The defining feature of multiple personality disorder,as it was called prior to DSM-IV,is that aspects of the individual's personality are _________________.

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Dissociation is the key feature of multiple personality disorder (now called dissociative identity disorder), in which different personalities or parts of the identity are separated or dissociated from each other. Aspects of the individual's personality are not fixated or suppressed, nor are they necessarily characterized by fugue states (a different dissociative disorder).

The Defining Feature of Multiple Personality Disorder,as It Was Called