Multiple Personality Disorder question.

[Kurtman]

I have Critical Issues 3rd period at my high school and today we talked about Multiple Personality Disorder. There's something I would like to know. What if there was a really sweet and kind-hearted person who had these episodes where he went into a trance-like state where he viciously goes out and kills people because one of the voices inside his head manifests itself in his body? Kind of like he's posessed. The police take him away to jail and he's in tears and he doesn't remember a thing about the killings. Should he be put to death or not?

[XOMiss_Samantha]

Hmm,lemme see how to put this

A few years ago i did a big speech infront of my school about The deathpenalty, and id say it all depends apon the situation. If hes mentally impared, or pleads insanity, then he may or may not be liabel to be put to death. If he is infact, 'INSANE' in the fact hes got a multi. personailty disorder then he'd probably NOT be put to death because its a disorder, and its nothing he can control or have any say over.Hed probably have to go through conunciling and lots of stages of tratment before they could really decide an outcome or not.
Thers a movie featuring Edward norton, were this is the case, but infact he was 'LYEING ABOUT IT', it depends on that too. How much of this is real, and how much is not. In my own opininon, i think it depends on the evidance too. If the majority of the facts put him in a position of mulitple personality disorder, then he shouldnt be put to death, but if it seems as if hes stangeing some, but not all, he should. BUt if a person has a disorder, you shouldnt really hold them responsible for doing something they cannot control.And again, it depends on the situation.

[Tash]

He'd pleade insanity.

Besides, that's not how DID works. Contrary to popular belief, most people don't "black out" when they're a diffrent person. They're perfectly awake, and they're not "trapped". They just "become" a diffrent person (sometimes at seemingly random times). The whole "blacking out" is caused by surpression, and isn't very common.

(or that's how it works with me)

[XOMiss_Samantha]

He'd pleade insanity.

Besides, that's not how DID works. Contrary to popular belief, most people don't "black out" when they're a diffrent person. They're perfectly awake, and they're not "trapped". They just "become" a diffrent person (sometimes at seemingly random times). The whole "blacking out" is caused by surpression, and isn't very common.

(or that's how it works with me)

So saying that, would they be put to death or not, since like i mentioned, it depends on the situation right? If i aperson can't control them selves, and have a disorder then it should be accounted for. You cant kill a person with out looking to see if theres REALLY something wrong with them or not.
Theres always a mental institute right?

[Style]

I have Critical Issues 3rd period at my high school and today we talked about Multiple Personality Disorder. There's something I would like to know. What if there was a really sweet and kind-hearted person who had these episodes where he went into a trance-like state where he viciously goes out and kills people because one of the voices inside his head manifests itself in his body? Kind of like he's posessed. The police take him away to jail and he's in tears and he doesn't remember a thing about the killings. Should he be put to death or not?

1.) The propper term is "split personality syndrome" and
2.) What you're describing sounds more like schizophrenia. People with Split personality syndrome don't hear "voices." They take on new personas to deal with situations the primary persona can't.

[Fone Bone]

One of my best friends has it and though like Tash says blackouts aren't very common, losing time is. I've heard it desribed like this in a way I could understand: Have you ever driven home from work and had your mind wander? If so, was there ever a time that you not only didn't remember the landmarks and areas you saw on the drive back but also forgot what you were thinking about? Supposedly losing time is like that. You don't actually black out you just have no memory of the time the second personality is in charge.

Honestly, I think this is a very loaded question. Most people with Disassociative Disorder are non-violent and usually the other personalities aren't dangerous. I think questions like this are a bad idea because it gives weight to the stigma the mentally ill have live with. Suffering from a mental illness does NOT equal becoming a murderer.

[solarflere]

I have Critical Issues 3rd period at my high school and today we talked about Multiple Personality Disorder. There's something I would like to know. What if there was a really sweet and kind-hearted person who had these episodes where he went into a trance-like state where he viciously goes out and kills people because one of the voices inside his head manifests itself in his body? Kind of like he's posessed. The police take him away to jail and he's in tears and he doesn't remember a thing about the killings. Should he be put to death or not?

Not, he will not be in jail, he most likely will plea insanity (obviously) and be put in the mental institution. Probably for the rest of his life.

[Fone Bone]

1.) The propper term is "split personality syndrome" and

No it's not. There is no such thing as a "spilt personality disorder". Someone has been watching too much BTAS. And people wonder why I complain.

2.) What you're describing sounds more like schizophrenia. People with Split personality syndrome don't hear "voices." They take on new personas to deal with situations the primary persona can't.

I have schizo-effective (which although effects the brain differently has many of the same symptoms) and what SEG9 is describing doesn't sound like that at all. People with schizophrenia and effective don't lose time or misremember being a different person. They often hear voices or see things but they are aware of their actions and movements. It oftentimes doesn't seem that way if one of us is having a thoughtful conversation with an empty chair but it is.

[Mittenz]

I remember reading an article about multiple-personality disorders. There was this girl named Juanita who had MPD. Her other personality, Wanda, was a murderer. Juanita was in court saying that she's innocent. When her other personality kicked in during the trial, Wanda confessed. I think I remember that they let Juanita go rather than sentence her.

[Kurtman]

One of my best friends has it and though like Tash says blackouts aren't very common, losing time is. I've heard it desribed like this in a way I could understand: Have you ever driven home from work and had your mind wander? If so, was there ever a time that you not only didn't remember the landmarks and areas you saw on the drive back but also forgot what you were thinking about? Supposedly losing time is like that. You don't actually black out you just have no memory of the time the second personality is in charge.

Honestly, I think this is a very loaded question. Most people with Disassociative Disorder are non-violent and usually the other personalities aren't dangerous. I think questions like this are a bad idea because it gives weight to the stigma the mentally ill have live with. Suffering from a mental illness does NOT equal becoming a murderer.

I'm only wondering about a rare situation. Geez,i'm only thinking outside of the box here!

[Tash]

Honestly, I think this is a very loaded question. Most people with Disassociative Disorder are non-violent and usually the other personalities aren't dangerous.

You'd be surprised. A lot of times they do get violent. (not to the point of murder, though) My not-so-nice self once slapped a girl's hand away a lot hard than I would have for touching me. A LOT harder.

People who are normally overly shy, in particular, tend to have violent other-selves, to compensate for their own weakness.

I remember reading an article about multiple-personality disorders. There was this girl named Juanita who had MPD. Her other personality, Wanda, was a murderer. Juanita was in court saying that she's innocent. When her other personality kicked in during the trial, Wanda confessed. I think I remember that they let Juanita go rather than sentence her.

That doesn't sound right. Letting someone like that go, without ANY sentencing to get help, just isn't very believable

[Humble]

When someone is in a trance-like-state isn't their subconcious in control?

People who are hypnotized can't recall what they did during their trance. The same goes with sleepwalking. I can't recall traveling through the pitfalls of my house while asleep, but my father has seen me do it on numerous occasions.

Chances are I'll be proven wrong.

[Mittenz]

That doesn't sound right. Letting someone like that go, without ANY sentencing to get help, just isn't very believable

Well, I read it back in 2000 and my memory is pretty rusty.

[Fone Bone]

You'd be surprised. A lot of times they do get violent. (not to the point of murder, though) My not-so-nice self once slapped a girl's hand away a lot hard than I would have for touching me. A LOT harder.

People who are normally overly shy, in particular, tend to have violent other-selves, to compensate for their own weakness.

Oh, they CAN be no doubt about that. But the common misconception is that everybody who has a seperate personality goes all Jekyll and Hyde on people. And that usually isn't the case.

[Kuja's Light]

Me and a friend believe I have Multiple personality Disorder, after Itold her some things..I at least have some symptoms of it, even if i don't have the Disorder.