Case Study
The name of the patient
John Doe
There is a specific limit to the number of alters that can be created
False
The century in which most of the research into DID has been done
1900's
The name of the lady who was studied with 12 alters
Ella
This characteristic is often stigmatized to occur in all DID patients, though it does not
Violence
This triggered alter shifts for the patient
Stress
Not "personalities," but the scientific term
Alter
The decade in which reported cases of DID began to rise
1980's
The smaller size of this part of the brain may point to the patient having DID
The Hippocampus
This is the way in which DID develops
Over time, often caused by trauma
The number of alters the patient had
5
The name for DID before the modern name was adopted
Multiple Personalities Disorder
The decades when the term "alter" was popularized
1980's - 1990's
Building this between the alters seems to be a breakthrough in the treatment of DID
Community
DID is sometimes assumed to be the same as this other mental disorder.
Schizophrenia
The person who triggered the creation of the first alter
His teacher
Three symptoms of DID
Anxiety, Delusions, Depression, Self-harm, Substance Abuse, etc.
This term emerged during the 1990's - 2000's
Identities
Due to the hippocampal study, it can be linked that DID may not just be psychological, it may also be
Biological
Switching between alters is not always dramatic, this is a word that better describes how the transitions often are
Subtle, unnoticed
The characteristics of the hallucination the patient made during high school
A caring, compassionate woman
The percent of people who are suspected to have DID in the U.S.
1.5%
This researcher introduced the idea of dissociation
This was the number of women who were a part of the hippocampal study
75
It is often assumed that the purpose of therapy is to "get rid" of alters, in reality the goal is this
Integration, or alters living in harmony