I studied psychology and we were asked to do a presentation on any psychology disorder. We have to pick one movie and describe the psychology in it.

1. LIB 201INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PREPARED BY: SYAHIDAH BT. ZAKARIA (2008245548) NURAMALINA BT. SAPAWI (2008245554) NURUL AMIRAH BT. SURANI(2008245602) TN.NUR AMANINA BT. TN. MOHD NAWAWI (2008245936)

2. Movie: ‘My Bloody Valentine’

3. INTRODUCTION

4. synopsis 10 years ago when the small town of Harmony experienced a horrible tragedy. A mine explosion trapped six miners in a shaft, one - Harry Warden - went crazy and pickaxed the other five to conserve air before falling into a coma. Warden waking from his year-long coma and going on a cross-town massacre cutting out the hearts of those he thought guilty. Warden is gunned down right before he tries to kill Tom Hanniger, the guy responsible for the mine explosion in the first place. Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to the town but he is still haunted by his near fatal run in with the rampaging Harry Warden. Tom feels really guilty because of the tragic. He didn’t know that he has another personality which shares the body of Harry Warden and started killing people as if he really is Warden. He tries to reveal the real murderer, which he suspected his old friend, Axel. But finally he realizes that the one who kill all those people was really him.

6. This disorder is a condition in which a single person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos or alters), each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.

8. Our purpose of this research is to find out Tom Hanniger was affected by his past event and leads to the psychological order which is dissociative identity disorder.

9. TREATMENTS

10. Treatments The first goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and control the disturbing behavior. Treatment aims to help the person safely express and process painful memories, develop new coping and life skills, restore functioning, and improve relationships. The experts have found several effective treatments to treat this disorder.

11. Psychotherapy Primary treatment . Known as ‘talk therapy', counseling, or psychological therapy . When the patient engage with this treatment, they will help by the therapist who are really understand them. This treatment usually successful because the patient encourage by the therapist to express their confusion, thought and emotional feelings.

12. Cognitive Treatment Help the patients overcome difficulties by identifying and changing dysfunctional thinking, behavior, and emotional responses. Help the patients develop skills for modifying beliefs, identify distorted thinking, and changing behaviors.

13. Medication According to Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, the experts cannot identify the specific prescription for DID, The expert suggest : Take antidepressants, Tranquilizers These will help to control the mental health symptoms and make the patients calm.

14. Alternate Treatment Hypnosis Hypnosis is a treatment that uses intense relaxation and focused attention to achieve an altered state of consciousness. Hypnosis allow the patients to explore thoughts and feelings.

15. SYMPTOMS

16. Symptoms of DID In this movie: Multiple mannerisms, attitudes and beliefs that are not similar to each other. Distortion or loss of subjective time. Auditory hallucinations of the personalities inside their mind.

17. Symptoms of DID Depersonalization Amnesia Sudden anger without a justified cause Auditory hallucinations of the personalities inside their mind

18. Causes of DID Depression Flashbacks of abuse/trauma Unexplainable phobias Lack of intimacy and personal connections Frequent panic/anxiety attacks