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"Multiple Personality Disorder—are terms roundly rejected by the community, and most of them don't feel that they belong in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manua

"Multiple Personality Disorder—are terms roundly rejected by the community, and most of them don't feel that they belong in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) at all" Many people don't want to admit they have a disorder, so it's no surprise that the community don't feel they belong in this category. From the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder Most have "chaotic personal lives". It's classified as a 'disorder' only so we can help someone with these issues.

devindotcom 11y ago
Yeah, having worked with many mentally ill folks, I feel this is a pretty common thing. It's a lot to do with the stigma attached to the phrases. If you have depression, that's a disorder too... anywhere on the spectrum? Disorder. It's a word to indicate that you have a condition that affects your everyday life - where you take it from there is, of course, largely up to you.
- rustynails77 11y ago
  I am not a professional psychologist or therapist. My son has been diagnosed as an Aspergers - which is in the DSM. I know it's a term that's no longer recognised, but Aspergers describes a specific set of behaviours associated with Higher Functioning Autism (HFA). I have had a number of guesses confirmed about Aspergers kids by asking their parents and then sharing knowledge. What's interesting for me is that quite a few people in IT that I have worked with have symptoms that are very Aspergers like. It can come down to an individual's interpretation as to whether or not their condition is a mental disorder. Most of these IT people that are Aspergers like would almost certainly reject the notion of them being Aspergers, even if you explained the behaviours. The consensus is that we are all on the spectrum - it's just the degree that our symptoms are prevalent. For example, sleep deprivation can trigger similar symptoms, so can over-stimulation. For example, have someone yell in your ear for 5 minutes and you will exhibit some of the physical behaviours that autistic children do.

devindotcom 11y ago

Yeah, having worked with many mentally ill folks, I feel this is a pretty common thing. It's a lot to do with the stigma attached to the phrases. If you have depression, that's a disorder too... anywhere on the spectrum? Disorder. It's a word to indicate that you have a condition that affects your everyday life - where you take it from there is, of course, largely up to you.

rustynails77 11y ago
I am not a professional psychologist or therapist. My son has been diagnosed as an Aspergers - which is in the DSM. I know it's a term that's no longer recognised, but Aspergers describes a specific set of behaviours associated with Higher Functioning Autism (HFA). I have had a number of guesses confirmed about Aspergers kids by asking their parents and then sharing knowledge. What's interesting for me is that quite a few people in IT that I have worked with have symptoms that are very Aspergers like. It can come down to an individual's interpretation as to whether or not their condition is a mental disorder. Most of these IT people that are Aspergers like would almost certainly reject the notion of them being Aspergers, even if you explained the behaviours. The consensus is that we are all on the spectrum - it's just the degree that our symptoms are prevalent. For example, sleep deprivation can trigger similar symptoms, so can over-stimulation. For example, have someone yell in your ear for 5 minutes and you will exhibit some of the physical behaviours that autistic children do.