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Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder ) By: Sarah Tripp

Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder ) By: Sarah Tripp. Definition of DID. Axis Two National Alliance of Mental Illness. (March 2000). Dissociative Identity Disorder.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder ) By: Sarah Tripp

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  1. Dissociative Identity Disorder(Multiple Personality Disorder)By: Sarah Tripp

  2. Definition of DID Axis Two National Alliance of Mental Illness. (March 2000). Dissociative Identity Disorder. • “a dissociative disorder involving a disturbance of identity in which two or more separate and distinct personality states (or identities) control the individual's behavior at different times.” (NAMI, 2000) Different Personalities in One Person

  3. DID You Know..? A Person Could Have Only Two Alters Or As Many As 100. The Average Of Personalities Is Ten. Women Are More Likely To Have More Identities Than Men With A Difference Of Seven. It Takes 6-7 Years For Alters To Develop. Psychotherapy and Counseling. (n.d). Dissociative Identity Disorder – DSM IV Definition National Alliance of Mental Illness. (March 2000). Dissociative Identity Disorder.

  4. Causes • Severe Childhood Trauma • Emotional • Sexual • Physical • Psychosocial Stress ShobhaPais. (n.d) Dissociative Identity Disorder. Living with Trauma/ Stress

  5. Essential Features Disturbance/Change in Ones Normal Identity Loss of Memory Has Two or More Identities “Each of the personality states that the individual experiences has its own distinct personal history, self-image, and identity, including different age, different gender, and also a different name.” (Rachel Kaplan, 2008) Psychotherapy and Counseling. (n.d). Dissociative Identity Disorder – DSM IV Definition Rachel Kaplan. (2008, January 9). Dissociative Identity Disorder.

  6. Associated Features • Highly Hypnotizable • Vulnerable to Suggestive Influences • Anxiety • Depression or Mood Swings • Posttraumatic Symptoms • Nightmares • Flashbacks Psychotherapy and Counseling. (n.d). Dissociative Identity Disorder – DSM IV Definition Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

  7. Diagnostic Criteria • Two or More Individual Identities • Identities Take Over Behavior • Difficult Remembering Basic Information • First/ Last Name • Age • Time Psychotherapy and Counseling. (n.d). Dissociative Identity Disorder – DSM IV Definition Metaphor of Memory Loss

  8. Differentiated Diagnosis Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Foote B., Park J. (2008, June 10). Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia: differential diagnosis and theoretical issues Representation of Dissociative Identity Disorder

  9. Eve White • Twenty-Two Personalities • Severe Headaches Followed By Blackouts • No Memory of a Recent Trip • Had A Voice Speaking to Her at a Visit • Had Both Hands on Her Head • They Suddenly Dropped With a Sudden Reckless Smile • Started Talking in a Bright Voice • Eve Black • Childish, Daredevil, Carefree Person • Conducted IQ Tests • Eve White-110 • Eve Black- 104 • Wrote a Letter to Her Therapist • Half Written in Her Usual Handwriting • Other Half Written in Child-Like Handwriting • Thought She Destroyed It • Appeared Relaxed and Sleepy • Jane Emerged After Two Minutes • “more responsible than Eve Black and more confident and interesting than Eve White” (Gross R., n.d.) • Revealed Her True Identity in 1975 as Chris Sizemore Mark Holah , (2008, January), Thigpen & Cleckley; A Case of Multiple Personality The Three Faces of Eve Movie Cover

  10. Chris Sizemore (Eve White) at the 51st Anniversary of Her Movie The Three Faces of Eve.

  11. Metaphors of DID

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