Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders

In Laymen’s Terms

There are many terms in psychology which, if you are not in the know, may seem obscure or strange. In my experience in speaking in public, dissociative identity disorder (DID) is one term that many folks have never heard or are find confusing and even something to be desired. More understanding of what DID is needs to be spread among the public so that movies and television programs that attempt to use the effects of dissociation to sell movie tickets and advertising spots, lose their flavor. Awareness is the driving force behind the…