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Antisocial personality disorder case studies
Antisocial personality disorder case studies
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Introduction
A very well-known Disney character in history is Scar. Scar is the main antagonist for the film The Lion King, leading him to be the “villain” of the movie. I have diagnosed him with Antisocial Personality Disorder because he is angry, arrogant, manipulative, and is disregarding to others’ safety when it comes to getting what he wants. Someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) typically shows “lower emotional intelligence” (book, pg 563) which leads to manipulating others and they are often criminals who go off of impulse, leading to terrible consequences like death. A person with APD doesn’t have conscientiousness towards anybody, including family (book 563), which leads me to diagnose Scar as someone with APD because he killed his own brother with no remorse, he manipulated 3 hyenas for his own benefits, and he was arrogant about his intelligence while making himself seem like he was worthy of being king of Pride Rock.
Personality
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By using “The Big 5” to determine Scar’s personality, it is obvious that he has traits that are not very good when it comes to character. “The Big 5” has 5 different “personality factors” which are conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extraversion (book 509). By assessing Scar on these Big 5 personality factors, it is easy to tell that he is on the lower spectrum of conscientiousness because he is careless and impulsive which led to him killing his brother and forbidding anybody to speak of Mufasa without showing any form of guilt towards what he did. In terms of agreeableness, he would score very low as well because he is ruthless and was not able to be trusted with the kingdom, and when he did take on the throne, he failed completely at ruling. Scar becomes a bit more paranoid and anxious as the movie progresses to the part where Simba is grown and resembles his father very much, leading Scar to believe it was his brother’s ghost and ran away (http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Scar par.8). This means that he would score high on the neuroticism factor because he was not emotionally stable and was quite paranoid. By using The Big 5, I took the trait perspective to analyze Scar’s personality leading my research to prove that he was an unstable character causing him to be diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder. On the psychoanalytic perspective, I have found that Scar was repressing his feelings of aversion towards Mufasa because he was crowned king of Pride Rock until Simba was born.
He repressed his negative feelings towards his brother because he knew that once Mufasa was gone, Scar would be next in line for the crowning. Once Mufasa had Simba, all of his hatred came out because this would no longer be true; it was Simba who was next to be the king of Pride Rock. Because Scar could not contain his resentment towards Mufasa and Simba any longer, he went off on an impulse and killed his brother, then went on to blame Simba for his death. He did not blame Simba in order to stay clear of any accusations, but instead to make Simba feel conscious and responsible for his own father’s death. This left Simba no choice but to run away from home (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-addiction-meets-your-brain/201412/the-lion-king par. 2), and leave Scar with what he thought he rightfully deserved; the power over Pride
Rock. Scar is a lion who is quite cocky about how intelligent he is saying, “as far as brains go, I got the lion share” (http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Scar, par.6) This shows that Scar is prideful and egotistical when it comes to speaking about himself, and a symptom of Antisocial Personality Disorder includes the diagnosed often being arrogant (https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/personality-disorders/antisocial-personality-disorder par. 5), which is perceived in his character throughout the film.
In the movie Simba feels that the death of his father, Mufasa, is his fault and that he is the one to blame, when in actuality Scar killed Mufasa so that he would have chance a being next in line for the throne to claim the title as King. Because of his father's death Simba runs away and tries to live a life of no responsibilites. “As Simba says, “I just needed to get out on my own, live my own life, and I did, and it’s great.” There are clear parallels here with Jesus’s Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11 32). In the parable, the son thinks he can live better without the responsibilities he has while living with his family, and so leaves to live in a ‘far country’. This is exactly how Simba behaves.” (Barfield, Jonathan), so as you can see, the two have a lot in common, The Lion King retold the story in a children friendly
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Simba embraces Scar valiantly, avenging his father's death, and destroying the shadow that destroyed him. The death of Scar brings the rebirth of the kingdom, the rebirth of Pride Rock, and the rebirth of power and justice. Simba roars a vociferous roar, restoring life to the pridelands. It begins to rain, symbolizing the cleansing of power, and the rejuvenation of Simba.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder, also informally known as psychopathy/sociopathy, is a disorder where people elicit manipulative behaviors and lack morals. This includes disregard for rules, violence, superficial charm, promiscuity, a superiority complex, and difficulty forming attachments. This is said to be caused by genetics as well as modeling, or watching other people perform this kind of behavior. 3.3% of Americans are diagnosed with Antisocial Personality disorder. It’s 70% more common in males than females and is seen greatly in
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Let's start with the most obvious similarity: antisocial personality disorder, or APD. APD is, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a pervasive pa...
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In once of his many escapades his evil uncle Scar is teaching him how to growl which results in a stampede of wildebeest to come towards him. Mufasa, who is Simba’s father, in an attempt to save him dies by the hands of his older, jealous, brother. Scar pushes Mufasa off the cliff into the stampede. When Simba discovers his dead father he flees, feeling responsible for the death of his father, and Scar becomes the new ‘king’ of the jungle. Simba is raised by two strangers he meets in the desert and after some time passes he discovers that his uncle is the reason his father is dead and that he has taken control of the prairie. After being conflicted by his emotions and meeting an apparition of his father he finally decides to confront his uncle and take back the kingdom. The film ends with scar, the uncle, being eaten alive by his minions and he is the cause of his own demise. Simba restores balance to the ecosystem and all is well, which is a beautiful ending to a Disney film.
One of the most loved Disney movies of all time, the 1991 animated movie Beauty and the Beast directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale features talking teacups, enchanted castles, gorgeous animation, catchy songs, and large helping of traditional gender roles. The countless favorite of many children and adults, many people know the story well. Belle, the bookish, dreamy, and beautiful daughter of an inventor is the talk of the town and the fixation of the most handsome guy around, the pushy and egotistical Gaston. After sacrificing herself for her father, Belle becomes imprisoned in an enchanted castle. Everyone in the castle is under a spell due to the selfish prince who lived there due to his failure to see what was inside of people. As a result, he is turned into a hideous beast and all of his servants are turned into household objects. To break this spell, he must fall in love with a girl and have her love him in return, despite his hideous exterior. But unfortunately for the Beast it’s not only his exterior that’s hideous. He treats Belle with no respect, even going so far as to threaten and yell at her. He eventually changes her heart with the help of his enchanted friends and she changes his through her kindness. Gaston tries his utmost to make Belle his own, entrapping her and fighting the Beast, but eventually he is unsuccessful, the good guys win, and the whole castle and its inhabitants are transformed by love and everybody lives happily ever after.
Scar finally reveals that he killed his brother Mufasa, when he was understood to have successfully hid this fact for so long, only then does he truly become a threat that fails in the end (The Lion King). The movie chooses to portray Scar as a character who is inequivalent to Mufasa as his tinier body has the viewer see Scar as"physically inferior to his larger and stronger brother” thus allowing him to be animated in a black thinner less vibrant mane than his brother's richer illuminating mane in comparison (Haerne). Despite the fact that Scar is a lion, he is not Mufasa and Simba's equal, rather he is a being that can only be tolerated and never respected causing him to seek the power of being superior with the aid of the hyenas. Although ultimately leading him to kill Mufasa,the scene emphasizes Scar's inferiority, for the movie has a preference for brawn over brains. This is displayed through Scar's color arrangement and animation, as he is envisioned with a dark mane, a thin body, and green envious eyes.