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Consciousness [r]: Sense of awareness of self and of the environment. [e]
Memory [r]: The cognitive processes that lead to the retaining and recalling of past experience. [e]

Dissociative identity disorder [r]: The presence of two or more distinct personality states that alternate control over a person's behaviour. [e]
Multiple personality disorder [r]: A dissociative disorder in which the individual adopts two or more distinct personalities. Each personality is a fully integrated and complex unit with memories, behavior patterns and social friendships. Transition from one personality to another is sudden. National Library of Medicine [e]