2006-10-14 21:08:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
LOL!! Love your questions!! Can't answer though. I'm a Gemini (multi - pesonality? so I empathise with the hostages!!
2006-10-14 21:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by diana - b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that only one personality can be funtioning at any one time so this situation discribed could not happen.
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM), Revised, as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct personalities or ego-states, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. To qualify as dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder), at least two personalities must routinely take alternate control of the individual's behavior, and there must be a loss of memory that goes beyond normal forgetfulness. This memory loss is often referred to as "losing time". These symptoms must occur independently of substance abuse or a general medical condition.
Dissociative identity disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder, as detailed in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. In North America the name was changed to dissociative identity disorder due to the degree of controversy in the psychiatric and psychological communities there regarding the concept of one (physical) individual having more than one personality, where personality may be defined as the sum total of that (physical) individual's mental states.
While dissociation is a demonstrable psychiatric condition that is tied to several different disorders, specifically those involving early childhood trauma and anxiety, multiple personality remains controversial. Despite the controversy, many mental health institutes, such as McLean Hospital, have wards specifically designated for dissociative identity disorder.
Dissociative Identity Disorder is a type of psychogenic amnesia (no medical cause, only psychological). Through this amnesia the person is able to repress memories of traumatic event/s or a period of time. This is a fragmentation of self and experience of the past. Through having several alters the host personality is living through healthy alters, agressive alters, and often alters that are children. The therapy for this disorder is usually long-term.
Two characteristics of DID are depersonalization and derealization. Depersonalization is the distortion in the perception of self and one's reality. This person will often appear to be detatched from reality. Patients often refer to this as "feeling outside of their body and being able to observe it from a distance". Derealization is the distortion in the perception of others. Through derealization, others will not seem to be real to the person. To these patients others may look the same and sound the same, but their real identity is absent or has differed in some way.
Research has shown that patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder often hide their symptoms around others. The average number of alters is 15 and the onset is usually in early childhood, which is why some of a patient's alters are often children. Many patients have co-morbidity, which means that they also have another disorder, for example, generalized anxiety disorder.
2006-10-15 04:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by j_emmans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Un-PC. I like it. Yes, b/c no matter who is in charge, if s/he threatens to kill him/herself, s/he is threatening the whole group. Therefore, it`s definitely a hostage situation.
2006-10-15 04:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by Britney S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Only if say one personality "John" wants to kill the other personality "Steve".
2006-10-15 04:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by chichibu42 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be I guess it depends on which personality is in charge at the time
2006-10-15 04:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by peace and love 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - its considered a good idea. Don't make a mess.
2006-10-15 04:09:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you an ex-marine? You are sounding psycho like my brother...but dang, this is too funny! LMFAO
2006-10-15 04:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by She-ra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be but if he kills the rest of them that would solve his problem - so maybe it would be a good thing
2006-10-15 04:13:15 · answer #8 · answered by nettyone2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question there's a book in this i feel.
2006-10-15 04:20:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You, sir, are a comedy genius !
2006-10-15 04:18:29 · answer #10 · answered by dontdoweekends 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋