The Final Stimulus and Processes Used


 

On first impression I thought the stimulus could  portray how social media can cause you to feel emotionally  overwhelmed. The image consists of a scientific looking human brain with many straight lines coming out of it connected to different emojis. Emojis are regularly used online to depict emotion. The image has many emojis connected to a human brain reminding me of how social media can be very overstimulating causing you to feel too much at once. 


I thought the image could also depict how social media can influence how you experience and process your emotions. I thought the depiction of the brain showed that the human mind is a complex system and the lines almost streamlined that  into simple cartoon binaries such as point blank angry, happy, sad, ect. It made me think of how social media can change the light in which you view certain feelings. 


As a group we made a mind-map in class of how everyone interpreted the stimulus. Some interpretations the group came up with covered themes of communication, privacy online, emotions, technology, societal expectations/norms, social media, mental health, and the human brain. We then voted for our 3 favourite themes which were social media, emotions, and social norm. We then voted again for the main theme of the piece which resulted in being mental health.


From this we also decided that our piece would centre around dissociative identity disorder (DID). Previously called multiple personality disorder DID is a mental disorder in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present and alternately are predominant in an individual.  People with DID may describe feeling that they have suddenly become depersonalized observers of their own speech and actions. (Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder), 2019)


Bibliography:

1. Psychology Today. 2019. Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). [online] Available at: <https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder> [Accessed 15 November 2020].


2. International Society for the Study, 2011. Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults, Third Revision. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 12(2), pp.115-187.


3. Frothingham, S. and J. Legg, T., 2018. Dissociative Identity Disorder: Symptoms And Treatment. [online] Healthline. Available at: <https://www.healthline.com/health/dissociative-identity-disorder> [Accessed 12 November 2020].

Comments

  1. Isabella House (Ell)31 October 2020 at 09:33

    I really love how you have added so much detail on your interpretation of the image and you have described the image really well. I think to improve it would be good if you explained what area of metal health we chose (DID) and possibly write down a few facts about it.

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  2. Sylvia Hall3 November 2020 at 12:31

    I like how descriptive you are and how you've included your opinion. I would suggest that in the last paragraph include your opinion on what your interpretation of the stimulus is.

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  3. Miss Davis11 November 2020 at 06:30

    Thank you for your interesting perspective to the Stimulus. Are there any references that you can use to show why this has made you feel this way? Along the lines of social media and the affect it has on mental health. It would also be great to see the image that you have been given for your stimulus in the blog.

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