The multiple personalities of "Sybil".

The Multiple Personalities of "Sybil".

In the movie "Sybil", Sybil has multiple personality disorder. This means that she has a rare disorder in which two or more distinct and different personalities live within one person. Multiple personality disorder is often caused by physical and sexual abuse in children (NAMI, 1996). Sybil created an escape and defense from the abuse she suffered. Different personalities were created to help her with everyday problems; this is called dissociation. Healing from this illness is a very long, hard process. A therapist has to earn a close relationship to the patient and as many of the alter personalities as possible. Eventually, after working with a therapist for a while, a patient can learn to start dealing with everyday problems without using alter personalities.

"Sybil" has many different personalities in the movie. Her main personality is a sweet, quiet, confused substitute teacher. At first she has no idea of her condition. "Sybil" just

In conclusion, people with multiple personality disorder are very courageous, intelligent, creative, socially skilled, talented people whose dissociative abilities allowed them to survive traumatic abuse.

Multiple personality disorder is very much a result od physical or sexual abuse. This abuse usually comes from a family member or a close friend. The victim usually has a love-hate relationship with the abuser (Wilbur, 1984). In "Sybil's" case, the abuser was her mother and both physical and sexual abuse was inflicted on her. Later in life, "Sybil" ended up with symptoms like: depression, moodswings, suicidal tendencies, blackouts, headaches, panic attacks, and hallucinations (NAMI, 1994). These are all symptoms of multiple personality disorder. "Sybil" thought she was blacking out, fell and hurt herself, when actuality she was having a multiple personality disorder episode, got angry and hit a window. After the accident, she was a little bit confused. The doctor brought in a therapist to see her and noticed amnesia and personality changes in "Sybil". These are obvious signs of multiple personality disorder (Coon, 1984). At this

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