All dissociative disorders (quite possibly all disorders, we haven’t read the whole DSM) require the presence of clinically significant distress or impairment in order to be considered a disorder.
There is no specific entry for nondisordered plurality for the same reason that there is no entry for individuals who do not experience mental disorder: The DSM catalogues mental disorders, not the entirety of the human experience. It’s beyond the scope of the document.
Here’s the relevant section of the DSM:
https://archive.org/details/diagnostic-and-statistical-manual-of-mental-disorders-dsm-5-pdfdrive.com/page/291/mode/2up
All dissociative disorders (quite possibly all disorders, we haven’t read the whole DSM) require the presence of clinically significant distress or impairment in order to be considered a disorder.
There is no specific entry for nondisordered plurality for the same reason that there is no entry for individuals who do not experience mental disorder: The DSM catalogues mental disorders, not the entirety of the human experience. It’s beyond the scope of the document.
Here’s a good introductory primer to plurality:
https://morethanone.info/
Thank you for the links. I will read that information and have a better understanding.