Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder
A psychological review of Fight Club explores the protagonist’s dissociative identity disorder, depicting his alter-ego Tyler Durden as a coping mechanism for his fragmented identity.
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Psychological Movie Review
Parker Adams
Introduction
"Fight Club" is a 1999 movie directed by David Fincher, starring Brad Pitt as Tyler
Durden and Edward Norton as the unnamed protagonist' narrator. The movie is based on a 1996
novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The movie goes through ±e life of an anonymous
man who suffers from a dissociative disorder and develops an alter-ego in the form of Tyler
Durden. The main character struggles with his baring life and job and finds peace in attending
support groups before eventually discovering an underground fighting club that spirals out of
control.
Identified Psychological Disorder
The main character in ' Fight Club" suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID). DID.
previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a condition where a person's identity is
fragmented, leading co the creation of two or more distinct personality states. In ' Fight Club", the
protagonist develops a dissociative identity to cope with his unfulfilling life, which leads to the
creation of his alter-ego, Tyler Durden.
Symptoms of DID
The movie depicts the symptoms of DID through the protagonist's struggles to separate
his personality from Tyler Durden's. The protagonist has blackouts, and he experiences moments
of lost time where he cannot recall the events chat occurred. The creation of Tyler Durden serves
as a coping mechanism for the protagonist, allowing him to escape his worthless hie and find
purpose.
Parker Adams
Introduction
"Fight Club" is a 1999 movie directed by David Fincher, starring Brad Pitt as Tyler
Durden and Edward Norton as the unnamed protagonist' narrator. The movie is based on a 1996
novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The movie goes through ±e life of an anonymous
man who suffers from a dissociative disorder and develops an alter-ego in the form of Tyler
Durden. The main character struggles with his baring life and job and finds peace in attending
support groups before eventually discovering an underground fighting club that spirals out of
control.
Identified Psychological Disorder
The main character in ' Fight Club" suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID). DID.
previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a condition where a person's identity is
fragmented, leading co the creation of two or more distinct personality states. In ' Fight Club", the
protagonist develops a dissociative identity to cope with his unfulfilling life, which leads to the
creation of his alter-ego, Tyler Durden.
Symptoms of DID
The movie depicts the symptoms of DID through the protagonist's struggles to separate
his personality from Tyler Durden's. The protagonist has blackouts, and he experiences moments
of lost time where he cannot recall the events chat occurred. The creation of Tyler Durden serves
as a coping mechanism for the protagonist, allowing him to escape his worthless hie and find
purpose.
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