this story, not only for the students who directly have the relation to the literature and psychology, but also to all readers in general.
B. Problem Formulation
In this thesis, there are three problems to solve which are formulated into these questions:
1. How are Sybil and her splitting personalities in Sybil, the True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Separate Personalities described?
2. How is Sybil‘s Dissociative Identity Disorder DID described in the novel? 3. How does Sybil cope with all of the conflicts in her splitting personalities?
C. Objectives of the Study
This study is aimed to answer the questions formulated in the problem formulation. In the first part, the writer will explain the description of Sybil’s
personality as the main character, because it plays important rule in the way the story goes along. This part will also explain all the splitting personalities, since; they are
the keys to find the answer why Sybil suffers that disorder. The second part digs on what is Dissociative Identity Disorder DID, the
symptoms and the reasons why someone can posses such a personality disorder from a psychological view in relation with the parental influences, and the result of the
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Finally, the last part of this study is the discussion on conflict which is experienced by Sybil and the way she deals with them, both intrapersonal and
interpersonal conflict. And, based on the story, the other characters will be used to reveal the conflicts and show that the splitting happens because of the childhoodod
abusive experiences.
D. Benefits of the Study First of all, for the writer, the study can give me a chance to broaden the
knowledge, for the term Dissociative Identity Disorder is new in our society. Sometimes, our society often judges that a person with the symptoms of DID is often
considered as a person with schizophrenia. Actually, that both Schizophrenia and DID are two extreme distinct things. As described in e-medicine health, that the term
schizophrenia is meant split mind. This is not an accurate medical term. In Western culture, some people have come to believe that schizophrenia refers to a split-
personality disorder. These are two very different disorders, and people with schizophrenia do not have separate personalities. Schizophrenia and other mental
health disorders have fairly strict criteria for diagnosis. Unfortunately, the society usually gives some “wrong treatment” to a person with the DID symptoms. This is
how the study may be implemented. Whereas for the researchers and the students, this study, hopefully, will give
them additional information, especially from the psychological point of view. It also presents a deep understanding of how to cope with all the problems face and to learn
to have empathy for others. It gives an understanding that family is the place where PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
everything whether good or bad starts. Family also means the environment where the child grows. This is important, especially for the students at their teenage phase to
know such that phenomena, because they are searching an identity and it may give them a reference.
Finally, for the readers in general, after they read the novel, they will gain meaningful lessons and values from the psychological aspect, family influences, so
that they will be wiser. Especially for the parents, it may teach them that childhood is the essential period to shape a personality of someone.
E. Definition of Terms
