Introduction:
The case study Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality is a case study about a 38-year-old woman named Paula, who had a Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). In the case study, Dr. Harpin, Paula’s psychologist, discovered and treated Paula’s case of DID throughout many sessions. Paula was a divorced mother of two children, who experienced amnesia in her everyday life.
Throughout Paula’s sessions with Dr. Harpin, Dr. Harpin discovered four dissociative personalities within Paula; Caroline, who was a scared 5-year-old girl; Janet, who was a rebellious 15-year-old teenager; Sherry, who was taking care of the other personalities as a mother figure in her thirties. Sherry was co-conscious with all the personalities except …show more content…
First of all, I thought DID was a part of schizophrenia, so the case study taught me the differences between schizophrenia and DID and what determines DID overall. Second of all, the case study taught me the symptoms of DID and what to be aware of. The case study also informed about how to treat a person who suffers from DID, despite the fact that the effectiveness of treatment and therapy for DID has not yet been confirmed due to the fact that there has not been enough research in this area. Another important dimension to this case study that I observed was the fact that even though a psychiatrist might want to obtain as much knowledge about a patient as possible, out of pure fascination, that might not be the best way to treat a patient. In Paula’s case, bringing up old traumatic memories made her DID worse, which meant that Dr. Harpin had to treat her …show more content…
Dr. Harpin tried integrating the personalities, by 1) informing Paula about the personalities, 2) gave Paula an understanding of DID in other cases by making her read The Three Faces of Eve, and 3) teaching Paula to cope with conflict and stress in an adaptive way rather than avoiding the confrontation with the dissociative states. This technique helped Paula eliminate three of her alter personalities. Also, the understanding of Paula’s daughter made it easier for Paula to cope with the stress. Even though there has not been much research about DID, due to the lack of research material, the way Dr. Harpin dealt with Paula’s case of DID was according to the treatment, which left the best result for
The case study Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality is a case study about a 38-year-old woman named Paula, who had a Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). In the case study, Dr. Harpin, Paula’s psychologist, discovered and treated Paula’s case of DID throughout many sessions. Paula was a divorced mother of two children, who experienced amnesia in her everyday life.
Throughout Paula’s sessions with Dr. Harpin, Dr. Harpin discovered four dissociative personalities within Paula; Caroline, who was a scared 5-year-old girl; Janet, who was a rebellious 15-year-old teenager; Sherry, who was taking care of the other personalities as a mother figure in her thirties. Sherry was co-conscious with all the personalities except …show more content…
First of all, I thought DID was a part of schizophrenia, so the case study taught me the differences between schizophrenia and DID and what determines DID overall. Second of all, the case study taught me the symptoms of DID and what to be aware of. The case study also informed about how to treat a person who suffers from DID, despite the fact that the effectiveness of treatment and therapy for DID has not yet been confirmed due to the fact that there has not been enough research in this area. Another important dimension to this case study that I observed was the fact that even though a psychiatrist might want to obtain as much knowledge about a patient as possible, out of pure fascination, that might not be the best way to treat a patient. In Paula’s case, bringing up old traumatic memories made her DID worse, which meant that Dr. Harpin had to treat her …show more content…
Dr. Harpin tried integrating the personalities, by 1) informing Paula about the personalities, 2) gave Paula an understanding of DID in other cases by making her read The Three Faces of Eve, and 3) teaching Paula to cope with conflict and stress in an adaptive way rather than avoiding the confrontation with the dissociative states. This technique helped Paula eliminate three of her alter personalities. Also, the understanding of Paula’s daughter made it easier for Paula to cope with the stress. Even though there has not been much research about DID, due to the lack of research material, the way Dr. Harpin dealt with Paula’s case of DID was according to the treatment, which left the best result for