AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -People who have experienced physical and sexual abuse in childhood are at increased risk of dissociative identity disorder.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dissociative disorders usually develop as a way to cope with trauma. The disorders most often form in children subjected to long-term physical, sexual or emotional abuse or, less often, a home environment that’s frightening or highly unpredictable.

Detailed explanation-3: -DID is usually the result of sexual or physical abuse during childhood. Sometimes it develops in response to a natural disaster or other traumatic events like combat. The disorder is a way for someone to distance or detach themselves from trauma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Symptoms and signs of dissociative disorders include: Significant memory loss of specific times, people and events. Out-of-body experiences, such as feeling as though you are watching a movie of yourself. Mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main cause of DID is believed to be severe and prolonged trauma experienced during childhood, including emotional, physical or sexual abuse.