Robert Wrhinghim in James Hogg's Novel, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

He recognizes that he is "in So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin; Tear-falling pity dwells not in this eye."5  There is no turning back.  He must be become evil incarnate or he will fail.

He suggests that compromising his vision would be worse than dying trying to achieve it. His determination to accomplish his goal in the face of death can be compared Joan of Arc, a Middle Ages warrior who saw visions of saints telling her to fight against the English. Because of these visions, she took up arms and led an army against the English, fighting at its head and risking everything to achieve what the visions told her to. Both of these warriors fought valiantly after committing to a decision, even at the expense of their lives.

The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of the main characters suffer from toils of sin. Especially Arthur Dimmesdale, the local puritan clergyman who has committed adultery and can 't admit to the people of the town in Boston what he has done. He lived under a strict society where the system and all of its components were based on God. He suffers from this because he values the Puritan way. Arthur Dimmesdale does not come out for many reasons and that isn 't right, which makes him a coward throughout the novel.

As a person without the disturbing disorder, I could only read about stuff and think whether MPD is real. But then, with so many accounts on people having multiple personality disorder, and then experts giving out their diagnosis whether they are still confused or not, I still believe there are people really with MPD. But then, we cannot discount the possibility that criminals can fake to have another personality and they are compelled to do the criminal act they did, right? I also cannot help but sympathize

First, what was the psychological disorder depicted in the film? Well, the psychological disorder that is depicted in the film is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder which is an Anxiety Disorder. Also known as PSTD, this disorder is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event. One can either experience the event that caused it or one can witness it. Now this is the disorder the character in the film Michael Vronsky is clearly diagnosed in the film with. Since the character in the film witnessed the event that caused the disorder and also one can say he experience it as well.

In chapter 15 of Exploring Psychology, the author discuss the basics of psychological disorders. Within this assignment, the psychological disorder of my choosing is Dissociative Identity Disorder. The commonality of the disorder is rare. Although we’ve disassociated ourselves in some form or the other with our ability to daydream, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is more severe and is usually linked to trauma. Formerly the disorder was known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). Individuals who suffer from this disorder usually have more than one aspect of themselves or personalities, whom he or she is completely unaware of. Sufferers of the disorder have to deal with a variety of symptoms such as memory loss, depression, anxiety, hallucinations, black-outs, impulsiveness, and perception of being detached from the self. The severity of the trauma is usually extreme, repetitive, and long-term. The individual may have an extensive history of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse.

There are many ways to decide what makes a man guilty. In an ethical sense, there is more to guilt than just committing the crime. In Charles Brockden Browns’ Wieland, the reader is presented with a moral dilemma: is Theodore Wieland guilty of murdering his wife and children, even though he claims that the command came from God, or is Carwin guilty because of his history of using persuasive voices, even though his role in the Wieland family’s murder is questionable? To answer these questions, one must consider what determines guilt, such as responsibility, motives, consequences, and the act itself. No matter which view is taken on what determines a man’s guilt, it can be concluded that

Multiple Personality Disorder is a condition that many people probably have not heard of. Among those who have heard of it, there are even less who actually know what it is. However, according to Piper (1997) there were about 6,000 cases diagnosed in North America alone in 1986. Some experts estimate that multiple personality disorder, or MPD, affects 5 to 10 percent of the population, or about 100 million people worldwide. For such a widespread disorder, the public's lack of knowledge about it is pretty shocking. One explanation for this lack of knowledge could be the fact that many people, fueled by the beliefs of many noted psychologists, do not believe the

Robert Oxnam published an autobiography called A Fractured Mind in order to educate more people about his illness and to introduce a deeper understanding of Dissociative Identity Disorder. In an article written by Bruce Weber of the New York Times, Oxnam explained how writing the book was a timely challenge because each of his alter personalities wrote their chapter of the story in a first-person narrative (Weber, 2005). The reader learns about Dissociative Identity Disorder by being introduced to Oxnam’s alters, watching their interrelationships develop and recognizing the integration of his fragmented mind.

This disorder occurs as a reaction to a trauma to avoid bad memories. As in Truddi’s case she was sexually and mentally assaulted, the Troops were her way out, they helped her throughout the years to escape reality. One of the Troop members whom lived far back in the tunnel said, “ T’a man, we are equal as individuals. No one o’ us could stand without the others; and even i’ we could, we would n’ want to” (62). This quote stood out me because it demonstrated the different personality of the troop member, but also it demonstrated the bond between the troops. They in some sort of way needed each personality to

Multiple personality Disorder, (MPD) was first recognized in the 1700’s but was not understood so therefore was soon forgotten. Many cases showed up during the years, but was overlooked, or misdiagnosed as either schizophrenia or psychosis. Many in the medical profession did not believe that a person could have more than one personality in a body, unknowingly, even after the 1950’s. In 1993, records show that three to five thousand people were being treated for MPD, compared to the hundred cases reported ten years earlier. The disease is commonly found in adults who were abused mentally, physically, emotionally, and or sexually as children, between birth to eight years of age. The child uses a process called disassociation to separate himself/herself from the abusive situation. This is when the child makes up a personality to take control of the mind and body. During abuse, usually there is a personality for every emotion and feeling when the abuse is taking place. Symptoms of the disease include: amnesia, hallucinations, depression, and suicidal thoughts, and tendencies, and there can be anywhere from two to over a hundred different personalities. Usually each personality will fall into one of the following categories: host, core, child, teenager, artistic, adult, animals, intimate members, self-helpers, persecutor, rescuer and helper. The child is usually under the age of twelve, with according behaviors,

The first thing that I learned is what normally causes MPD. MPD is normally caused by extreme abuse and trauma. Some other causes could be extreme disasters or an extremely important person lost at a young age. The mind doesn’t know how to handle this extreme trauma, and it tries to take it out of the person’s life. Another thing this book taught me was that there are memory blocks between the personalities. With the little bit that I knew about MPD I never thought that there were memory blocks. I always thought that the person knew that they had it, and they would get into fights with those personalities. The person could live their whole life with MPD, and never even know that they have

Sexual molestation, beating, neglect, burning, and verbal abuse. All of these horrible happenings are believed to be linked to a condition known as Multiple personality disorder (MPD). Multiple personality disorder, also known as dissociative identity disorder, is a mental illness in which a person has two or more identities or personalities. Single personalities randomly take control of the individual's behavior. Usually, the sufferer gives the personalities their own names. These multiple personalities almost always have characteristics that greatly differ from the person's primary identity. A person with this disorder always experiences some amount of amnesia. Most of the time the individual forgets

Many times psychological disorders are a product of genetic, psychosocial and emotional factors (McMinn, 2011). According to the case scenario presented, it is clear that Jane has experienced multiple forms of trauma throughout her lifetime due to psychosocial and emotional factors. According to McMinn 2011, “I believe that some psychological problems result from evil embedded in human nature and our culture” (p. 230). “People often experience problems as a result of being hurt by others (past or present), making poor choices” (McMinn, 2011, p.

He says things like, “For my exclusive purpose is to win and not at all to castigate their sin. Once dead what matter how their souls may fare? They can go blackberrying. For all I care!” and, “but let me briefly make my purpose plain; I preach for nothing but for greed for gain.