multiple personalities
One body, several
Multiple personalities refers to the condition, now clinically termed dissociative identity disorder, in which distinct personality states alternate control of a person's behavior and consciousness.
Each personality may have its own name, memories, and mannerisms.
The concept gained popular attention through cases like Sybil and appears frequently in fiction, though dramatized portrayals often exaggerate the condition: The killer's defense claimed multiple personalities.
dissociative identity disorder
Psychiatric condition with alternate identities
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- switchingChanging from one to another
- altersMakes something different
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
memory gaps · inner world · trauma · integration · system · identity confusion · fugue · derealization
Curative mental treatment
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- integrationCombining into a whole
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
trauma-focused · counseling · psychologist · psychiatrist · recovery · CBT · DBT · psychoanalysis
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- media portrayalHow outlets depict subjects
Sybil · horror tropes · criminalization · fear · othering · invalidation · awareness · advocacy
Supernatural duplicate of oneself
- second selfOne's hidden counterpart
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- avatarDigital user representation
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
mask · facade · dual identity · Jekyll and Hyde · shape-shifter · chameleon · roleplay · character
Having many dimensions
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- interwovenLaced through one another
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
mosaic · coexistence · plurality · multidimensional · composite · tapestry · spectrum
dissociative identity disorder
Psychiatric condition with alternate identities
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- switchingChanging from one to another
- altersMakes something different
amnesia · memory gaps · inner world · trauma · integration · system · identity confusion · fugue · derealization · depersonalization
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- integrationCombining into a whole
diagnosis · trauma-focused · counseling · psychologist · psychiatrist · recovery · CBT · DBT · psychoanalysis · EMDR
misconception
Erroneous belief or understanding
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
media portrayal · Sybil · horror tropes · criminalization · fear · othering · invalidation · awareness · advocacy · education
doppelganger
Supernatural duplicate of oneself
- second selfOne's hidden counterpart
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- avatarDigital user representation
secret identity · mask · facade · dual identity · Jekyll and Hyde · shape-shifter · chameleon · roleplay · character · transformation
multifaceted
Having many dimensions
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- interwovenLaced through one another
kaleidoscopic · mosaic · coexistence · plurality · multidimensional · composite · tapestry · spectrum
multiple, multiply, multiplication, multiplicity, multiplier, multiples, multiplex, personality, personalities