This is the absolutely the weirdest Psych test I have come across so far- Dissociative Identity

[Douglas Carpenter]

Disorder -

Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is thought to be an effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.

What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

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 with his conscious self.

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

Here are 28 fairly simple - but VERY strange questions - This will take only a few minutes to complete:

Screening Test for Dissociative Identity Disorder

http://www.pcsearle.com/screening/screen_des.html

[orleans]

1. the questions don't seem that unusual considering what it is screening for

here is another link that describes the scoring
http://counsellingresource.com/lib/quizzes/misc-tests/des/

[TreasonousBastard]

2. So, let's see some scores...

mine was 45.7, although I have a problem with the accuracy of a scale with 11 choices.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. ok

Total score of: 53.9

[sakabatou]

4. 6.-something

[LiberalArkie]

5. 56.1

Total score of: 56.1(30 or Above - Higher Association With DID)

Your answers to this Dissociative Identity Disorder screening test fall into the range with a higher association with DID.


I wonder what that means

[shenmue]

6. 40.9

Wow.

[Orrex]

7. 3.1

At least, I think it was my score. Might have been somebody else's.


And question 23 has a typo.

[Agschmid]

16. I see what you did there.

[hobbit709]

8. 58.3

[femmocrat]

9. 41.4

But there were too many circles between Always and Never.

[LeftinOH]

10. 26.0

[LiberalLoner]

11. Total score of: 32.5(30 or Above - Higher Association With DID)

[pipi_k]

12. Not really surprised...

I've been dissociating since childhood

The weirdest of it was when I would feel like I'm shrinking tinier and tinier to a speck of dust and the room around me would just sort of fade off, like looking through the wrong end of binoculars.

Well, I say weird, but in some ways it was sort of comforting. Anyway, my score...

Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) Screening Results

Total score of: 43.2(30 or Above - Higher Association With DID)

Your answers to this Dissociative Identity Disorder screening test fall into the range with a higher association with DID.

Please print your results and provide to the PCS Staff. We do not keep a digital copy of your results on our server.

The higher the DES score, the more likely it is that the person has DID. This is a screening instrument only and high scores on the DES do not prove a person has a dissociative disorder.

However, a clinical assessment for dissociation is warranted.

[BlueJazz]

13. What does it mean when the results say: Stay where you are. We've called the proper authorities.

Actually: 29.7

[hunter]

14. I'm a frequent flyer to places far away...

... and a very dangerous fellow when I don't know what I'm doing.

[mrmpa]

15. 2.9...........

not 29, but a 2.9.....God I have no fun!

[frogmarch]

17. 11, but

the reason I sometimes forget if I mailed a letter, etc. is because I am 70.

[Blue_Tires]

18. 73.2 (!)

Yeah, I've always been kind of a mental drifter, but it can't be that bad, can it??

[rug]

19. I think I took this test before.

[steve2470]

20. in days of yore, DID was called Multiple Personality Disorder, as in....

The Three Faces of Eve and Sybil. Everyone confuses DID with schizophrenia, but that's cool, Spanish Inquisition is next week.

So, yes, it SHOULD be a very strange exam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder in case you're curious

[mrdmk]

21. 11.1 here, the questions seem normal for what is being tested

Of course, others will tell you I never pay attention, out in space, no grasp on reality, etc...

Nothing like a good defense on my part!!!

[magical thyme]

22. why wierd? 52.3 here...nt

[politicat]

23. Only useful for differential dx.

The memory issues are common in early Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. The day-dream/phase out is a major symptom in Attention Deficit (passive variant) and is especially common in adult ADD diagnosis (most commonly in women, because passive is harder to dx in children). The losing time is not uncommon in adults who commute the same trip each day, because our brains subroutine repeated processes. The possessions suddenly appearing can mean spouses or children.

Dissociative is one of those very tricky diagnoses that should require independent verification, since the treatment for it can be as detrimental as the disorder, and is an easy, easy FUBAR.

The thing with DID that concerns me is that 98% of psychologists and psychiatrists never see it, and 2% seem to see it all the time.

In 16 years in the field, I've seen everything else walk in the door without a previous dx, but I've never seen DID without a previous therapist's (and often, an unlicensed therapist's) involvement. I think it does exist, but I think it's exceptionally rare, except when it's iatrogenic.

[Douglas Carpenter]

24. I suspect there are people who tend to daydream a lot and operate a bit on"auto-pilot"

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who would tend to score high in a test like this - who probably are not DID - They may or may not fit some other clinical picture - but probably not DID.