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Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder. Description. Personality Disorder Condition displays multiple distinct identities Each personality is referred to as an ‘alter’. Each ‘alter’ has own:. Name Gender Age History Personality Traits. Sexual Orientation Race Postures Gestures

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

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  1. Dissociative Identity Disorder

  2. Description Personality Disorder Condition displays multiple distinct identities Each personality is referred to as an ‘alter’

  3. Each ‘alter’ has own: • Name • Gender • Age • History • Personality Traits • Sexual Orientation • Race • Postures • Gestures • Speech Patterns

  4. Basic Facts • Often confused with Schizophrenia • 7% of population has undiagnosed DID? • Average 2-4 personalities when diagnosed • 13-15 personalities often develop during treatment

  5. More DID Facts • NFL star Herschel Walker has DID • People often have secondary diagnoses • Patients are often misdiagnosed • Many spend 6-7 years before proper diagnosis • ‘Host personality’ (real person) often unaware of alters

  6. Causes of DID • Severe trauma in early childhood • Typically inflicted before age 9 • Sexual, emotional, or physical abuse • Response to stress, threatening situations, or anxiety

  7. Symptoms • Amnesia • Depersonalization • Depression • Mood Swings • Suicidal Tendencies • Sleep Disorders • Panic Attacks • Phobias • Eating Disorders • Flashbacks • Compulsions & Rituals • Headache • Substance Abuse • Reactions to stimuli or “triggers”

  8. Screening Tests Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) • 28 Question self-test Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP) • Assesses degree of susceptibility to hypnosis

  9. Treatment • Traditional: commonly accepted by most medical doctors, therapists, psychiatrists • Adjunctive Methods: used in connection with traditional treatments • Alternative Methods: methods outside common standards

  10. Traditional Methods • Psychotherapy: talking w/ psychiatrist • Hypnotherapy: using hypnosis • Medications: • Antidepressants • Anti-Anxiety meds

  11. Adjunctive Therapies • Art therapy • Using the process of making art • Movement therapy • Using dance & movement

  12. Alternative Methods • Homeopathic Treatment • practitioners treat with highly diluted preparations • Botanical Medicine • Using plants, or substances made from plants to treat or prevent disease • Therapeutic Massage • working of layers of muscle to enhance function, aid in healing process, and promoting relaxation • Relaxation Techniques • Yoga, meditation, visualization & deep breathing • Journaling • Writing about day’s happenings & feelings

  13. Sources • http://www.belleville.k12.wi.us/bhs/health/mentalhealth/Multiple%20Personality%20Disorder.html • http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

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