Psych Powerpoint 2003
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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.