PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Palpitations, Impulsivity, Mood Stabilizer
31 Mar 2013
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In some cases the identities are complete, each with their own behaviour, tone of voice, and physical gestures. Alters is the shorthand term for the different identities or personalities in did. Symptoms include amnesia as well as the identity has been fragmented the defining feature is not how many different personalities exist rather that certain aspects of the person"s identity are dissociated. The transition from one personality to another is called a switch which is usually instantaneous. It is possible that alters are created in response to leading questions from therapists, either during psychotherapy or while the person is in a hypnotic state. Etiology of did life circumstances that encourage the development of did seem quite clear in one respect, almost every patient presenting with this disorder reports that he or she was horribly, often unspeakably, abused as a child.
