Types of Alters Types of Alter Personalities (Parts) in Dissociative Identity DisorderĪll alters can be broadly classed as either Apparently Normal Parts of the Personality (ANPs), or Emotional Parts of the Personality (EPs).:31 In additional, each can have one or more type or role, for example a child alter may also be a protector. These internally homicidal alters may be unaware of the fact that they will also die if the host's body dies.
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This video describes how to negotiate with alters, focusing on alters who are determined to harm or kill the host (the person with DID). This can even involve attempting to kill off "others". :121īecause many alters have a very different perception of their body, they may disown it, or believe strongly that it is a different chronological age, and refer to as "the body" rather than "my body".:120,140 Alters who believe that they have their own, separate physical body, can result in refusing to seek medical care, and self-harm or suicide attempts, in the belief that they will be unaffected since it is not "their" body which is harmed. The variability between alters is measurably greater than variability between non-dissociative people who are attempting to simulate alters. :293, :120-121, :18, :52, 24:ĭifferent alters have shown different results in neuroimaging tests, including functional magnetic resonance imaging activation, and brain activation and regional blood flow and differences in PET scans.