Multiple
Personality Disorder - Definition and Symptoms of Multiple Personality
Definition: Multiple personality disorder is a rare condition causing a
person to show two or more distinct personalities. Multiple personality disorder is controversial because the
psychiatric community is in disagreement as to what it is and even whether
multiple personality disorder exists.
In theory, multiple personality
disorder is caused by psychological and neurological changes that cause a person
to dissociate, or become detached from, his normal sense of who he is. Some
theories on multiple personality disorder suggest the problem is caused by chemical or neurological changes.
Others suggest multiple personality disorder is the brain's attempt to cope
with extreme trauma, as in the case of severe abuse, typically in early
childhood
and that the dissociation is a form of self-hypnosis.Repressed memories are also believed by some to
be a part of multiple personality disorder.
Multiple personality disorder became
sensationalized in the media in the seventies by movies like Sybil and The Three Faces of Eve, books such as Prism:
Andrea's World, and news accounts such as that of Billy Milligan, who used
multiple personality disorder as his defense in trial involving robbery and
rape charges.
Research on multiple personality
disorder is intriguing, but some say it is fraught with fuzzy, inexact data.
Billy Milligan, for example, was said to have personalities with different IQs and eyeglass prescriptions. Thought
provoking, but difficult to verify.
Multiple personality disorder, like
many psychiatric disorders, can range from mild to
debilitating. In many cases, sufferers of multiple personality disorder do not
seek treatment until their lives have become unmanageable, or they have legal
problems. Multiple personality disorder is typically treated with a combination
of therapy and psychotropic medication.
Also Known As: Multiple personality disorder
has also been dissociative disorder, MPD, personality disorder, and conversion disorder.
Examples:
People with multiple personality
disorder are frequently not aware of their disorder.
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