| 单词 | dissociative identity disorder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdissociative identity disorder dissociative identity disorder n. Psychiatry a psychiatric disorder characterized by the existence in one person of two or more distinct personalities which temporarily have power over the person's behaviour at different times, and between which the person typically switches suddenly; also called multiple personality disorder.Dissociative identity disorder frequently occurs in the context of sustained childhood trauma and is often understood as a coping mechanism for dealing with such experiences. People living with the disorder may exhibit symptoms of profound disassociation between their various personalities, such as conflicting memories or amnesia, and a sense of not inhabiting their own body. Diagnosis can be controversial (see quot. 2012). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > personality disorders > dissociation self-estrangement1841 disassociation1873 multiple personality1886 splitting1890 dissociation1897 depersonalization1904 dissociated personality1918 split personality1919 dissociative identity disorder1994 1994 D. Spiegel in R. Rosner Princ. & Pract. Forensic Psychiatry lxvii. 487/2 Multiple personality disorder (to be renamed ‘Dissociative Identity Disorder’ in DSM-IV) involves the existence of more than one personality or personality state, each with its own enduring pattern of memory and identity. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Apr. (Sports section) 9/1 He has been found to have dissociative identity disorder and..he has 12 personalities, or what he called alters. 2012 C. Fernyhough Pieces of Light (2013) x. 219 Genuine cases of dissociative identity disorder are rare, and when they are thoroughly documented they count as a serious psychiatric disorder, albeit one whose cause is currently unknown. < as lemmas |
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