![]() ![]() ![]() The presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states (each with its own. The dissociation appears to serve as a protective defense mechanism and as a means of self-preservation. There are common, everyday dissociative experiences such as daydreaming or “losing oneself” in a good book, for example, but with DID, an individual has typically experienced dissociation during a traumatic event such as physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or during times of perceived harm (e.g., invasive medical procedures, natural disasters, and so forth). Of the dissociative disorders, DID is associated with the most chronic and severe symptomatology.ĭissociation is a process wherein a person mentally separates oneself from reality. Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is one of five dissociative disorders recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV ). ![]()
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