Our visual   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXg9ruqzNAM

Um we were short one source so i found and added one in so we gotta change that on the official copy. Oh and one more thing, after doing works cited i realize some of the in-text citations are wrong. You have the official copy so i figured we could change them tonight. Arbetter et al --> (Multiple)    and    Encyclopedia --> (Dissociative) Lots of love and see you tonight :)  CRAP!! WE NEED A VISUAL!!!!!!!

So here i am again...I still have to add in-text citations in my section for Sybil because I accidentally left my book at school. So I can add them in later and we can reprint or you can look them up (but good luck, they're from all over). And I have the works cited basically done and will print it at school tommorrow. But other than that I think we're good (and your section looks AWESOME). Oh and flex your "can do" muscle today :)

Hi Diana!! That sounds like a good plan to me. I can also do the conldusion. But there's nothing really in any of the articles about family/friends so i'm looking for an article that mentions it, otherwise I'll just use examples from Sybil. And i asked Mrs. D and she said our speech has to be about 10 minutes, so 5 pages sounds about right. Also she asked me when we were going to present and I said that I thougth thursday because you were at state track on friday. Okay poppet? :) Enjoy your day  

Kelsey's new article  http://www.minddisorders.com/Del-Fi/Dissociative-identity-disorder.html

Hi Kelsey!! so i we have our 5 essays now we just have to crank out our speech. Also throw away the article by Paul R McHhugh seeing as though it is irrelevant to our paper. we should probably have like 5 pages double spaced, which shouldn't be too hard. So what if I do the opening paragraph and causes and you do how family/friends are affected. and whoever gets done with that can do symptoms? Savy? :) Have a good day!!!!

The purpose of this essay is to inform people about multiple personality disorder.

Causes
Symptoms

Family/Friends are affected

Introduction

Multiple personality disorder, also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, is a very real and terrifying disease for a small percentage of the American population. This disorder, which includes “episodes” of being blacked out and waking up in a totally different time and place while the body is inhabited by a different self, is very much real, although it sounds like a fictional illness. Unfortunately, much of the American population is misinformed about multiple personality disorder and its effects on the lives of its victims and their family members. The purpose of our essay is to inform you about multiple personality disorder.

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Multiple Personality disorder is a disease that “stems from a severe form of mental trauma during childhood especially repetitive form of physical and sexual abuse” (Pandey, 1).

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yada yada symptoms blah blah words

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Multiple personality disorder not only affects the patient, but also his/her friends and family. Generally this disease stems from mistreatment by family members when a person is young, so those family members may not be concerned for the well-being of their relative, but other family members or friends may have reason to concern. Oftentimes a new friend or aquantaince may only meet a certain personality. Thus, if this aquantaince would meet that person when a diffferent personality is in control, he or she may not be remembered.

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Multiple Personality Disorder

By: Kelsey and Diana

Multiple Personality Disorder is a very real and terrifying disease for a small percentage of the American population. This disorder, which includes “episodes” of being blacked out and waking up in a totally different time and place while the body is inhabited by a different self, is very much real, although it sounds like a fictional illness. Unfortunately, much of the American population is misinformed about Multiple Personality Disorder and its effects on the lives of its victims and their family members. The purpose of this essay is to inform you about Multiple Personality Disorder, a disorder that has been one of the most confusing, controversial, and researched psychological disorders in history.

Multiple Personality Disorder is a disease that “stems from a severe form of mental trauma during childhood especially repetitive form of physical and sexual abuse” (Pandey, 1). Many experts are skeptical of entering the rough waters of exploring Multiple Personality Disorder because it brings them face to face with the ugly reality of child abuse (Crabtree, 1). Each different personality of a person with this disorder most directly is formed from a different type of childhood trauma. These multiple personalities that come from childhood abuse are defense mechanisms that come from the high levels of stress that the abuse places on its victims (Arbetter et al, 1). For instance, in the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber, one of Sybil’s Main personalities was named Peggy Lou and was the personality that housed Sybil’s feelings of anger. Whenever Sybil would get angry, such as when her mother would gag her, fill her bladder with cold water, and tie her to the piano and begin pounding on the keys, Peggy Lou would emerge and cope with Sybil’s anger toward her mother because she could not bear to be in such a horrible situation.

Symptoms of MPD are individualistic, and often times hard to spot. Many times, symptoms are misread and the correct diagnosis would have been more accurately post traumatic stress disorder. “MPD individuals will talk to themselves in a manner that is not like them, or honestly will not remember doing things (Arbetter et al, 1).” An example of this from Sybil occurred in the beginning chapters when Sybil dissociates after being in a chemistry room when a glass is broken and “comes to” a few days later in a place where she has never been before, and in clothes she honestly never remembers purchasing ( Schreiber, 1- 44). During psychotherapy patients will also be asked about symptoms that pertain to “hearing voices, forgetfulness beyond normal, amnesia, problems with identity, regressed memory, and hypnotic episodes (Arbetter et all, 2).”

Signs of Multiple Personality Disorder are difficult to spot because of its relation to other types of diseases. During adolescence, teens will show signs of “bi-polar disorder, insomnia, suicide threats and attempts, drug use, violent mood swings, and panic attacks (Arbetter et all, 1).” Because MPD is usually started to be explored as an option in one’s teenage years, a specific diagnosis is not generally made until the age of 20 or 30 and takes “six to eight years, or even up to twenty (Arebetter et al, 2).” Not only is MPD diagnosed then because it is extensively researched as an option for one’s problems beforehand, but also because MPD takes many years of preliminary therapy to accurately determine if the patient has MPD. This is also the point in time when the “symptoms of MPD are directly interfering with their lives (Arbetter et al, 1).” Not knowing where you are or how you got there is a major problem when trying to form normal healthy relationships and get a job, which are typical activities of young adults. 

When trying to help persons afflicted by MPD, psychotherapy is the most common form of treatment. Psychotherapy is ultimately trying to create a union between the personalities or help the patient coexist in many personalities, which is a very difficult task (Pandey, 1).At first it is usually hard for patients with MPD to create a strong relationship with their therapists because of fear of relationships from childhood trauma or because of the fact that the therapist is never aware of what personality will show up on any given day. In Sybil’s story her therapist, Dr. Wilbur, was surprised on multiple occasions by the personality that showed up on her doorstep. Sometimes it would be Sybil herself, sometimes Peggy Lou, sometimes Vicky, and occasionally other personalities showed up too. In chapters 5 and 6 Dr. Wilbur meets Peggy Lou Baldwin and Victoria Antoinette Scharleau. Although these personalities help her in her diagnosis in the long run, they were difficult to work with at first because Dr. Wilbur had to earn their trust as well as Sybil’s. Once a patient has a strong relationship with his/her therapist, as Sybil did with Dr. Wilbur, various additional disputes can occur. Other challenges with treatment include helping the patient feel comfortable being open with discussing their past, mainly without any fear of it. This is important so that the patient does not develop a totally negative outlook on the past and will not suffer attacks of the trauma that will cause him/her to fall deeper into depression and anxiety (Pandey, 1). Although Psychotherapy involves many years of therapy and sometimes medication, this treatment cures over 70% of people diagnosed with MPD (Arbetter et al, 2). Because of the high rate of success of people cured from this process it is still the most commonly used form of treatment today.

Multiple Personality Disorder not only affects the patient, but also his or her relationships. In the book Sybil, Sybil’s roommate and close friend Teddy Reaves was able to successfully identify which personality was inhibiting Sybil’s body at the moment in questions. Her therapist Dr. Wilbur was also able to distinguish between personalities due to their familiarity. Some close relatives or family members may be involved enough to meet different personalities, even know them by name, but this is a very difficult task. According to the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, people with Multiple Personality Disorder “may fail to recognize relatives or close friends” (Encyclopedia 4).Oftentimes a new friend or acquaintance may only meet a certain personality, and not necessarily the primary personality. Thus, if this acquaintance would meet that person when a different personality is in control, he or she may not be remembered. This can be very stressful for people with MPD because they are constantly being bombarded with people who know them, but whom they have no memory of, and who may be calling them by a different name (Encyclopedia 4). This unnerving memory loss can be confusing for both parties. Neither party knows why the other knows, or doesn’t know, who they are and how they met.

This unawareness of their relationships can make it very difficult for people with MPD to maintain employment. One personality may know they are employed, and other personalities may not know about the employment and won’t show up to work. Even if other personalities arrive at work, they may not know how to complete the work. Only one personality would have been trained properly, so the skill levels of the host would vary based on which personality was in control. In Sybil’s story, her father teaches her to play guitar and they perform for audiences. Each personality received lessons, but to varying degrees. Certain personalities enjoyed playing and practicing and were quite good at guitar; other personalities did not take pleasure in or were indifferent to the music. These varying levels of skill made Sybil’s performances hit and miss. Some days she would perform excellently, other days it seemed like she had never read the music before. In a employment situation, such scattered job performances would most likely result in termination.

Multiple Personality Disorder is real, and needs to be treated as such. It has horrifying causes, difficult symptoms, and detrimental effects on relationships. Personalities can take over and ruin a person’s life if undiagnosed, therefore Americans need to be informed so they can recognize and prevent Multiple Personality Disorder.