Need help with a Character Analysis for Psychology class.?

Question

I have to do a character analysis on any character in any tv show, movie, or book. It can't be suggested that the character has a disorder. It has to be a mood, anxiety, psychotic, or personality disorder. I'm not very good with assignments that leave this much room to work with. I need some suggestions for a good movie or tv show or even a book that I could work with. It would really help if I know the book/show/movie or if it is really good and can take the time to watch it.

Answer 1

What do you mean by the disorder not being suggested? Would that mean that "Girl, Interrupted" would be a wrong choice because they read the psychiatrist's report with diagnoses and all? Would a movie about someone who is obviously disturbed but doesn't have a diagnosis and no one talks about it work?

I wrote a couple assignments like this myself. Mostly it was relating the theories we learned to the character. The one that might be most helpful to you (since the others were either for substance abuse/addiction courses or way about people I interviewed) would be the one for abnormal psych. I watched (well, re-watched) the movie "May." It's a great movie. May obviously is disturbed, but I don't remember anyone talking about her diagnosis (certainly not professionally). I thought she had either schizoid or schizotypal personality disorder. I'm not into psych anymore and it's been a few years, so ...

If you want more info about the movie you could try http://www.imdb.com/ or email me.

Answer 2

Psychology Character Analysis

Answer 3

For antisocial personality disorder, people often think of psychopath killers, but a good one is James bond.

If you look at someone with antisocial personality disorder, it's someone who believes that they don't have to play by the rules. Some one who lacks a conscience and fear. Does things for their own gratification. Also someone who enjoys intimidation.

Bond never appears scared and able to kill without fear. He definitely plays by his own rules and does not worry about consequence. He enjoys intimidating the inventor who make his gadgets.

Finally is womanizing is classical antisocial personality disorder with the focus on gratification. Most true antisocial personality people I have worked with can actually be quite charming, but do this to lower your guard similar to Bond.

This is an unfair question for me because I am a mental health therapist and in my psychology undergraduate work I got an "A" for my presentation of James Bond and anti social personality disorder on an assignment very similar to this.

Answer 4

I would love to do that,what a great assignment.Wish I could go to school.

Anyway I would choose a character from literature as they tend to be much more developed than those from film and tv.

I would do Newland Archer from Age of Innocence or
Lucy Honeychurch from Room with a view,or Daisy Buchanan from Great Gatsby ,very strong characters.

Look for someone who is a little like you or who you indentify with - that you way you will have a clearer understanding of their make up.

Answer 5

I would suggest one of the Shriek moves, there are a lot of things/characters to analyze there. Most of the characters in those movies have some serious issues. God Bless.

Answer 6

A good suggestion would be the cartoon characters in peanuts. Watch an episode you'll see what I'm talking about

Answer 7

Any of the characters in "Pretty Woman". There's some pretty good things going on with Gere, the lawyer, and Julia. And Julia's roommate's a case study as well.

Good luck!

Answer 8

Take a look at 13.
The girl can be diagnosed with conduct disorder, amongst several others including anorexia and a substance abuse disorder.

Answer 9

a beautiful mind is all about schitzophrenia, and what about bob (he believes he has every mental disorder). we did an analysis like this in my intro to psych class also.

Answer 10

Watch Monk on the USA network. He has social phobias, germ phobias, OCD and unresolved grief.