c. 2012, Megan Sullivan, "'Multiple Systems' versus Dissociative Identity Disorder: Life-Style or Mental Illness?", paper submitted to Lycoming College, page 3:
Because of the multiple systems community’s belief that their experiences are normal, and their apparent ability to function intelligently and independently, it is important to examine whether plurality is merely a subsection of dissociative identity disorder and should therefore be considered a dangerous psychological illness, or whether it is a harmless alternative mental state.
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 1:
In this paper I argue that hearing voices experiences and plurality are part of a broad, rich, and complex spectrum of human experience, […]
2020, Tynan Drake, "Intersectional Representation: LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse voices in transmedia fiction", paper submitted to Ball State University, page 5:
Clinical psychology tends to lean towards early childhood trauma as an explanation for the development of plurality, but many members of the plurality community report experiencing a multiplicity of selves before, or even completely in the absence of, trauma.
2020, Meg-John Barker, "Plural selves, queer, and comics", Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Volume 11, Issue 4 (2020):
People often find it easiest to recognise plurality in themselves when they reflect on how they behave in different relationships or situations.
