Psych help on a question on personality multiple choice?

. A police chief tells of a well-dressed, well-groomed woman who came in to fill out a report about her missing sister. A careful description was given. A few days later, the chief visited the home of the report filer. At the house, he met the woman who had been described as missing. She insisted she did not have a sister. A clinical psychologist investigated and determined this to be a case of:







a. split personality.



b. psychogenic fugue.



c. dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality).



d. amnesia.Psych help on a question on personality multiple choice?
A and C are the one and the same. Call it split personality, dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality disorder, there is almost no evidence to support that it exists [1]. It has been popularized by hollywood.



It is (probably) not B. A fugue is the assumption of a new idenity, where you completely leave your home and family and take on your new life



In that a could be loosely called, as noted by the DSM-IV, confusion with your personality, that could be a correct answer.



It is obviously not amnesia.
c. multipe personalityPsych help on a question on personality multiple choice?
D.



best guess 50% probability
A and/or C (they are very closely related)Psych help on a question on personality multiple choice?
it would be between A and D because they are so closely related. Actual chances of this actually happening are very very slim but it does occur every once in a while.
b/s = bulls**t
Let's first address that there are individuals who will do almost anything as an attention getting device. For example the pretentious suicide who never manages to commit suicide. And, also that selections a. and c. are one in the same only the number of personalities are of difference.



Second, MPD is not easily understood nor recognized, it can be periods of dissociative behavior either known or not known by the individual. It can also be complete personality change(s) where some personalities are not known to other personalities, and some are. Usually there is a commanding presence of a gate keeper personality - oft times this personality is defensive.



Third, no one is quite sure what the trigger mechanisms are that allows the behavior to manifest itself (i.e., personality changes). One example has been for persons who have problems with alcohol. Watch the movie 'Blind Date' with Bruce Willis and Kim

Basinger to get an idea. Another example, a personality that shuts down for periods of time, almost to the level of a complete blackout, where all they can claim, is they shut there eyes - open their eyes only to discover some time period has elapsed. The movie, 'Mr. Jones' would be informative here. Mr. Jones was more a depressive personality.



Episodes of passing time loss are most upsetting to the personality once they discover the absent of time, indeed one individual I know of - years ago, awoke (i.e., came aware) after a period of three months. From California, his episode ceased when he became aware on an Arizona country road, he found a paper bag in his hand with considerable money and the bag had blood on it. He had sustained physical injuries he could not account for. He has had many episodes of this nature - to my knowledge he has attempted suicide several times and twice was almost successful. I mention, his family was completely disfunctional and both his parents where long time alcohol abusers. He could never account for the bag nor the money, he displayed a complete disregard or disinterest with the money.



Further, of one person I know who suffers from time absences, as a child the individual suffer brutal attacks and beating from a parental figure; besides many times wishing to be dead, as a child, with highly stressful situations and the infliction of pain, the individual would loose time and experience periods of what was described as periods of darkness - not sleep. The person also related after a highly stressful situation this reaction; passing into California from Oregon the individual stopped at a State Beach, stepping out of an automobile and leaned standing against the side of the car looking out at the sea. This was related as being around 10:00 a.m. in the morning - around 3:00 p.m. awareness returned. The individual claimed only to have blinked with nothing but blackness in between. For this individual, this was a first time recognizable event and was very upsetting to the extent medical assistance was sought out. The impression that the blink was precisely that and nothing more - and then came the realization that hours had past with no accounting. The individual was still standing along side his automobile the entire period.



In the absence of more information and past history (police or agency) of the individual in the situation: I would opt for either - a highly pretentious person or possibly an MPDed individual. Which will probably not help you with a direct answer.



If you are interested in how I know of the person leaning against the car, ask me. It would be an interesting answer.
Hmmm, i'd say c. dissociative identiy disorder