what are the causes of multiple personality disorder?

Answer 1

In most of the books I've read the common theory is that the brain splits in order to protect itself because the reality of what's happening to the person is too horrible to be dealt with all at once by one single personality. It's usually started by some unimaginable trauma in childhood that you just can't handle at that young age. The cases with the most personalities *that I've read about* usually have endured abuse (both sexual mental and physical) on a level that would make the most stoic torturers flinch. It's a horrible thing but it just reaffirms the power of the brain to protect itself when it's existence is threatened.

Answer 2

Causes
The disturbance is not due to the direct psychological effects of a substance or of a general medical condition. Why some people develop DID is not entirely understood, but they frequently report having experienced severe physical and sexual abuse, especially during childhood. Though the accuracy of such reports is disputed, they are often confirmed by objective evidence. Individuals with DID may also have post-traumatic symptoms (nightmares, flashbacks, and startle responses) or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Several studies suggest that DID is more common among close biological relatives of persons who also have the disorder than in the general population. As this once rarely reported disorder has grown more common, the diagnosis has become controversial. Some believe that because DID patients are highly suggestible, their symptoms are at least partly iatrogenic, that is, prompted by their therapists' probing. Brain imaging studies, however, have corroborated identity transitions.

Answer 3

The belief of the onset of MPD also now known as dissociative disorder is some form of trauma during the childhood where the brain actually disassociates (hides from reality) during the trauma or abuse and it then develops a personality for these times. It can grow from there to many more personalities, but the cause usually is from something in ones childhood. Treatment for DID dissociative identity disorder is complex and takes a very long time.

Answer 4

No one have multiple personalities not even people with Dissociative Identity disorder(DID) better known as multiple personality disorder. Everyone has multiple parts of one personality. It's just more obvious with DID. people with DID have gone though a horrible childhood trauma (usually sexual) which caused them to literally split themselves into parts so they wouldn't have to deal with all of the trauma. If you have questions about DID please ask me.

Answer 5

A person splits personality components and compartmentalizes for various reasons, the main being severe trauma wich they can't process, wich allows them to function by putting that into a seperate space in their brain, and allows them to function without that information. When a person has several splits, they can , without, or with knowing it, operate out of various compnents given the situation or trigger. Certain "personalitys" handle differnt things given on their threshold and reason for being created, to deal with certain things, create safety, protect themselves... Mpd, (dissociative identity disorder) usually begins in childhood from trauma (sexual, physical, emotional) It is said to be a healthy way of dealing with a unhealthy situation.

Answer 6

good question. I was just recently disgnosed with it, although I have probably had it since age 6. Trauma causes it, mostly severe trauma.

Answer 7

don't listen to all those crap things. it is up to you what you can accept and what you can't. there is no such things as multiple personality disorder. only dumb people belief in this.

you know what, if any doctors or psychologist talk to me about this, i will screw them up from head to toe and inside out. i can assure you on that.

in fact, i might even start ranting vulgarity at them.

Answer 8

Usually it's severe abuse or traumatic events in childhood.

Answer 9

physical,sexual,emotional abuse,from childhood!!!!