Psych Powerpoint 2003
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Fight Club Analysis Laura Calderone Professor Chute General Psychology 101-001 November 7, 2008
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This project was for my Psychology I class. In this project I analyzed Tyler from the movie "Fight Club." This particular project was a challenge because I had to include a clip of the movie from YouTube. To view the clip, simplly click on the white box in the second slide.
Transcript of Psych Powerpoint 2003
Fight Club Analysis
Laura CalderoneProfessor Chute
General Psychology 101-001November 7, 2008
Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt)
• Schizophrenia – Split from reality in thinking, perceptions, emotion and action –
Character displays positive symptoms• Perception – hallucinations (imagines Tyler is there with him)• Inappropriate emotions and actions – extreme violence• Lives in private inner world preoccupied with illogical ideas and
unreal images – existence of Tyler • Issues come from a decline of brain waves, low activity in the
frontal lobe, problems in thalamus and amygdala• Can cause deficiencies in memory
You Wake Up in Philadelphia…• Insomnia
– The main character woke up in various cities not remembering what happened
– Had issues with sleeping – apparent in opening scene with the phone
• Symptoms of Insomnia that he Possessed– Difficulty with memory– Irritability and impaired
social interaction• Typically would be
arguable – can’t socialize properly with the girl (Marla)
• Possible Causes– Jet lag– Could be related to
schizophrenia, stress, and mania
“I Know This Because Tyler Knows This”
• Dissociative Identity Disorder– Narcissitic Personality
Disorder – Tyler is stronger more powerful character that is obsessed with himself
– Personalities have different behavior and sometimes even physical characteristics
– Used as a defense mechanism – character wants to be tougher so he creates a tougher personality
• Symptoms– Amnesia or time loss (forget
what happened)– Visual/auditory hallucinations– Identity issues – doesn’t
know who he really is by the end – Is he actually Tyler?
Works Cited• Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality
Disorder). 2004. Medicine Net. 5 Nov. 2008 <http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=38077>.
• Insomnia. 2008. EMedicineHealth. 5 Nov. 2008 <http://www.emedicinehealth.com/insomnia/article_em.htm>.
• Myers, David G. "Dissociative and Personality Disorders." Psychology. 8th ed. United States of America: Worth, 2007. 662-65.
• Myers, David G. “Schizophrenia." Psychology. 8th ed. United States of America: Worth, 2007. 678-684.
