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Mental Health Related Questions

posted 12 years ago by titanicsurvivor93
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So.... my professor played this film and class and I basically fell asleep(long night, lots of studying,etc) I need help with a few questions :

1. Diagnosis: What are some Diagnoses you would consider? What are his symptoms?

2. EtiologyL What are some possible reasons he develops this "disordered" behavior. She mentioned to include his childhood experience.

3. Treatment: Why do you think he gets "better"?

Thank you!

I was born knowing I was special. I could even feel it within people's envy of me.

[–] david63 12 years ago

So you're crowd sourcing your homework assignment? My radical suggestion is to, you know, watch the movie yourself.

Laziest post ever.

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[–] daniellouthain 12 years ago

Diagnoses: schizophrenia, bipolar

Symptoms: violent outbursts, delusions, no empathy

Reasons for disorder: Sexual abuse as child by late father

Treatment: the doll helps his intimacy problems

[–] Pancakes32 10 years ago

Was there ever an indication that Lars was sexually abused as a child? I don't remember that part.

[–] johnp98 10 years ago

Defiantly not bipolar (no sustained mood changes seen) nor schizophrenic (still very organized thought form/content and maintains social and personal responsibilities)

More a schizotypal personality disorder with cluster A traits.

The doll was a defense mechanism and he used it to cope with stresses to partake in close relationships with people.

[–] MoviemanCin 9 years ago

What I'd like to know is would a real psychologist advise everyone to go along with the delusion? Any real psychologists out there want to tackle this question?

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and / or doesn't.

[–] luiscc313 9 years ago

It looks like he has Asperger syndrome. Mixed with aphephobia.

And on top of that, a delusional episode.

I really wanted to know the opinion of a 'pro', don't know if the psychologist was supposed to be that liberal.