Question

Hilda was physically abused as a child by her father. to cope with the trauma, hilda developed an alternate personality called max. during her adolescent years, she created another personality called emma. the personalities of max and emma take control of hilda's behavior often. in the context of psychological disorders, hilda's case is a classic example of

Answer 1

Hilda's case is a classic example of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). Individual with disorder of identity has two or more identities, two or more personality states, which alternately take control of him. This disorder also includes memory gaps, which can not be explained in limits of "normal" oblivion.