Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Description

• Personality Disorder
• Condition displays multiple distinct identities
• Each personality is referred to as an alter

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Each alter has own

• Name
• Gender
• Age
• History
• Personality Traits

• Sexual Orientation
• Race
• Postures
• Gestures
• Speech Patterns

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Screening Tests

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

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Treatment

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

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Traditional Methods

• Psychotherapy talking w/ psychiatrist
• Hypnotherapy using hypnosis
• Medications
• Antidepressants
• Anti-Anxiety meds

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Adjunctive Therapies

• Art therapy
• Using the process of making art
• Movement therapy
• Using dance movement

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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 days happenings feelings

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Sources

• http//www.belleville.k12.wi.us/bhs/health/mentalh
  ealth/Multiple20Personality20Disorder.html
• http//www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-id
  entity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder