Child Abuse as an Antecedent of Multiple Personality Disorder

Baldwin, Lynda C.

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“…Crea ng the life story of the alterna ve personality Intolerable trauma Figure 1. DID as a wide range of defense mechanisms against childhood trauma develop mentally and physically [3,9,14]. An example that confirms this hypothesis is the case a five-year-old Shari who was raped multiple times by a group of teenagers from the neighborhood.…”

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“…Z zebranych danych wynika, że osobowość mnoga jest prawdopodobnie szerokim wariantem mechanizmów obronnych dziecka przed ekstremalnymi, traumatycznymi zdarzeniami z dzieciństwa, z którymi radzi sobie poprzez wytworzenie alternatywnych osobowości [1][2][3][9][10][11][12]14]. Wskazują na to wszystkie przytoczone modele powstawania DID.…”

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“…Najczęściej jest tak, że gospodarz jest najmniej zaburzoną osobowością. Dziecko tworzy inne reprezentacje siebie, aby móc pozbyć się cierpienia, co jest niezbędne do przetrwania i dalszego rozwoju psychicznego jak i fizycznego [3,9,14]. Na potwierdzenie tej hipotezy można przytoczyć opis przypadku pięcioletniej Shari, która została wielokrotnie zgwałcona przez grupę nastolatków z sąsiedztwa.…”

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Dissociative identity disorder as a wide range of defense mechanisms in children with a history of early childhood trauma

Cudzik

Soroka

Olajossy

2019

Curr Probl Psychiatry

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Introduction: Dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder, involves simultaneous manifestation of multiple alternative personalities in one human body. The disorder is still a puzzle to contemporary researchers. In comparison to the United States, where the detection rate of this disorder is growing, in Poland, it is still a niche issue, unknown to many scientists and clinicians. Rather alarmingly, this situation has remained the same for many years now. Objective: The aim of the present study is to draw attention to the adaptive character of dissociative identity disorder as a defense mechanism in children who have experienced extremely traumatic events in early childhood. The work also sets itself the task of disseminating knowledge about multiple personality disorder in the Polish scientific community, with the hope of encouraging wider research in this area in Poland. Material and Methods: To investigate this issue, we searched articles available in the PubMed, Google Scholar, and Polish Medical Bibliography (Polska Bibliografia Lekarska) databases for the years 1960–2018. The following search terms were used: multiple personality, dissociative identity disorder, dissociative identity disorder and children. On the basis of a meta-analysis of the available literature, we offer a general characterization of the disorder, describe its symptomatology, present several theories of its etiology and conclude it through the prism of its adaptive function. Results and Discussion: From the analysis of the gather data, we can conclude that multiple personality disorder can be a broad variant of the child's defense mechanisms against extreme, traumatic events from childhood, which they try to cope with by creating alter personalities. Abused children create other representations of the Self to be able to rid themselves of suffering, a process that is necessary for them to survive and further develop mentally and physically. Conclusions: There is no doubt that Polish research on this disorder is much needed. It could provide more information on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of multiple personality. In addition, a better understanding of the issue might bring us closer to the understanding of how the human mind works.

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“…Once thought to be rare, about 200 cases were reported in the world literature before 1980 (Bliss, 1980). As awareness of this outcome of child abuse continues to grow, more cases are likely to be diagnosed, therefore occupational therapists have a responsibility to be aware of the symptoms and treatment of this psychiatric disorder (Baldwin, 1990). A recent study in Winnipeg showed that 5% of inpatients in a general psychiatry unit met the criteria for MPD (Ross, Anderson, Fleisher & Norton, 1990).…”

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Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Individuals with Multiple Personality Disorder

Oke¹,

Kanigsberg²

1991

Can J Occup Ther

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Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) has been diagnosed with increasing frequency in the last ten years. It is no longer considered rare. A result of child abuse or trauma, MPD is a dissociative disorder which defends the child from the overwhelming experiences of abuse. In adulthood the client may present with amnesia, auditory hallucinations, depression, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder. Occupational Therapy intervention has become more common and has gained recognition by both clients and clinicians. Mosey's developmental frame of reference serves as a basis for the treatment of Multiple Personality Disorder by occupational therapists at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. This treatment approach uses projective techniques and life skills teaching with alter personalities to offer age appropriate learning experiences. A composite case history is included to illustrate the range of goals and activities involved

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“…Multiple personality disorder is believed to originate in childhood as a result of severe abuse, especially sexual and physical abuse (Coons, 1986;Wilbur, 1984a). An increasing number of patients with multiple personality disorder are reported to have been childhood and adolescent victims of satanic or sex cult abuse involVing extreme, ritualistic sexual and physical torture (BaldWin, 1990;Snowden, 1989). It appears, however, that in most cases, multiple personality disorder is not uncovered or diagnosed until the patient is between 20 and 40 years of age (Kluft, 1984) The overall ratio of female to male patients with multiple personality disorder has been reported to be between 4: 1 and 7:1.…”

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Clinical Manifestations in Persons With Multiple Personality Disorder

Fike

1990

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Occupational therapists are becoming more involved in the treatment of persons with multiple personality disorder. Occupational therapy literature concerning treatment of this group of patients, however, is sparse. Clinical manifestations of multiple personality disorder include common alter personalities with distinct roles and functions, age-related behavioral patterns, and physiological differences. By recognizing and understanding these differences and characteristics and their relationship to treatment goals, occupational therapists can better use their background in life roles and occupations to increase the functional daily living skills of patients with multiple personality disorder.

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Child Abuse as an Antecedent of Multiple Personality Disorder

Cited by 5 publications

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Dissociative identity disorder as a wide range of defense mechanisms in children with a history of early childhood trauma

Dissociative identity disorder as a wide range of defense mechanisms in children with a history of early childhood trauma

Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Individuals with Multiple Personality Disorder

Clinical Manifestations in Persons With Multiple Personality Disorder

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