Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a psychological disorder and in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that psychologists use to classify mental disorder is stated as a Dissociative Disorder, which is a psychological disorder that involves a sudden loss of memory or change in identity. In this paper I will discuss the research I have done on dissociative identity disorder otherwise known as Multiple Personality Disorder. I will include the main points of the definition of Dissociative Identity Disorder, the symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder, the etiology otherwise known as causes, the percentage of people suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder in the United States and finally, the treatment options available for someone suffering from this disorder.

Many people in the United States and around the world suffer from some type of mental disorder. There are many types of mental disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, one of these classes of mental disorders is Dissociative Disorders, which defined in The Science of Psychology by Laura A. King, is stated as a psychological disorder that involves the sudden loss of memory or change in identity due to the dissociation of the individual’s conscious awareness from previous memories and thoughts. (King, 2011, 2008, p.505). Among these disorders, that psychologist’s classify as dissociative disorders is Dissociative Identity Disorder, which used to be known as Multiple Identity Disorder. Dissociative Identity Disorder is one of the most complex of the Dissociative disorders classified because it is characterized by dissociation or separation from one’s thoughts, emotions and memories. Dissociation is a defense mechanism that allows the individual to dissociate or separate from ones emotions, memories and thoughts during highly stressful situations. Dissociation is a unconscious process...