Dissociative Identity Disorders. Are Multiple Personalities Ever Lonely, or Can a Psychiatrist Charge Twice a Person with Dual Personality?
Jose Luis Perez Velazquez, Vera Nenadovic
Being and becoming January 1, 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78264-1_4 (opens in new tab) via Springer Nature
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractDissociative identity disorder (DID) alters—distinct personality states—each possess independent thoughts, emotions, sense of self, memories, and behaviors. This examination considers what these dissociative phenomena reveal about the nature of the self and consciousness, suggesting that the self may be more fragmented and multiple than traditionally conceived.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Multiple personality Dissociative identity disorders Epilepsy Hallucinogens Self-awareness |
| Key finding | Argues that the formation of DID alters, each with independent thoughts, emotions, sense of self, memories, and behaviors, challenges unitary models of the self and consciousness. |
Abstract
The formation of DID “alters” is examined in the light of what these dissociative phenomena may say about the concepts of the self and consciousness. We will see that each alter is capable of independent thoughts, emotions, sense of self, memories and distinct ways of behaving.