words, a person who’s loses their identity and is a completely different person.

 Many things are cause by this disorder, here are a couple:
 Headaches –Sleep Disorders – Drug/Alcohol use –
Abusiveness – Personality Difference – Moody –
Mistaken Identity

 A. The presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states.
 B. At least two of this identites or personalities states recurrently take control of person’s
 C. Inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness
 D. The disturbance is not due to physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition

 In the early 1800’s century while a person who was thought of as weird, many scientist couldn’t explain the cause for their depression, mood swings , or sucidial tendencies
 - “ A common effect of severe trauma, during childhood, usually extreme , repetitive physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse.”

 - Usually a malfunction in the brain as it evolves
 - .01 – 1% of the general population have DID
 -1/3 of the people feel like they have DID and also feel like they are in a movie of their own lives.
 - 7% percent of the people have gone undiagnose with
DID

 - Many scientist have said that there is no cure for this disorder.
 - But, they have said to have a long-term treatment
 - Some of this treatment include talk therapy, psychotherapy, hypotherapy, and also adjunctive therapies (movement therapies).
 - If people with this disorder stick to their long-term plan. They are able to get better but, the disorder won’t go away.

 - With intense treatment the patients are able to get better
 - Some chance to relief symptoms at the age of 40

 WebMD. (2009). Dissociative Identity Disorder
(Multiple Personality Disorder) http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociativeidentity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder
 - Halgin, R.D, & Whitbourn, S.K (2005). Abnormal
Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological
Disorder. New York, NY: Mcgrawttill.
 Behaven Clinical Capsule. (2009). DSM-IV & DSM-IV-
TR Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorder/did.htm

-How can DID be a disorder that helps people that go through depression?