Sunday, October 16, 2005

Your Money or Your Life or...um...er...your other life?

This was an interesting question asked at a business interview:

"If a person with Multiple Personality Disorder threatens to take his(/her) own life, should it be considered as a suicide case or a hostage situation?"

And no, it wasn't an interview for a psychologist.

6 Comments:

Blogger Sthupit Girl said...

funny, for a second... but then sad too!

Sunday, October 16, 2005 8:21:00 AM  
Blogger sykora said...

I agree, but imagine when this really happens...it must be really confusing for the authorities if the victim and the perpetrator are one and the same.

Sunday, October 16, 2005 8:40:00 AM  
Blogger Ashwin said...

That would depend on the person's awareness of the various personalities co-exisiting within himself due to absence of unity of consciousness. Interesting situation, but I'd hate to imagine or see anyone in it.

Monday, October 17, 2005 4:54:00 AM  
Blogger Antarius said...

hostage situation???
If he is going to tke another life, thats culpable homicide....

And it is always a suicide...
MPD isnt as drastic as the movies portray

The main personality is the dimniant one......

Monday, October 17, 2005 8:57:00 AM  
Blogger sykora said...

I said threaten. Anyway, there have been reports of similar (though less drastic of course) incidents. After all, the worst case is with 64 personalities. Who's to say which is the main one?

Monday, October 17, 2005 6:47:00 PM  
Blogger Antarius said...

what he was born with....
Multi faceted personalities are more often than not triggered emotionally and psycologically

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:52:00 AM  

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