Q In the dissociative disorders, mental processes such as thoughts, emotions, memory, consciousness, even knowledge of one’s own identity—the processes that make a person feel whole—may seem to be split off from one another. The DSM lists several dissociative disorders. Among them are dissociative identity disorder, formally termed multiple personality disorder. Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative Amnesia Depersonalization–Derealization Disorder View the interview withCameron West, a man who had 24 personalities (Links to an external site.) . Read the article Questioning Sybil Download Questioning Sybil, by Schrof (1997). This article describes individuals who have experienced dissociative identity disorder and includes some revealing information about Sybil and Eve, who were diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. After reading this article, write a 250-300 word summary of what you have learned. Critically examine the information and give your opinion on the validity of dissociative identity disorder. Respond to at least two other students in 75-100 words. Note: Click the options button in the upper right corner to see the rubric for this exercise.
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