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Split
Personality
Disorder
By : Ceniya Jefferson, Period 2, Health
Science Year II, 08/28/2022

Symptoms
Memory loss
(Amnesia) of certain
time periods, events,
and people and
personal
information
...


Perception
A perception of the
people and things
around you as
distorted and unreal
...


-

The thoughts, actions, and
behavior of each personality
can vary, trauma often leads
the to condition, starting at
childhood
...


Condition
-

Believed to be a complex
psychological condition

Cause
-

A long-term physical, sexual or
emotional abuse or (rarely) a
home environment that stores
fright or seems unpredictable
...


The Brain & Memory Lobe
Scanning
Machine-learning and neuroimaging
techniques have been used to more
closely decide between individuals
with DID and healthy ones on the
basis of their brain structure
...
Each personality
created uses its own area of
nerves to recall or suppress
memories

Responsible

DID is associated with
relatively greater
volume in the
amygdala
...


Purpose
Commonly thought to
form the core of a neural
system for processing
fearful and threatening
stimuli
...


Disadvantages of DID

A blurred sense of
identity

Dissociative amnesia,
memory loss & severe

Significant stress or
problems in relationships
or social gatherings

Dissociative identity
disorder

Inability to cope well
with emotional or
professional stress

Depersonalization-derealiza
tion disorder- episodic
sense of detachment

MENTAL HEALTH INFOGRAPHICS

Risk

Long-term

People of any age,
ethnicity, gender, and
social background can
develop DID

Alcohol and drug
abuse, self harm,
self-injurious behavior,
& impairment in
relationships

%
Between
...
Women
have a higher chance
of obtaining
...


Are you
aware of
what
caused your
disorder ?

2
...
Do you see it as an
issue or a way of comfort
to help you through your
hard times ?

5
...
How often do you
experience these voices,
how many are there, &
how strong are they ?

Interview Responses
1
...


“It started when I was younger
...
I became social
whenever I could but after years of
trauma from family or relationships,
it became a routine
...

“It’s an issue due to not being able
to control my reaction to the voices
in public
...
”

Answers

“ Around my late childhood was
when I was losing attention from my
mother due to my older brother
...
After you were born,
the voices were more constant just
from the stress of being a single
mother
...


“ There’s not a timeframe or a way I
keep track, it just happens
...
There’s only one, I didn’t give it
any detail it’s just the same voice & no
characteristics
...
I see
nothing but my words floating to a
dark area and a response from them
...

“ It still a same routine with my

Coping :
-

daily life, keeping up my nutrition,
physical, and emotional health but

-

there’s a bit of insecurity being
alone because the choice will
come out and I don’t want anyone
to see
...
”

-

End the blame and
the shame
Build your knowledge
Find calm and
relaxation
Start planning and
organising
Develop emergency
strategies
Form a support
network
& Communicate

Interview Questions Pt
...
I live with this like an everyday routine
...
I don’t take medication but
just vitamins
...



...
Eventually, I became alright with my condition
...
When I was diagnosed, I didn’t believe the woman because I would
know if something was wrong with me but after I saw myself in a different perspective, I came to terms
...
”



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