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| How many distinct personalities/alters must be present? |
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| what kind of memory lapses must be present? |
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| Inability to recall important personal information that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. |
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| what needs to be ruled out? |
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| not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., blackouts or chaotic behavior during Alcohol Intoxication) or a general medical condition (e.g., complex partial seizures). Note: In children, the symptoms are not attributable to imaginary playmates or other fantasy play. |
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| The alters/identities must recurrently take control of the person's behavior. T/F? |
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| typically this is the one that has no awareness of the other alters |
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