no not in my location it isnt...

here in my location the term "overt" in psychology refers to observe a persons behaviors example when you see someone walking down the street you are noticing their behavior of walking. when you listen to someone talk you are observing and listening to their speech, language, facial expressions.

here in my location the term "covert" in psychology means someones private thoughts, and imagination. example if a person tells you last night they thought about going to the movies thats their behavior. another example someone who imagines \ daydreams thats their covert behavior.

these terms are not used to define ones internal systems related to having DID because each alter has their own covert and overt behavior patterns.

example when rainy was in control her overt behavior was sitting down in a corner crying, her covert behavior was imagining monsters are out to get her, thinking she wants her blanket.

a person does not have to have a dissociative disorder to have covert and overt behaviors. every human being is capable if both and do do both. (unless of course the person is in a vegetative state and coma with no brain activity)

here try something try sitting down and stop your overt behavior....dont move at all, dont breath, dont swallow, dont scratch that itch that always happens when you try to be still, dont hear, dont talk...absolutely no movements at all, not even a smile or frown or other facial expression....impossible right.

now try the other one try stopping your covert behaviors.... dont think, dont use your imagination, no internal discussions, no worrying, no stress just total quiet not even noticing that annoying car that just went by or that annoying faucet dripping, or house settling creak.....impossible right

pretending is different. its control able. A human being can choose to tell the truth or pretend. my internal system is one where we did not pretend rather than pretending in order to protect each other and protect the secrets my alters just switched from one to another depending upon which one handled that problem...

example during a stressful moment at work if a rain storm happened which triggered me I didnt sit there and pretend to be ok. I was triggered the one that handled rain storms was rainy so Rainy took control.