Citations:plural

Noun: "(psychology, informal) a person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder"

 * c. 2012, Megan Sullivan, "'Multiple Systems' versus Dissociative Identity Disorder: Life-Style or Mental Illness?", paper submitted to Lycoming College, page 2:
 * “Systems,” “plurals,” and “multiples” will be used throughout this paper when referring to individuals experiencing this psychological classification.
 * 2016, Lori F. Clarke, "Embracing Polyphony: Voices, Improvisation, and the Hearing Voices Network", Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Polity, and Practice, Volume 5, Number 2 (2016), page 6:
 * Singlet and monocultural identity is so normalized that many voice hearers and plurals don’t share their experiences with anyone, living in isolation (and sometimes in poverty) and spending considerable inner resources to manage postures and performances of ‘mental health’.
 * 2020, Elizabeth Schechter, "What we can learn about respect and identity from plurals", JPCA Mag, Issue 1 (2020), page 38:
 * More strongly, respect might require that singlets themselves accept, in the context of interacting with plurals, that people are truly distinct people.
 * 2020, Tynan Drake, "Intersectional Representation: LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse voices in transmedia fiction", paper submitted to Ball State University, page 14:
 * Autistics, plurals, and gender nonconforming individuals are all stigmatized as not being capable of understanding their own experiences and are repeatedly attacked with narratives intended to make them doubt their own emotions, memories, and sense of self.
 * 2020, anonymous, quoted in Laura Hekanaho, "Generic And Nonbinary Pronouns: Usage, Acceptability Attitudes", dissertation submitted to the University of Helsinki, page 313:
 * Neither chris nor lee are plurals so unacceptable - it sounds like they have a dissociative identity disorder or are in a partnership. It lacks clarity and is confusing.
 * 2021, Zarah Eve & Sarah Parry, "Exploring the experiences of young people with multiplicity", Youth and Policy:
 * Respondents shared various positive terms which they prefer, including “system”, “headmate”, “system members”, and “plurals”.