multiple personality

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A highly disputed psychological disorder in which a person exhibits two or more disassociated personalities, each functioning as a distinct entity. Also called dissociative disorder.

multiple personality

(Psychiatry) Psychiatry a mental disorder in which an individual's personality appears to have become separated into two or more distinct personalities, each with its own complex organization Nontechnical name split personality

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multiple personality - a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge

split personality

dissociative disorder - dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down

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