multiple personality disordernoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌmʌl.tɪ.pəl pɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti dɪˌsɔːd.ər/us/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl ˌpɝː.səˈnæl.ə.t̬i dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/specializeda mental problem in which someone changes between different personalities:
In multiple personality disorder, the alternate personalities have distinct characteristics, names, and histories.
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Mental & psychiatric disorders
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- anorexia nervosa
- dementia
- eating disorder
- learning difficulties
- male menopause
- melancholia
- neurotic
- non compos mentis
- paranoia
- sad
- schizophrenia
- schizophrenic
- seasonal affective disorder
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- Stockholm syndrome
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