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2 or more personalities Inability to recall personal info Alters; own age, sex, race Postures, gestures, and speech Animals Control/ Switching
Depression Moodswings Suicidal tendencies Sleep disorders (insomnia, night terrors, and sleep walking) Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias (flashbacks, reactions to stimuli or "triggers") Alcohol and drug abuse Compulsions and rituals Psychotic-like symptoms (including auditory and visual hallucinations) Eating disorders
Depersonalization. This is a sense of being detached from one's body and is often referred to as an "out-of-body" experience. Derealization. This is the feeling that the world is not real or looking foggy or far away. Amnesia. This is the failure to recall significant personal information that is so extensive it cannot be blamed on ordinary forgetfulness. There can also be micro-amnesias where the discussion engaged in is not remembered, or the content of a meaningful conversation is forgotten from one second to the next. Identity confusion or identity alteration. Both of these involve a sense of confusion about who a person is. An example of identity confusion is when a person sometimes feels a thrill while engaged in an activity (such as reckless driving, DUI, alcohol or drug abuse) which at other times would be revolting. In addition to these apparent alterations, the person may experience distortions in time, place, and situation.
Avg. 2-4 personalities; diagnosed 13-15 personalities; course of treatment Alter is wild and opposite
Before age 9 Neglect Emotional abuse Sexual abuse Frightening and unpredictable parents
7 years in mental health system prior 1.Two or more distinct identities or personality states are present, each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and self. 2.At least two of these identities or personality states recurrently take control of the person's behavior. 3.The person has an inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. 4.The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (such as blackouts or chaotic behavior during alcohol intoxication) or a general medical condition (such as complex partial seizures).