Question

Section A- Reading

Question 1.Read the passage given below. 

1. Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID (previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder) is thought to be an effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme and repetitive physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Most of us have experienced mild dissociation, which is like daydreaming or getting lost in the moment while working on a project. However, dissociative identity disorder is a severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity. Dissociative Identity Disorder is thought to stem from trauma experienced by the person with the disorder. The dissociative aspect is thought to be a coping mechanism — the person literally dissociates himself from a situation or experience that’s too violent, traumatic or painful to assimilate within his conscious self.

2. Dissociative Identity Disorder is characterised by the presence of two or more distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over the person’s behaviour. With Dissociative Identity Disorder, there’s also an inability to recall key personal information that is too far-reaching to be explained as mere forgetfulness. With Dissociative Identity Disorder, there are also’highly distinct memory variations, which fluctuate with the person’s split personality.based approaches the mainstay of therapy. (313 words)

1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read.                                                                                                                              (1×8 =8)

(i) What is multiple personality disorder known as now? (1)

(ii) What is dissociation? (1)

(iii) What gives rise to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)? (1)

(iv) How is dissociative disorder characterised? (1)

(v) Who have their own age or race? (1)

(vi) Is there any cure for DID and how is it carried out? (1)

(vii) What therapies can be done to cure the affected persons? (1)

(viii) Is there any established medication treatment for DID? (1)

(ix) What is switching according to the passage? (1)

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Answer 1

Answer:

(1) Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID (previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder) is thought to be an effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme and repetitive physical, sexual or emotional abuse.

(2). Dissociative Identity Disorder is characterised by the presence of two or more distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over the person’s behaviour.

(3).