Author： Rieber R.W.
Publisher： Maney Publishing
ISSN： 1053-0789
Source： Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, Vol.11, Iss.4, 2002-10, pp. : 355-360
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Abstract
What do psychology professors today typically tell their students about the case of Sybil (F. R. Schreiber, 1973)once considered the classic case of multiple personality disorder (MPD), until gradually revealed to be a fraud by new evidence (R. W. Rieber, 1998)? A 14-item survey was completed by a national sample of 125 college psychology teachers. It was found that a sizable minority of teachers discuss MPD (35%) or Sybil (23%) in their classes, 40% continue to regard Sybil as a classic case of MPD, and 83% report being only slightly or not at all familiar with new revelations about the Sybil case. Psychology teachers are offered 5 guidelines for accurately teaching about Sybil today.
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