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Dissociative disorders are often confused with Schizophrenia, but they are very different disorders. Dissociative disorders are so-called because they are marked by a dissociation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.). Dissociative disorders come in many forms, the most famous of which is dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder). All of the dissociative disorders are thought to stem from trauma experienced by the individual with this disorder. The dissociative aspect is thought to be a coping mechanism -- the person literally dissociates himself from a situation or experience too traumatic to integrate with his conscious self. Symptoms of these disorders, or even one or more of the disorders themselves, are also seen in a number of other mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Dissociative Disorders also include Dissociative identity disorder, Dissociative fugue, Depersonalization disorder and dissociative amnesia.
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INSIDE: A mental patient (Jeremy Sisto) affected by dissociative identity disorder which used to be called multiple personality disorder, is about to undertake an evaluation test. And his doctor wants to ask him a couple of questions.
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Most of you have heard about KONY 2012 filmmaker Jason Russell having some type of breakdown. He's diagnosed with a Brief Psychotic Disorder. From what I know of Jason Russell, the sudden, whirlwind and emotional and behavioral demands that KONY 2012 is more than enough to be a stressor to trigger this disorder. As with all mental illness and disorders, they are very real and not an excuse for inappropriate behavior or a character flaw.
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INSIDE: A mental patient (Jeremy Sisto) affected by dissociative identity disorder which used to be called multiple personality disorder, is about to undertake an evaluation test. And his doctor wants to ask him a couple of questions.
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In order for this to be correct, it should be DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) formally Multiple Personality as they have distinct personalities (people) within. Schizophrenia involves delusions and hallucinations effecting a persons's senses, such as touch, vision, etc...Either way this continues to add to the stigma of mental illness which is just as real as cancer which neither disease is asked for.
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Sarah McCall So very true. I hate it when people take these disorders lightly. If only they knew who is really in the room listening to them.
Coleen Uyehara Sarah, I agree!!