Dissociative Disorder In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
When we read books there is generally a moral to the story, or some type of learned lesson. Sometimes it is possible to draw parallels between a novel and real life sociological concepts. These concepts may be unbeknownst to the characters in the book, but impacts them in a very obvious way. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson shows a man who is conflicted by his dual nature, it is evident that he has a dissociated personality and this negatively impacts his everyday life. Eventually, this dual nature takes over his whole life and drives him to death.
In order to understand Dr. Henry Jekyll’s downward spiral it is key to understand the disorder that he had.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)... is …show more content…
Since there are three different types of dissociative disorders the symptoms of the disorder depend on which type of disorder the person has. The three types of dissociative disorders are Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalization Disorder, and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Since Dr. Jekyll has Dissociative Identity Disorder it would be expected for him to experience alternating personalities, voices in his head trying to control his actions, these voices will have distinct names or mannerisms, gaps in memory loss, and exert violent behavior. The book proposes evidence that Dr. Jekyll encounters most of these symptoms and signs. This disorder often occurs as a way of coping with a traumatic event in one’s life. Typically these detrimental events include long-term sexual or emotional abuse, as well as natural disasters or instances of combat. (Kluft …show more content…
As established before, Dr. Jekyll is a completely different character than Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll is a well-known scientist who typically lives the life of a good citizen, dedicating his life to science and new discoveries to help the greater good. While Mr. Hyde will go out and hurt people intentionally. This exceptional difference in the two characters is a distinct sign of DID. Mr. Hyde’s behavior can probably be explained as a result of how much Dr. Jekyll represses his urges to do bad things. Since he always tries to be a good humanitarian he restrains from ever participating in behavior that might cripple his name. This is why Mr. Hyde is created so that he can indulge in these behaviors while being completely separated from the identity of
In order to understand Dr. Henry Jekyll’s downward spiral it is key to understand the disorder that he had.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)... is …show more content…
Since there are three different types of dissociative disorders the symptoms of the disorder depend on which type of disorder the person has. The three types of dissociative disorders are Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalization Disorder, and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Since Dr. Jekyll has Dissociative Identity Disorder it would be expected for him to experience alternating personalities, voices in his head trying to control his actions, these voices will have distinct names or mannerisms, gaps in memory loss, and exert violent behavior. The book proposes evidence that Dr. Jekyll encounters most of these symptoms and signs. This disorder often occurs as a way of coping with a traumatic event in one’s life. Typically these detrimental events include long-term sexual or emotional abuse, as well as natural disasters or instances of combat. (Kluft …show more content…
As established before, Dr. Jekyll is a completely different character than Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll is a well-known scientist who typically lives the life of a good citizen, dedicating his life to science and new discoveries to help the greater good. While Mr. Hyde will go out and hurt people intentionally. This exceptional difference in the two characters is a distinct sign of DID. Mr. Hyde’s behavior can probably be explained as a result of how much Dr. Jekyll represses his urges to do bad things. Since he always tries to be a good humanitarian he restrains from ever participating in behavior that might cripple his name. This is why Mr. Hyde is created so that he can indulge in these behaviors while being completely separated from the identity of