{"id":134120,"date":"2021-11-11T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=134120"},"modified":"2023-08-30T05:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T05:09:15","slug":"split-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/split-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"Split personality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A common name for multiple personality disorder, an emotional condition in which a person feels two or more distinct identities that surface regularly, control the individual&#8217;s action, and know little about the other identities.\u00a0The identities are in conflict with one another. Split or multiple personality is known medically as dissociative identity disorder. 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