Schizophrenia vs multiple personality disorder

Until I read this chapter, I did not know there was a major difference between schizophrenia and dissassocative identity disorder, or DID (also known as multiple personality disorder). Because of the way movies, television shows, and books portray these disorders, I had mistakenly assumed that they were more similiar than they are. I think that the media should be very careful in portraying mental illnesses because they could easily influence their audiences to get the wrong ideas about mental disorders. As a result, in real life people could judge others who have one of these mental illnesses without actually knowing the facts. For instance, I have heard people say that people with schizophrenia have multiple personalities. I also think that the media should stop making it seem like people with schizophrenia and DID are always dangerous and manipulative, such as in shows like CSI. This can be very misleading, because, as the textbook stated, some people with these illnesses can life normal lives and recover with help. Not everyone who has one of these illnesses is threatening and dangerous, and it must be hard for someone diagnosed with schizophrenia or DID to deal with the prejudices about their behaviors.