Dissociative Identity Disorder was formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. ... The alternate identities frequently have different names and characteristics that contrast with the primary identity (e.g., are hostile, controlling, and self-destructive). ... The more passive identities tend to have more constricted memories, whereas the more hostile, controlling, or "protector" identities have more complete memories. The time required to switch from one identity to another is usually a matter of seconds (DSM-IV). ... The alter obviously has a separate identity, as evidenced by a di...

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Lev-Wiesel (2005) conducted a study based on a technique known as the Draw-A-Person (DAP) test "to examine to what extent dissociative identity disorder is reflected in human figure drawings." ... Peterson's (2003) treatment focuses primarily on Dissociative Identity Disorder 8 the integration of the sub personalities with the dominant personality. ... Because dissociative "switching" is a defense mechanism against negative stimuli, it is important to recognize, confront, and examine the "conflicts between internal voices, imaginary friends, or conflicting identities" (Peterson,...

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This phenomenon is often explained by Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979), a social identity is a person's knowledge that he or she belongs to a social category or group (Hogg & Abrams, 1998). ... Based on social identity theory, Ellemers et al (1999) proposed three components that contribute to one's social identity: A cognitive component, which refers to one's cognitive awareness of one's membership in a social group (self-categorization); An evaluative component, which refers to a positive or negative value connection attached to this group membership (group s...

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According to Dittmar (2008), there are three major dimensions of buying motives: functional, emotional-social, and identity-related. ... In terms of identity-related motives, buying goods to express oneself, boost self-esteem, and present a more positive image emerged for both genders. ... Both genders were less concerned with identity-related motives than emotional and social-experiential motives. ... Also, gender differences in emotional motives were considerably more prominent than that in social-experiential motives, while the gender gap in identity-related motives was least prominent. ......

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Dissociative Identity Disorder is when a person has two or more distinct, or alter, personalities. Dissociative Identity Disorder was known as multiple personality disorder and is referred to now as "split personality." To be diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder the person must have at least two distinct personalities that must have distinct patterns of perceiving, thinking, and relating to the environment around the self. ... To be diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder two or more of these personalities must repeatedly take control of the individual's behavior. ...

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In what ways do foreign lands threaten or affirm the traveller's sense of identity? An identity is something that determines an individual character, often representing "who" and "what" that individual stands for. ... If this is the case I also aim to establish how those foreign lands interpret change and if so, do they threaten the traveller's identity or do they merely enforce the traveller's original values and beliefs. ... However, he also aware of his superiority over the "yahoo", leaving himself stuck between the two races and affirmation of his identity. ... Therefo...

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In his two works on mindrape, A Rape in Cyberspace and My Dinner With Catherine MacKinnon (And Other Hazards of Theorizing Virtual Rape), Julian Dibbell points out that in an online setting, the player's identity is ambiguous. The player-character exists somewhere between the virtual and the actual "not quite one because the character and their virtual environment are both fictions, and not quite the other because for each fictitious player-character there remains an actual player who has made a real investment of identity in their online persona. ... Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear...

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The third theory is the Interpersonal Theory which stated that anorexia nervosa was caused by a poor mother-child relationship and the child would lose its own sense of self and identity. The next theory is the Object Relations Theory which was developed from the Interpersonal Theory, and states that there is an incompleteness of the child to develop its own identity. The Self-Psychological Perspective sees anorexia nervosa as a disorder of the self and separation individuation which means that the child never develops its own ideas of identity separate from the parents. ...

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" After extensive treatment and research, Sybil has an extraordinary case of Post-traumatic stress disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder, as the result of despicable sexual abuse endured at the hands of her mother. ... After extensive, research and reference to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Sybil experiences more than half of the criteria described for both disorders, and aggressive symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder. ... Given personal knowledge about these disorders, Sybil has a major case of Dissociative Identity Disorder, and a minor case ...

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Introduction Loss of a significant other, especially a spouse, is considered one of lifes most stressful events. While it may be difficult, bereavement is an event that all people experience at some point in their lives. The time frame in which the loss occurs and how the individual reacts to it...

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Additionally, the motifs that drives the characters and their actions displays the immoral aspects of human character and the loss of identity one can suffer. Ultimately, Jackson and Ellison demonstrate the immoral aspects of human nature, loss of identity one can experience and the hidden violence in society. ... Shirley Jackson and Ralph Ellison successfully portray the immoral aspects of human nature, loss of identity one can experience and the hidden violence in society from a psychological perspective. ...

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These people seem to change identities when they become overwhelmed by intense stress or fear. Similarly, people with dissociative identity disorders have two or more distinct personalities that control their behavior. ...

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In the recent years, many disciplines have focused on understanding childhood. Researchers from psychology, sociology, human development, religious studies, and other disciplines have sought to analyze childhood. However, the fact that all these disciplines have held varying perspectives without the existence of a childhood studies as a core subject of study like feminism. This has limited the possibility of addressing research in childhood as a central subject of knowledge. Evidently, these disciplines have embarked on research, yielding interesting findings that have served to shed light on ...

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Freud understood that decision was central to the theory of our capitalist market, and the 3 level system of consciousness he constructed had a prominent application into the identity of the consumer. ... The very identity of a brand or product has become a set of expectations that contain way more meaning than the actual functionality or purpose of the object. ... Essentially, this means when a consumer is asked about an industry or specific type of product, the importance is placed in how quickly a consumer can identity a specific brand. ...

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A painful looking into our self and upon our own shadow; a lonely separation from collective identity and the acceptance of a higher power within our self to which we must submit, it is not an easy task, and one that never ends. ... The ego represents our identity, our image of who we think we are in the world. ...

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The Interplay Between Ignorance and Evidence Apart from the dubious and dangerous origins of the term race, we also have the problem of misunderstanding concepts which apply themselves to our practical reason " of chameleon-like terms which confuse the understanding of identity issues. ... Thus, we attach stereotypical identities and cultural baggage to groups of people in a completely arbitrary and capricious way. ...

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These theories recognize two points: (1) the andocentric bias of Freud's theories in which the penis forms the core of gender identity and personality and females are devalued such that their unique biological capacities are trivialized; and (2) that gender development exists within a cultural context and cannot be separated from it. ... Sandra Bem proposes a "gender schema theory," which attempts to incorporate cognitive, childrearing, and cultural factors in explaining the development of gender identity and roles. ...

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The American Psychatric Assossicatoin requires that 5 or more of the following is to be presented before declaring an individual with Borderline Personality disorder: 1 Desperate attempts to avoid any form of abandonment,weather it be real or imaginary. 2 A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationship 3 Fluctuating ideas of individuality, and identity 4 Implusive actions that are ultimately self-damagining, example, the way a individual's behavior would be if they were to have borderline personality disorder 5 reaccurring susicdial throughts actonis, threats, or attempt...

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Stereotyping can be defined as "generalizations about a group of people in which the same characteristics are assigned to all members of a group. Prejudice is "a learned attitude toward a object, involving negative feelings (dislike or fear), negative beliefs (stereotypes) that justify the attitude...

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In Richard Kluft article, "Hypnosis in the Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder and Allied States: An Overview and Case Study," some benefits that are showcases are the manipulability of the unconscious mind. ...

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Due to Oedipa's lack in empathy, she is able to successfully exert agency. Oedipa achieves this by managing multiple subject positions, while still simultaneously controlling her paranoia. The first and most crucial step when attempting to challenge one's cultural environment, is to eliminate all o...

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Within the field of psychology, there are so many different specialties and fields that people go into. There are psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and psychologists who all have psychological interests and careers but do different activities on a daily basis and have been through different training. ...

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) * Some people grow fond of the role of being sick because it allows them to avoid stress and gain sympathy * Dissociative disorders are a class of disorders in which people lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, resulting in disruptions in their sense of identity * Dissociative amnesia is a sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting * Dissociative fugue is when people lose their memory for their entire lives along with their sense of personal identity * Dissociative identity disorder involves the co...

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Most people who are studying Early Learning and Child Care will work with children after graduation and it is very important to have knowledge about child development when educators work in child care environment. If the early childhood educators understand child development well, they are able to r...

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According to Plato, by nature, human is a political animal. Regardless of time, culture and geography, human beings exhibit a strong political nature that constitutes their existence. This behavior seems embedded in the human DNA and seems to last as long as humanity is in existence. Plato's belief...

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