Question

We learn about some of the major Psychological Disorders this week. Which disorder (or set of disorders) fascinated you most? Why? Try to connect the disorder to a character from a TV show or movie

Answer 1

Anti-social personality disorder fascinates me the most, as it is disorder characterize by complete disregard for rules and regulations, and involves manipulation of people and compulsive lying. People with this disorder are very difficult to treat as they may manipulate the therapist and may fake their behavior.

Dismissed is a very recent movie about a new student in a school who runs into trouble with the teacher. The main character of this movie has antisocial personality disorder, which is characterized by manipulation, lying, breaking rules , disregard for authority and showing no remorse for any crimes committed. He is an overambitious student, who wants to do everything perfectly, he cannot tolerate anyone going against his wish and when somebody does that, he begins to manipulate them or harm them. When his teacher disagrees with him on his assignment and gives him a B, he begins to blackmail his teacher and even tries to frame him for a murder. He seems to be charming in his ways and forms superficial relationships with others in order to exploit them. His aggressive behavior even leads him to kill people for which he doesn't show any remorse.