premise: One possible cause of Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is disruptions in memory caused by psychological trauma.
hypothesis: Dissociative disorders ( DD ) are conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory , awareness , identity , or perception . Dissociative amnesia ( formerly psychogenic amnesia ) : the temporary loss of recall memory , specifically episodic memory , due to a traumatic or stressful event . Dissociative identity disorder . Dissociative disorders , including DID , have been attributed to disruptions in memory caused by trauma or other forms of stress .