Dissociative identity disorder basics
DID stands for this
what is Dissociative Identity Disorder
Sometimes DID is confused with this condition where people feel detached from their body
What is depersonalization disorder?
The different people or personalities inside someone with DID are called this
What are alters?
True or False: Everyone with DID is violent or dangerous
What is False
This type of therapy involves talking with a trained professional to explore feelings and thoughts
What is psychotherapy or talk therapy
what is the old name that DID used to be
what is Multiple Personality Disorder
DID can be mistaken for this mood disorder with mood swings
What is bipolar?
All the alters together make up this.
What is a system
True or False: People with DID always know when an alter takes over.
What is false
This common medication type is often prescribed to treat depression by affecting brain chemicals like serotonin
What are antidepressants?
DID is usually caused by this kind of early life experience
What is Trauma and Abuse
Doctors use this book to diagnose mental health conditions like DID
What is the DSM-5?
This type of alter often handles everyday life and talks to others outside the system
What is the host?
Many people wrongly think DID is just this, but it’s a real mental health disorder
what is faking/pretending
This therapeutic approach focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
People with DID may not remember things because of this symptom
What is dissociative amnesia (or losing time)?
DID is often diagnosed by talking with this type of professional
What is a therapist or psychiatrist?
An alter that keeps the system safe or helps protect from harm is called this
What is a protector
DID usually develops because of this kind of experience in childhood
what is true
This technique involves gradually exposing a patient to a feared object or context without any danger
What is exposure therapy
DID is part of this group of mental health conditions
What are dissociative disorders?
This is one challenge doctors face when diagnosing DID because symptoms can overlap with many other disorders
What is misdiagnosis or symptom overlap?
This type of alter holds memories of difficult or traumatic events
What are trauma holders
people with DID have split personalities like in the movies
what is false
This type of therapy is commonly used to help integrate multiple identities in DID patients.
What is psychotherapy?