Beyza’nın Kadınları'ndaki Kimlikler: Dissosiyatif Kimlik Bozukluğu Tanı Kriterleriyle Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Beyza’nın Kadınları filminin DSM-5 dissosiyatif kimlik bozukluğu (DKB) tanı kriterleri çerçevesinde incelenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, DSM-5 tanı kriterleri alt boyutlarından kimlik çözülmesi bozukluğu, dissosiyatif amnezi, kendine yabancılaşma (depersonalizasyon)/gerçekdışılık (derealizasyon) bozukluğu, tanımlanmış diğer bir çözülme bozukluğu ve tanımlanmamış çözülme bozukluğu çerçevesinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada veri toplama yöntemi olarak doküman incelemesi kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, araştırmacılar filmi ayrı ayrı izlemiş ve DSM-5 tanı kriterleri doğrultusunda detaylı analizler gerçekleştirmiştir. Özellikle, filmdeki karakterlerin sözlü ifadeleri, duygusal dalgalanmaları, davranış değişiklikleri ve yüz ifadeleri sistematik olarak gözlemlenerek, kimlik bozulması, hafıza kaybı ve duyarsızlaşma/gerçek dışılık gibi dissosiyatif semptomlar belirlenerek psikolojik durumlar değerlendirildi. Sahneler içerik analizi tekniği kullanılarak analiz edildi ve her gözlem, DSM-5 tanı göstergelerine uygunluğuna göre kodlandı. Filmin ana karakterleri üzerinde yapılan bu analizler, karakterlerin psikolojik durumlarını ve DSM-5 tanı kriterlerine göre nasıl değerlendirilebileceklerini ortaya koymayı hedeflemektedir. Özellikle kimlik çözülmesi bozukluğu, dissosiyatif amnezi ve depersonalizasyon/derealizasyon bozuklukları gibi dissosiyatif belirtiler, karakterlerin davranışları ve yaşadıkları olaylar üzerinden incelenmiştir. Her bir karakterin yaşadığı psikolojik travmalar ve bunların sonucunda ortaya çıkan dissosiyatif belirtiler, DSM-5 kriterleri çerçevesinde kategorize edilerek analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları, filmin ana karakterlerinin yaşadığı psikolojik sorunların DSM-5 tanı kriterlerine göre belirgin dissosiyatif belirtiler gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu bağlamda, Beyza’nın Kadınları filmi, dissosiyatif kimlik bozukluğu ve diğer çözülme bozukluklarının sinematografik bir yansıması olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma, sinema ve psikiyatri arasındaki ilişkiye dair önemli bulgular sunmakta ve film karakterlerinin psikolojik analizini derinlemesine ele almaktadır.

Keywords

• Beyza’nın kadınları
• Dissosiyatif kimlik bozukluğu
• DSM-5
• film

Identities in The Shattered Soul: An Examination Based on the Diagnostic Criteria for Dissociative Identity Disorder*

Abstract

This study aims to examine the movie Shattered Soul within the framework of DSM-5 Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) diagnostic criteria. The study was conducted within the framework of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria sub-dimensions of dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, depersonalization/derealization disorder, other specified disorders, and unspecified dissociation disorder. Document analysis was used as the data collection method in the study. In this context, the researchers watched the movie separately and conducted detailed analyses in line with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Specifically, psychological states were assessed by identifying dissociative symptoms—such as identity disruption, amnesia, and depersonalization/ derealization—through systematic observation of the characters’ verbal expressions, emotional fluctuations, behavioral shifts, and facial gestures in the film. The scenes were analyzed using a content analysis technique, and each observation was coded based on its correspondence to DSM-5 diagnostic indicators. These analyses of the film's main characters aim to reveal their psychological states and how they can be evaluated in accordance with the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. In particular, dissociative symptoms such as dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, and depersonalization/derealization disorders were examined through the identity behaviors and the events they experienced. The psychological traumas experienced by each character and the resulting dissociative symptoms were categorized and analyzed within the framework of DSM-5 criteria. The findings of the study reveal that the psychological problems experienced by the main characters of the film show significant dissociative symptoms according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. In this context, Shattered Soul was evaluated as a cinematographic reflection of dissociative identity disorder and other dissociative disorders. The study offers significant insights into the relationship between cinema and psychiatry, providing an in-depth psychological analysis of film characters.

Keywords

• Shattered Soul,
• Dissociative identity disorder
• DSM-5
• Movie

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