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split personality

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split personality
n.
1. Multiple personality. No longer in scientific use.
2. Schizophrenia. No longer in scientific use.

split personality
n
1. (Psychology) the tendency to change rapidly in mood or temperament
2. (Psychiatry) a nontechnical term for multiple personality
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Noun1.split personality - a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emergesplit personality - a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge
dissociative disorder - dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
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split personality nsdoppiamento della personalità


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AVOID THE SPLIT PERSONALITY It is critical to know exactly what type of trader you are before establishing a position.
Split personality, always a frown, Spent all his wages, on a horse that went down.
Schizophrenia is frequently misunderstood as split personality or multiple personality.
 
 
 
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