Psychology / Unit 12 Psych 1366 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Schizophrenia Is Not Split Personality
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The idea
It is an error to equate schizophrenia with multiple or split personality, which is a separate and far rarer diagnosis.
In practice
A person with schizophrenia has one identity throughout, experiencing hallucinations or delusions within it.
Where people slip
The confusion comes from the word's Greek roots, not from anything in the condition.
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