Cognitive Complexity and Dissociative Identity Disorder |
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| Authors: | Karl Yngvar Dale Atle Ødegård Finn Tschudi Rue L Cromwell Buddy Saunders Åke Elden |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Troms? , Troms?, Norway;2. Molde University College , Molde, Norway;3. University of Oslo , Oslo, Norway;4. University of Kansas , Lawrence, Kansas, USA;5. Bakersfield (California) VA Clinic , Bakersfield, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | Thirteen patients with dissociative identity disorder (DID), 13 with other mental disorders, and 10 nondiagnosed comparison participants were given individual grids. Results showed that displaying alternate personalities did not portend a more multidimensional level of thinking. Instead, the nonclinical comparison group had the greater degree of complexity in comparison to both clinical groups. A notable clinical observation was that DID patients, as compared to non-DID participants, had a greater understanding and speed in completing the grid. Findings are discussed in terms of the advantages of personal construct theory for conceptualizing the construct of dissociation. |
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