Which of the following disorder is often referred to as Multiple Personality disorder?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Dissociative identity disorder
Option (1) Depersonalisation — Incorrect. Depersonalisation/derealisation disorder is a dreamlike state in which the person feels separated from self and from reality. The person’s identity stays one; it does not split.
Option (2) Dissociative amnesia — Incorrect. Dissociative amnesia is extensive but selective memory loss that has no known organic cause. It is a loss of memory, not of a single identity.
Option (3) Conversion disorder — Incorrect. In conversion disorder the person suffers a loss or impairment of motor or sensory function, such as paralysis or blindness, with no physical cause. It is a somatic symptom disorder, not a dissociative one.
Option (4) Dissociative identity disorder — Correct. Dissociative identity disorder, often referred to as multiple personality, is the most dramatic of the dissociative disorders. The person assumes alternate personalities that may or may not be aware of each other; it is often associated with traumatic experiences in childhood.
NCERT (2025-26): “Dissociative Disorders … Dissociative identity disorder, often referred to as multiple personality, is the most dramatic of the dissociative disorders. It is often associated with traumatic experiences in childhood. In this disorder, the person assumes alternate personalities that may or may not be aware of each other.…”
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