GLOSSARY OF TERMS

system - a group of alters within an individual with dissociative identity disorder

dissociative identity disorder / did - formerly known as multiple personality disorder, or mpd, did is a disorder characterised by an individual having more than one personality state that can be switched to, with partial to complete amnesia between these "personalitites"

alter - commonly used term for one of the aforementioned "personalities" within a did system

organized abuse / OA - abused carried out purposefully by an organized group with a goal in mind - often related to trafficking, drugs, and various other forms of organized crime