In dissociative identity disorder, which term describes a relationship in which one personality is aware of the other but the other is not?

In dissociative identity disorder, which term describes a relationship in which one personality is aware of the other but the other is not?

• A. One-way amnesic relationship
• B. Mutually cognizant pattern
• C. Mutually amnesic relationship
• D. Coconcious relationship

Answer: (A)

In dissociative identity disorder, patterns of awareness and memory sharing among alters can vary. When one personality is aware of the other but the other is not, this is described as a one-way amnesic relationship. Here, memory access is asymmetrical: one alter can recall encounters and information about the other, while the other has no memory of those interactions. This contrasts with mutually cognizant (both aware of each other), mutually amnesic (neither aware of the other), or coconscious arrangements (some level of concurrent awareness) which involve different patterns of memory sharing.

In dissociative identity disorder, patterns of awareness and memory sharing among alters can vary. When one personality is aware of the other but the other is not, this is described as a one-way amnesic relationship. Here, memory access is asymmetrical: one alter can recall encounters and information about the other, while the other has no memory of those interactions. This contrasts with mutually cognizant (both aware of each other), mutually amnesic (neither aware of the other), or coconscious arrangements (some level of concurrent awareness) which involve different patterns of memory sharing.