Gillian seeks treatment to learn how to relax. When her therapist hypnotizes her, her voice changes and someone claiming her name is "Jade" begins to speak. During therapy, 23 separate entities-each with its own name, personal style, and memories-emerge. Gillian appears to be suffering from __________ disorder.

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Gillian is exhibiting symptoms of dissociative identity disorder, which was previously known as multiple personality disorder. The emergence of multiple separate identities with their distinct personalities, memories, and behaviors is a common symptom of this disorder. Depersonalization disorder involves feelings of detachment or being outside of one's own body, but it does not involve the emergence of multiple identities. Conversion disorder involves physical symptoms that cannot be explained by any underlying medical condition. Schizoid personality disorder involves a pattern of detachment and difficulty forming social relationships, but not the emergence of multiple identities.

Gillian Seeks Treatment to Learn How to Relax