Assessment of Mental Health Disorders: Oliver Queen in Arrow

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Arrow is about a rich, promiscuous young man named Oliver Queen, who becomes stranded on an island for five years before finally being rescued. After his return, Queen becomes a vigilante trying to protect his city, Starling City, against the corrupt businessmen that live there. Before being able to properly assess Queen from a psychological point of view, we must understand his character before, during, and after his accident. Queen suffered from many terrible psychological problems during his five years "alone" on an "abandoned" island and after finally returning home. Before the crash Oliver Queen was a very privileged young man. Born on May 16th, 1985, he resided in an extravagant estate in Starling City, residing with him was sister, Thea, mother, Moira, and father, Robert Queen. His best friend from a very young age was Tommy Merlin. Through life, the duo was constantly getting into trouble that their parents were always getting them out of. When Oliver reached his early twenties, he met Laurel Lance, a young women bound and determined to get a license to practice law. They were going quite steady, which for Queen was a very big deal since he was known for being promiscuous, when Lance brought up the subject of moving in together. Queen agreed, but later decided otherwise. In an attempt to leave all responsibility behind Queen decided to take a trip with his father on their boat The Queen’s Gambit and for company he brought Laurel’s sister, Sara ("Green Arrow," 2014). Queen’s psychological journey jolted alive the second the boat started to sink. Oliver and Sarah were together when the boat crashed. He watched as she was drug from the boat into the dark abyss. Oliver was also drug out of the boat, but managed to surface.... ... middle of paper ... ...4U/Bower/13%20Theories%20of%20PTSD/Ehlers%20etal-Intrusive%20re-exper...%20PTSD.pdf Mayo Clinic Staff. (2011, November 4). Narcissistic personality disorder. Retrieved May 7, 2014, from Mayo Clinic website: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/definition/con-20025568 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). (2014, April 15). Retrieved May 6, 2014, from Mayo Clinic website: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/basics/prevention/con-20022540 Stress. (n.d.). In R. Nagel (Ed.), U X Y Encyclopedia of Science (Second ed., Vol. 9, pp. 1826-1828). Detroit, US: Gale Group. What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2014, from National Institute of Mental Health website: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml

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