DID in The Gifted Blockbuster
- 1. DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER IN THE GIFTED (THAI SERIES)
- 3. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over the person's behavior. The dissociative aspect is thought to be a coping mechanism -- the person literally dissociates himself from a situation or experience that's too violent, traumatic, or painful to assimilate with his conscious self. With dissociative identity disorder, there's also an inability to recall key personal information that is too far-reaching to be explained as mere forgetfulness.
- 4. Dissociative Identity Disorder can include symptoms such as: Depression Mood swings Suicidal tendencies Sleep disorders (insomnia, night terrors, and sleep walking) Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias (flashbacks, reactions to stimuli or "triggers") Alcohol and drug abuse Compulsions and rituals Psychotic-like symptoms (including auditory and visual hallucinations)
- 5. MEDIA BASIS
- 6. The Gifted program starts for students with a placement test. Once the students are introduced into the program, they have a potential and it is ultimately up to them to find it out, with the help of the teacher and materials around them. The show walks the viewer through the life of each of the students while also staying on the plot line. There are 10 Gifted Students at Ritdha High School, but there are three students we will focus on, and the teacher. Each of the photos manifest a hint about their potentials.
- 7. Punn, the main character in this presentation, is the student who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. He can imitate or copy a skill by watching or studying and by this ability, he was able to develop four more different personalities: first, the leader; second, the paranoid; third, the rage; and fourth, the dark one - usually shows up when the rest of the personalities fight or debate each other. Punn's condition falls under the category of Multiple- Personality Disorder. His gift is associated of his being perfectionist,
- 8. Wave, is the student who is first perceived as the antagonist in the series due to his cold nature, but in fact, is not the antagonist. He is techno-path, or able to control electronic machines through contact; a gift associated on his skill on mathematics and computers. His potential evolve as he can also heal from his wounds fast and can hack every electronic devices. He is the first to
- 9. Claire is the social butterfly of the program and is also Punns love interest. She has synesthesia, a kind of neuropsychological phenomena wherein she can see a person's aura and base on the color being projected by it, will be interpreted into a certain kind of emotion (e.g., blue aura for sadness; violet aura for guilt or fear; pink aura for joy; red aura for anger; etc.). Her gift is associated on her passion for acting - an art that requires skill on conveying different emotions. Her eyes hurt when she use her potential too much, which limits her in using her ability on its full extent. She was unsure of Punn's feelings towards her due to Punn's multiple personalities. As a result, she sees all the
- 10. Mr. Pom, the teacher of the current Gifted Program, was one of the first Gifted Students. His potential is to erase memories by conducting a hypnosis with the use of metronome and by snapping his fingers, he puts the person on deep slumber. He touches the head of the person as it is sleeping and will start to erase selected memories. His gift is associated on his ability to
- 11. CONNECTION *Everything in bold displays or connects a symptom or statement made in the psychology basis segment*
- 12. Mr. Pom notices Punns strange behavior so he got to the bottom of it. He asked Punn to paint. Punn turned in five different paintings, each of a tree that represents him, without realizing. This connects to the inability to recall information that goes beyond normal forgetfulness. The first painting represents Punns normal self when his different personalities are not at large. The second painting represents Punns most prominent personality, the leader. As the leader he is firm and strives to be perfect, and is ready to shoulder the burden of high expectations. That personality is what he chooses to show to others. The third painting represents a personality lead by paranoia. He has high levels of anxiety and feels unsafe. He often feels like theres always The fourth painting represents a personality driven by rage. It makes Punn violent and dare to take The last painting represents the dark personality, the most dangerous. It threatens and overpowers all of the other personalities and can make Punn do things he wouldnt normally do.
- 13. Due to his perfectionist nature, Punn is entered in an academic competition, in every single event. Punn is already stressed from the events prior, and got into an altercation with Claire at lunch because she withdrew from an event on Punns behalf. Even though he is not entered in the event, Wave is observing it. At this point, Punns paranoia personality is showing. Punn answers a questions, then Wave answers the question with a more accurate answer. When asked why he didnt answer the event, Wave sarcastically answers, Because Punn is probably smarter than me. This is the start to a trigger, or reaction to stimuli (negative in this case), as mentioned in the symptoms of DID. This causes the rage personality to show and Punn ends up kicking Wave onto the ground from his chair. Punns friend punches Punn in an attempt to get him to snap out of it, but it only makes it worse. Punn beats up his friend and Claire walks in and is able to temporarily calm Punn down. Both are taken to the infirmary for evaluation. Outside of the infirmary, Claire talks with Mr. Pom about ways to help Punn, she is advised to try and understand him, as he may understand himself in the process. During the conversation, Punn escapes through a window and enters an empty classroom and sits at a piano, where he then zones out where he will have a physical, visual, and auditory hallucination. The three personalities, the leader, the paranoid, and rage are fighting with each other. The dark personality enters the room and silences the other personalities. This personality exhibits self destructive thinking and behavior. The dark personality punches the leader, which in turn knocks down all the others, including actual Punn himself. Anything the dark personality does, Punn is physically doing himself. The dark personality is telling Punn he should end it, and then starts choking Punn. The dark personality lets go, and walks to the other side of the room to find a boxcutter. At this point Claire found the dark personality about to make Punn slit his own throat. Claire reinforces Punn and eventually gets the leader
- 14. My Opinion The writers and creators did a good job finding adequate research about Dissociative Identity Disorder. They displayed it in a way that viewers with little or no knowledge about the subject could understand, while still keeping the plot line interesting. I feel like this show and the stories it holds include a lot of psychology, so research was thorough and accurate. In conclusion, great connections between the disorder and the show.
- 15. References https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLszepnkojZI6gXfF -ztOGLmQRlFAFAzSf (The Gifted Series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gifted_(Thai_TV_series) https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative- identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#1