Maya Johnson Case Study Paper: Avoidant Personality Disorder in Moana University of Bridgeport Abstract Moana, produced by The Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2016, inserts the watchers into the life of a teenage Polynesian girl, who goes on an adventure to save her island from an inescapable death. She does this by returning the heart to Te Fiti, the mother Island, that provides life to the other islands. She goes on this adventure with Maui, a shapeshifter and demigod of the wind and sea. Maui stole the heart of Te Fiti to try and give humans the power to create life itself, but it caused darkness to spread from island to island. Maui, is traumatized by the life events of his past, and continues to show symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder throughout the film. The psychodynamic, behavioral, biological, and cognitive all provide reason as to why he is diagnosed with this disorder, and will provide the necessary forms of treatment. . Keywords: Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD), psychodynamic, behavioral, biological, cognitive, psychotherapy …show more content…
The Walt Disney movie, Moana, tells the story of a polynesian princess who goes on an adventure to save her island, Motunui, and seeks out the help of Maui.
Maui, the deuteragonist, is a heroic demigod, who has supernatural abilities with the help of his magical fish hook performed multiple feats of greatness in his childhood. He believes that he is great at everything and often feels as though humans are beneath him and that he is a god amongst men. Maui displays symptoms of the disorder through his treatment of Moana during their journey together, his abandonment issues, and his fear of social situations. Moana leaves her island to find Maui, by following the star patterns shaped like his fish hook. When watchers are originally introduced to Maui, he is trapped on an island, and keeps track of the days spent there by making tally marks in the shape of his
hook. Antisocial Personality disorder is classified as one of the dramatic personality disorders. The disorder consists of an enduring pattern of behaviors that affect one’s cognition, the way one functions with other. The pattern can often last for months and deviates from issues during early adolescence or adulthood. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder are usually diagnosed after 18 but usually shows links to behaviors that occurred around age 15. Some symptoms of the disorder include, deceit, impulsivity, recklessness, lack of remorse, irresponsibility and a disregard for others. The psychodynamic perspective believes that these symptoms can stem from issues like traumatic events and dysfunctional family life that can lead to a lack of basic trust. The behavioral perspective views the cause of these antisocial symptoms to be due to learned behaviors that the individual does over time. Depression can also be a symptom of APD, and the biological model shows that it is due to a lack of serotonin in the brain. The DSM-V states that in order to be diagnosed one must be over 18, display three or more of the symptoms, and have had conduct disorder in the past.
The story gives us hints that the couple is dealing with a big problem; a baby. “I wish I could leave you here”(70), one clue that the boy mentions when they are at the island. He is meaning that it would be better and safer for her to stay on the island because then it would make life easier on them. The girl on the other hand gives it away by announcing, “I know you do. So do I. But it’ll be all right again afterwards. I promise. It’ll be just like it was”(70). The girl is saying she is doing it for her mother. She told us that she wants to have the baby, but her mom is saying that her life will go back to normal again if she aborts
The movie Moana is about a young girl who goes upon a voyage to return the heart of
The Hawaiian Islands are well known for their beauty, tranquility, and unique culture that have shaped this state into what we see today. The special bond that the natives have formed between themselves and nature is not exactly one of a kind, but it is something that can truly be admired. Around approximately 300 AD, Hawaii was discovered by Polynesians who arrived by canoe from Tahiti. These migrants brought their polytheistic spirituality and formed a large intricate society with hierarchies consisting of many chiefs. Alongside the ruling of the chiefs, the newborn Hawaiians followed a strict belief system known as Kapu akua otherwise known as the “law of the gods”. The Kapu was a strict set of rules and restraints that dictated all aspects of ancient Hawaiian life, including political. These rules were used as a means to control the lives of lower class and female population in order to honor their gods and maintain balance within their Mana.
The most prominent deities are Lono, Ku, Kanaloa, and Kne, the creators of all that exists. Martha Beckwith states, “The Hawaiians worshiped nature gods and these gods entered to a greater or lesser extent into all the affairs of daily life.” (2). Hawaiian mythology has a unique way of incorporating itself in different forms into all facets of daily life in the past. In Hawaiian mythology, all forms of nature have their own god who represents a specific aspect.
Borderline Personality Disorder in “Girl Interrupted” The movie, “Girl Interrupted,”is about a teenage girl named Susanna Kaysen who has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. People with Borderline Personality Disorder “are often emotionally unstable, impulsive, unpredictable, irritable, and anxious. They are also prone to boredom. Their behavior is similar to that of individuals with schizotypal personality disorder, but they are not as consistently withdrawn and bizarre” (Santrock, 2003).
Since 1840 the Hawaiian Islands have been an escape to a tropical paradise for millions of tourists. People all over the world encounter alluring, romanticized pictures of Hawai'i's lush, tropical vegetation, exotic animals, beautiful beaches, crystal clear water, and fantastical women. This is the Hawai'i tourists know. This is the Hawai’i they visit. However, this Hawai'i is a state of mind, a corporate-produced image existing on the surface. More precisely, it is an aftermath of relentless colonization of the islands' native inhabitants by the United States. These native Hawaiians experience a completely different Hawai'i from the paradise tourists enjoy. No one makes this as clear as Haunani-Kay Trask, a native Hawaiian author. In her book, From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i and through her poetry in Light in the Crevice Never Seen, Trask provides an intimate account of the tourist industry's impact on native Hawaiian culture. She presents a negative perspective of the violence, pollution, commercial development, and cultural exploitation produced by the tourist industry. Trask unveils the cruel reality of suffering and struggling through a native Hawaiian discourse. Most of the world is unaware of this.
What is one thing that stands out in most peoples’ minds when they think of Hawaii? Most people would probably say the hula dance. The hula dance descended from, or can be traced to Polynesia and India. The Hula was a form of poetry for the Hawaiians in all of its sacred and ceremonial forms.
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What is Multiple Personality Disorder? Why do people get it? How is it treated? Multiple Personality Disorder, also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, is the state of someone having more than 2 “personalities”. In most diagnosed cases, it’s often found that patients with MPD have had childhood trauma. MPD is treated with therapy, because there really is no treatment for it as of yet. It’s often said that hypnosis is the only treatment for MPD, but that’s not the case. In an article that identifies 12 cognitive errors people make about MPD, it says that “Ross, Norton, and
Hawaii is a top vacation destination by many tourists all over the world. When Hawaii comes to mind many people and different cultures imagine sandy beaches, warm, blue waters, lush green backdrops, Hula dancers in grass skirts with flowers in their hair and leis around their necks. These visual representations are iconic symbols of Hawaii and of what many have come to define as Hawaiian. These images and ideas painted by the visitor industry most often take place at the expense of the Hawaiians historic culture. These stereotypes conjured up by the tourist indus...
island is to strip himself of his clothing and go swimming. During this opening sequence,
Have you ever been sitting day dreaming, or got lost in a book or work? After you finish the book or your work, you come back to earth and remember what occurred while you were day dreaming or lost in that book or work. With a person that has MPD, it is not that easily done with most. Most individuals that have MPD do not remember anything that had occurred within hours or minutes of the event. Some think MPD is a hoax created by movies such as “Three faces of Eve” or “Sybil”, but is that a fact.
More than two million cases can be found in psychological and psychiatric records of multiple personality disorders also called dissociative identity disorders. Dissociative Identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is a condition in which, an individual has a host personality along with at least two or more personalities with each identity having his or her own ideas, memories, thoughts and way of doing things (Bennick). Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses. They involve thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities,
1. A condition with onset at or before adolescence characterized by persistent patterns of dysfunctional behavior (excessive emotionality & attention seeking) deviating from one's culture and social environment that lead to functional impairment and distress to the individual and those who have regular interaction with the individual.
In a country based around free will, the United States contains a vast variety of personalities and behaviors. Plenty of people, probably more than we know, exert abnormal behavior. Abnormal behavior is patterns of emotion, thought, and action that are considered pathological. Historically, people blame witchcraft for this eccentric type of behavior and tended to perform exorcisms in hopes of abolishing such actions. Anxiety disorders and personality disorders, two forms of abnormal behavior, can alter a person’s personality as a result of life experiences.