Dissociative Identity Disorder can be corrected; it is debated whether it can be totally cured.
A trauma in life is occasionally what brings on multiple personalities; however, many multiples report being born multiple or developing multiple personalities naturally. It can be the way some people's brains react to survive a particular trauma. Some psychiatrists feel it could be genetic, but this is such a complex problem that this has never truly been proven and it is by trial and error that doctors find out more information as to how to handle their patients.
The therapist has to be extremely mindful of what they say to their patients because it could cause one or more of the personalities to come out. In a patient who is troubled by these personalities, the therapist normally strives to keep the patient on the level of their true normal personality. These therapists try to "integrate" the personalities by finding the 'normal personality' that best fits the patient and through therapy try to group the other personalities into the 'normal' one. Sounds strange, but it seems to be working. The only stress that is typically left on the patient is when they endure trauma or any stress through life and they have to fight the other personalities from striking out on their own from the normal personality that the patient and therapist has worked on.
Another good example is if you look up the Biography of 'Sybil' (whose real name was Shirley Ardell Mason and she was a teacher) whom I believe had over 9 different personalities. She never married. According to the book she was cured. Her trauma was over-bearing parents and her mother was cruel and mentall ill. Shirley Mason remained long time friends with her therapist.
Other books you may be interested in are: The Three Faces of Eve; The five of Me and The Minds of Billy Milligan. If you're interested in healthy or natural multiplicity, I would recommend this website: astraeasweb.net/plural/
The type of disorder is dissociation. There are many kinds of dissociative disorders. One of these is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The old name for this was Multiple Personality Disorder.
multiple personality disorder. btw, not schizophrenia.
Split personality disorder and multiple personality disorder are both old names. It is now referred to as dissociative identity disorder.
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Some disorders associated with lack of empathy include narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and certain forms of autism spectrum disorder. These disorders can hinder an individual's ability to understand or connect with others' emotions and perspectives.
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There are many disorders (Here are some I can name): Anorexia- Where the person starves themselves. Bulimia- Consuming large amounts of food and throwing it up. Binge eating disorder- Eating a lot without throwing up. Conduct disorders- Where the rights of others are violated, which means that people with this disorder would lie, mistreat other property, and be violent along with other symptoms and such. Schizophrenia- The person has no contact with reality and can't tell the difference between real and fake events. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)- Don't feel like giving a definition. Then there are Anxiety Disorders:Phobias Obsessive-compulsive disorder Panic disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder There are also Mood Disorders: Clinical depression Bipolar disorder And last but not least there are Personality Disorders: Antisocial personality disorder Borderline personality disorder Passive-aggressive personality disorder Avoidant Personality Disorder Dependent Personality Disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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According to WebMD, "people with dissociative disorders may experience any of the following symptoms:"depressionmood swingssuicidal tendenciessleep disorders such as insomnia, night terrors and sleep walkinganxiety, panic attacks and phobiasalcohol and drug abusecompulsions and ritualspsychotic-like symptoms, such as auditory and visual hallucinationseating disordersheadacheamnesiatime losstrances"out of body experiences"A person with multiple personalities used to be diagnosed as being schizophrenic. However, they changed the name of the diagnosis to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) since there are some schizophrenics who actually do not have split personalities. DID is basically when the person becomes fragmented and their personalities become separate entities, fighting for control over one another. When another personality takes over, it is said that some describe it as "being a passenger in their body rather than the driver. In other words, they truly believe they have no choice." Hope this information helps. :)
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The most common term is sociopath. However, like most catchall terms, sociopath often is used to refer to people with other personality disorders. The correct term is "antisocial personality."