Multiple+Personality

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Multiple personality disorder, or MPD, is also known as dissociative identity disorder, or DID. This is a mental illness when a person experiences more than one personality. =====

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It is often caused by severe trauma during early childhood as well as repetitive physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse. 98.5% of people with the disorder developed MPD due to trauma under the age of 9. There is no evidence to prove that MPD is hereditary. =====

Some Symptoms of MPD are the fallowing:
 * Multiple mannerisms, beliefs that are not similar
 * Depression
 * Mood swings
 * Suicidal thoughts
 * Sleeping disorders
 * Severe flashbacks causing anxiety attacks
 * Psychotic like behavior
 * Severe headaches
 * Unexplainable phobias
 * Distortion of time
 * Memory loss

Each identity could have different age, gender, and race. Often the person's mannerisms change such as posture, annunciation, and gestures. Sometimes an identity could be an animal. When the person is experiencing the other identity it is called switching. Switching can last as little as five minutes or as long as a few days. The affected person does not have the ability to return to their original personality; however, many people do not believe that MPD is a real disorder. They believe that the affected people have the choice  People suffering from MPD only make up about .5% of the general population. One theory states that it is possible that 7% of the population suffers from MPD an are undiagnosed.

<span style="color: #ff8300; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There is no definite cure for MPD; however, long term therapy sessions have been proven to help with the symptoms. Often medications are prescribed for the symptoms such as antidepressants or anti-anxiety medication.

<span style="color: #f3a0d5; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Mental disorders effect today's society in a variety of ways. We must understand that every one is different and some people have mental disorders that set them apart. We must know how the disorders affect them and if they require any special needs.

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Sources

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“Dissociative Identity Disorder.” Web MD. N.p., 2009. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder?page=4>.

Edwards, Roxane Dryden, MD. “Dissociative Identity Disorder.” Medicinenet.com. Ed. Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.medicinenet.com/dissociative_identity_disorder

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