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People usually keep this under wraps, but I believe Rosanne Barr and Herschel Walker are both self-admitted DID sufferers. Also, Courtney Love has professed to have it, and although I wouldn't be surprised if it's true, I also wouldn't be surprised if it's not.
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∙ 14y agoCourtney Love, Roseanne Barr, Adam Duritz, and Herschel Walker are just a few
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Are you a believer or a skeptic of dissociative identity disorder?
I think that the people studied are cooler than the people doing the studying. I am a skeptic.
What are people called when they think they are more than one person?
the person has dissociative identity disorder,commonly known as split personalities.
Are people with multiply personality disorder born with it?
no, it is onset by a traumatic childhood experience. Multiple Personality Disorder is actually more correctly (according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Psychological Diseases - IV) called Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Do people with Disociative disorder believe that they are sick?
If you are referring to Dissociative Identity Disorder, then that person is probably not even aware that something is wrong. People with DID have multiple personalities that may or may not be aware of each other, so the person rarely remembers things that have been done or said because a different personality takes over. If you were referring to a different dissociative disorder, then you need to be more specific.
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.
Is sociopathy a dissociative disorder?
No. Dissociative disorders are basically when people can't remember something that they did, or feel as if they are not in control of themselves. People with sociopathy are aware of what they are doing and have done.
About how many people have dissociative indentity disorder?
Dissociative identity disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder) generaly does not kill. Depression and other trauma related to the disorder, or the cause of the disorder, can cause a person with DID to attempt suicide, especially if the person stays in an environment that is harmful to their mental health. Prognoses are also worse if the person does not receive proper treatment.
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).
What relevance does dissociative identity disorder have for the field of psychology?
Although many in the psychology field do not believe the condition really exists, there seems to be evidence that it may be real for some people. There is also controversy over its treatment and whether integration can be successful.
Are there other names for schizophrenia?
At one point, schizophrenia was called "dementia praecox". Some people may say that "multiple personality disorder", "split personality", or "dissociative identity disorder" are other names for schizophrenia. However, the condition that these names describe is not the same as schizophrenia.
Was three faces of eve a hoax?
No, it follows the life of Chris Costner Sizemore, one of the first people to be diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. She had 22 different personalities over her lifetime, but only three would manifest at a time, Evelen was the name that those conducting her case study gave her to protect her identity.
Do people with personality disorders realize that they have a new personality and do they know about the other personalities?
People with Dissociative Personality Disorder (Previously known as Multi-Personality Disorder) are most of the time unaware that the other personalities exist.
