There are reasons for studying two or more subjects at one time and one important reason for doing so includes the fact that they may be strongly related. It is the relationship of two or more subjects that must be taken into consideration along with the respective matter and the similarities between each of them.
By encompassing all the information that is available on the disorders it is possible for one to take a comprehensive approach to any problem related to these subjects. Learning about these problems can help tremendously in treatment of these disorders.
Child Abuse and Multiple Personality Disorder
Crime and psychology are two subjects that have been related and studies in these two subjects have helped reveal a great many things that were not clear before. In many cases, it has been determined that crimes are related to a perpetrator’s state of mind.
Considering the issue of ‘Child Abuse’ as a crime, it must be said that there have been various types of criminals over the years. Among these criminals have been those who were diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. Thus, it can be said that there is strong link between the two i.e. child abuse and multiple personality disorder.
Similar to this finding is the fact that many people who have suffered child abuse themselves have developed multiple personality disorder. It is believed that there is a strong link between child abuse and the disorder. With detailed analysis of the minds of criminals, psychologists claimed that children, who suffered child abuse and developed multiple personality disorder, are most likely to even abuse their own children.
For people suffering with this disorder it is said that it is indeed difficult to ascertain the disorder during childhood; it is only more likely to show up as a person gets older.
What is Multiple Personality Disorder?
Multiple Personality Disorder is a disorder in which a person develops and is influenced by an ‘alter’ personality. It is believed that the alter personality takes place spontaneously.
This involuntary action of the alter personality is believed to be the thing that makes a person act without realizing the severity of his or her actions. This personality appears to act independently and often once a person is over with the alter personality; there is a considerable amount of amnesia. The individuals suffering from this problem are unable to recall the actions that they carried out while overcome with another personality.
In addition to one simply having a single ‘alter’ personality, it is known that people may have many more personalities. Each of these can act independently, without the original personality even knowing what the other personalities are doing.
It is believed that children that have been terrorized usually develop the multiple personality disorder. It is said that this disorder develops because of the way that they are treated and the way that they learn to cope.
Each child develops a coping mechanism and this is not limited to developing just one coping mechanism. It might also be said that child abuse could lead children to survive in order to become individuals that are totally different.
The way that each child is treated and the number of experiences s/he may be exposed to causes him or her to develop coping mechanism. These coping mechanisms are thought to be the personalities that later develop. In theory, one can describe the disorder in any way.
However, it is true to assert that there is no doubt that the personalities of children change drastically when they are abused. Since there are endless amounts of situations that a child may be abused in, it is possible for them to develop a multiple personality disorder i.e. a personality for each situation.
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