Analysis Of The Movie Insomnia

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This psychology in film project analyzes abnormal behavior and the psychological concepts that explain what they are and where they come from. In seeking to understand the components of a personality, theorists established many perspectives on what contributes the most to abnormal human behavior. Specifically, two such concepts, explored in this study are the cognitive affective processing system (CAPS) and attribution theory. As well, this report considers evolutionary and biological approaches to personality. Consequently, research has discovered that they both have commonality in the way they view where personality comes from: "suggest that important components of personality are inherited (R. S. Feldman, 2013, p. 448).” Additionally, this project provides analysis of other psychological aspects, including; social cognitive approaches to personality, issues with self-esteem and temperament. The movie Insomnia’s (2002) main character portrayals provide …show more content…

In a case like the role of Walter Finch, living alone in a remote cabin, he was desperate to have a friend when he began a relationship with the victim. A psychological view of his behavior is indicative of someone with low self-esteem as a result of his environment, having no one around to give him the support that he needs. As such, Finch developed a temperament that was geared toward control and aggression, reflected in the way that he killed 17 year old Kay, then, methodically washed her hair and clipped her nails prior to dumping her body. Subsequently, experts agree that temperament is not all related to heredity, a biological and/or evolutionary approach to personality, but, this character’s urges could have developed in a childhood

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