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Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder, not a personality disorder. However, there are some personality disorders that have similar symptoms to schizophrenia: paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoNO!!!!!!!!! MPD & Schizophrenia are completely unrelated disorders with unrelated symptoms and classifications.
- Multiple Personality Disorder is classified as a personality disorder. It is characterized by manifestations of widely differing personalities, many of which are unaware of the others existence. Hallucinations & delusions are not present in most cases, though a few of the personalities in some rare cases might have them. Note: there is some doubt in the psychiatric community that MPD is even a real disorder, as it is almost never seen except by doctors specializing in its treatment some of whom use techniques of questionable reliability in the general psychiatric community.
- Schizophrenia is classified as a thought disorder. It is characterized by disordered thoughts, frequent hallucinations, and delusional thinking.
Some people consider MPD to be a defective coping skill learned in response to a Traumatic Stress, so it might be considered an odd variant of PTSD.
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∙ 15y agoNo. Split personality disorder is technically known as dissociative identity disorder.
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∙ 11y agoYes, with therapy, maybe also with medications.
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Is paranoid schizophrenia rare?
About 1.4 percent of people have paranoid schizophrenia. It is relatively rare, but not that rare for a mental illness. To put it in perspective, some sources say that 17 percent of people have depression and about 0.1 percent of people have multiple personality disorder (also known as dissociative identity disorder).
Which condition was previously known as multiple personality disorders?
dissociative identity disorder
If a schizophrenic threatens to commit suicide does that count as a hostage situation?
You are confusing dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder, with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a disorder in which the person suffering loses touch with reality. Dissociative identity disorder is a disorder in which the person suffering believes him or herself to have multiple personalities coexisting in one body. See the related questions for a more in-depth exploration of what the two illnesses are. As the 'personalities' are not real people, a threat of death to them would not be viewed as a hostage situation.
What is average age for Dissociative Identity disorder?
Dissociative identity disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder. The average age of diagnosis with this disorder is around thirty.
Where is it possible to get a hold of dissociative disorder?
Dissociative disorder is previously known as multiple personality disorder. It is possible to get hold of dissociative disorder through a spouse, a significant other or another person with the disorder.
What is eupd?
Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder known as BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
What mental illnesses displayed by characters in shutter island the movie?
Yes.
What is a disorder characterized by blackouts and fragmentation of ego into two or more distinct personalities that alternately dominates a person's functioning?
dissociative identity disorder... previously known as multiple personality disorder
What does multiple identity mean?
Dissociative identity disorder, previously known as multiple personality disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately show in a person's behavior, accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness.
What mental disorder would the cheshire cat have?
The Cheshire Cat from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is often interpreted as exhibiting characteristics of dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) due to his ability to appear and disappear at will and his changeable personality.
Is depression a personality disorder?
There are 2 disorders : Major Depressive Disorder also known as clinical depression and depressive personality disorder which is a controversial diagnosis
What are the key symptoms of dissociative identity disorder?
The main symptom of dissociative identity disorder, previously known as multiple personality disorder, is the presence of two or more distinct personalities within one person. These personalities alternate control of the individual's behavior.
