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Episode 16 - The Case of Shirley Mason (AKA Sybil Dorsett)

Episode 16 - The Case of Shirley Mason (AKA Sybil Dorsett)

FromPsychology After Dark


Episode 16 - The Case of Shirley Mason (AKA Sybil Dorsett)

FromPsychology After Dark

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1973 psychologist Dr. Cornelia Wilber was suddenly thrust into the spotlight for groundbreaking work she had done with Shirley Mason, known to the world as Sybil Dorsett. This work, published in a book by Flora Schreiber, documented the years of treatment Dr. Wilber had done with Mason for Multiple Personality Disorder, known today as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This event brought the concept of multiple personalities into popular culture and kicked off an intense debate in contemporary psychology. Was this a mental illness brought on by severe trauma or something suggested to a vulnerable patient for the purpose of creating a human drama? Join us as Drs. Micono and Morelos discuss Dissociative Identity Disorder in the Season 1 finale!!
Released:
Nov 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Two professionals in the field of psychology from wildly different theoretical and practical orientations getting together to take a look at the dark side of the human condition.