alternating personality

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"Possession" is of course a fable; the superabundant world-wide, world-old evidence for the phenomenon was thrust aside without a glance, till hypnotic experiments brought to light what is called "alternating personality."

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by Tyrrell, George

It remained the chief alternating personality for four years, when "Twoey" again returned.

From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)

Hundreds of cases of hallucinations, alternating personality, hysterio-epilepsy, and other kindred apparent abnormalities, had been studied by means of hypnotism, and certain processes inhibited or set going at the will of an operator.

From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin

He had been profoundly instructed by Tolman's account of a case of alternating personality which he had studied with so much care.

From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin

And from here we come to the exceptional cases of alternating personality.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo