Psychology: Double Personality

K-Pax is a movie about a man, Prot, who claims to be an alien from the planet K-Pax. Admitted to the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan, Prot is evaluated as delusional by psychiatrist Mark Powell. Prot's unwavering ability to answer questions about K-Pax and its civilization, however, leads Dr. Powell to doubt his diagnosis, and he begins to explore Prot's past. There is some dispute over whether Prot is an alien or a human; both sides have evidence to support their claims and the movie never resolves the matter. I personally believe that Prot was a human who suffered from schizophrenia. He is delusional, presents disorganized behavior, and has a hard time expressing emotion-all symptoms of schizophrenia.

A well-known girl with multiple personalities is one of many victims of this diagnosis. Many psychiatrist studied her behaviors, and learned from the documented history of her behaviors.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 or MMPI-2 is a widely used, 567-item, standardized personality inventory, which measures personality characteristics. The test includes several validity scales, which assist the assessor to analyze the validity of the overall test results (Groth-Marnat, 2009) and the test-taking attitude (Friedman, Bolinsky, Levak, & Nichols, 2014). The scales allow detecting the client’s intention to fake the result.

“A Flock is what we’re like” (The Flock: The Autobiography of A Multiple Personality”). Diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder, Joan Frances Casey was not alone. With a mix of female and male personalities, she uncovered a pattern of emotional and physical abuse. Casey was only in her twenties and attended the University of Chicago. Her marriage was collapsing and she was having an affair with one of her professors. She sought for help to balance her life and stop the threat of suicidal thoughts.

Assessment techniques and the techniques used are a part of every counselor’s career. It is important that all counselors are aware of the different assessment procedures available as well as the risks and benefits associated with them. I chose to assess the case of Jessica, a medical resident, who has a very high pace and stressful job. She is also a perfectionist and can be very self-critical. Lately, she feels that she is not performing at the level she once was. As a result, she has been experiencing feelings of shame and worthlessness. Jessica has also been increasingly fatigued yet is having difficulty falling asleep at night. She also admits having difficulty concentrating, little interest in sex and has become increasingly irritable

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a psychological issue that is quite debilitating to the affected individual. Symptoms of this disorder often mimic those of other physical and mental disorders such as seizure disorder, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder (“Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)”, 2012). The distinguishing symptom of Dissociative Identity Disorder, however, is the presence of two or more distinct identities that alternately take control of the individual and this symptom is the main basis and plot of The Secret Window. In addition, the person is plagued by memory losses that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness and may even find items that he or she doesn’t remember buying. (“Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)”, 2014). Also, the individual may experience unexplained changes in eating

     Sometimes people undergo traumatic experiences in their lives that are either physical or mental and maybe even a combination of both. If the experience was so intense, and so horrible, that the mind didn’t want to remember it, or possibly didn’t know how to deal or cope with it, then that one experience has the power to split a person’s mind into “another personality”. If this happens, the other personality or personalities come out when a person who has MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder) is put in a situation that he/she doesn’t know how to handle or feels that the other personality can handle it better. People suffering from MPD also have the risk of developing some

Allport defines personality as ‘the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychological systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment’ (Allport, 1937). An individual’s unique personality traits and attributes are a powerful indicator of how he/she will interact with the work environment. The difference between average and outstanding employees can often be solely personality related. As the employee is the most valuable asset to the company, ‘selecting the right employee during the process is critical’ (Carbery and Cross, 2013, pp. 41-53)

Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple personality is a mental disorder, comorbidity of psychosis, childhood trauma and dissociation (1). It’s a complex chronic disorder characterized by the identification of multiple severe psychological syndromes of unexplainable and recurrent amnesia, the ongoing coexistence or the alternating of two or more subjectively independent identities, and depersonalization. (1,5) Dissociative Identify Disorder in majority of the occasion transpire as a mechanism for the patient to cope with post traumatic stress of childhood abuses but not apparent until adulthood. (4) Therefore, those two are inevitably linked through interviews and experiment on patients diagnosed with DID (2,4).

Research into the darker side of human nature has increased exponentially, drawing particular interest into the Dark Triad of personality (Aghababaei & Błachnio, 2015). The Dark Triad consists of the three similar, but distinct constructs: Narcissism, Machiavellianism and subclinical psychopathy (Paulhus & Williams, 2002). Narcissism is a personality trait related with elevated levels of self interest, grandiosity and sense of entitlement (Campbell, Rudich, & Sedikides, 2002). Psychopathy, on the other hand is characterised by high impulsivity, lack of empathy and irresponsibility (Poythress & Hall, 2011). Machiavellianism is marked by duplicity and manipulation (Jones & Paulhus, 2011). All three constructs are associated with a socially aversive style of interaction, correlated with negative emotional, social and legal implications for both the individual and others (Furnham, Richards, & Paulhus, 2013). Due to the phenotypical similarity in their anti-social style of interaction; the three constructs appear to be deceptively equivalent, when they are in fact distinct. Some theorists support unificationist approach, which presents the constructs as equivalent by drawing evidence from evolutionary theory and the Big Five personality model. On the other hand, multiple theorists cite research from behaviour and genetics studies, to highlight the distinct nature of the three constructs. This essay will argue that the three constructs are distinct by presenting and critically

treatment techniques (such as believed to be the case with Sybil Dorsett and being so,

This essay will give a description of Personality before critically analysing the biological basis of personality approach. The biological basis approach tries to account for the mechanisms between genes and personality by looking at various different brain structures whilst the biochemical approach looks at the impact of hormones and neurotransmitters. The majority of our understanding of personality from a biological perspective focuses on the three main behavioural systems; the reward system, the motivation system and the punishment system. Within this essay I will be discussing the three main theories that have come from these ideas, Eyenck’s three-factor model, Gray’s reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) and Cloningers model of personality.

The mysterious character Prot, portrayed by Kevin Spacey, who early on finds himself locked up in a mental hospital in Manhattan, claims to be from a distant planet one thousand light years away called K-PAX. Dr. Mark Powell, Portrayed by Jeff Bridges, is the psychiatrist at this mental institution that examines Prot and tries to figure out how to help this particular patient. However, Dr. Powell soon begins to realize that Prot is not any normal patient, but has some rather unexplainable qualities that make him doubt his own explanations. Not to mention Prot’s presence has a rather remarkable effect on the mental health of some of the other patients whom believe that he is in fact from K-PAX.

Leigh Anne Touhy is the fictional representation of the real life Leigh Anne, famed adoptive mother of Michael Oher from the 2009 film The Blind Side. Leigh Anne is a white interior designer, living in the south with her husband and two children. The family is considered to be part of the upper class, and made their money from owning a string of fast food chains. Leigh Anne and her family take in a black homeless boy, Michael, and throughout the film experience a growing love and bond. They eventually adopt Michael and the Leigh Anne becomes a fiercely protective mother. Very little is revealed about her upbringing

For this assignment, we are asked to compare and contrast two personality theories from the course that we have learned this far. I decided to write about Erich Fromm and Victor Frankl. I feel as though both are very important theorist and they reflect us in everyday life.