Examples Of Mental Disorder In Catcher In The Rye

The Catcher In the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, has a character who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Also known as OCD is a mental disorder that has recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are severe enough to cause distress, and is time-consuming, or can interfere with one's normal routine. Examples are repetitive thoughts of violence, contamination, or doubt. Holen shows this when he constantly wants to fight with people, like Stradlater, or Maurice. Even how he keeps contemplating about having sex. Symptoms of OCD are compulsive behavior, agitation, compulsive hoarding, hypervigilance, impulsivity, meaningless repetition of own words, repetitive

Schizophrenia is present within 1.1% of people worldwide, regardless of economic, ethnic, or racial background. Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness that is a culmination of many symptoms related to mental illnesses, there is no cure. Holden is seen as an outsider but not entirely a pariah, but he appears to be off in his behavior. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger,Holden appears to have symptoms of schizophrenia such as delusions, lack of pleasure or interest in life, and disorganized speech.

In the famous, but often times previously banned novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, seventeen year old Holden Caulfield is trying to find his sense of direction in a world where he describes the majority of people in his life as phony. As the first chapter begins, it is clear Holden is currently living in a mental institution, although the reasoning behind so is never directly stated, the reader can infer it may have to do with Holden's depression troubles. For the most part, Holden's troubles are to blame on his own actions, he fails to realize his irresponsibly is the major cause of the negative aspects in his life. Holden's troubles of being an academic layabout and being reclusive seem to center from his biggest issue

Everybody has problems, right? But some people’s problems are worse and need to be dealt with accordingly. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden loses his brother Allie to leukemia and multiple things happens to him in the story that is stressing him out and driving him nuts. That is why we find out at the end of the novel that he is checked into a mental hospital. Holden is very immature, he is a habitual liar, and he can drift off during the midst of something because he isn’t focused. Holden has shown us throughout the novel that he is mentally unstable and that is why he is clearly not ready to be released into civilization, he might need to stay here longer.

A large part of Holden’s depression stems from his hatred of the adult world that Holden believes is full of “phonies.” To Holden, phony people are not limited to purely “fake” people, but also people who act in a stereotypical way. For example, if a Catholic preached to him and asked him if he was a Catholic, they would be “phony” in his eyes, because they behaved in a way that is generally expected of them. However, this view that Holden holds is hypocritical of him, because he is constantly making generalizations and lying at impulse to almost everyone he meets just because he “feels like it” (Salinger 58). Holden cannot control his compulsive lying which shows that his control over his primal instincts is restricted which is likely a

He is not intensely preoccupied with academic achievement like many more modern teenagers, having failed out of several prestigious preparatory schools, but he is clearly intelligent and tends to dwell on“heavy” topics like death and loss of innocence. His cynicism and sensitivity, in addition to the trauma he experiences from losing his brother Allie, suggest that he has depression or another untreated mental illness, an interpretation which is common among readers and supported by Holden’s visit with a psychotherapist at the end of the novel. Despite the risks he faces through having an untreated mental illness, shown when he is warned that he is “riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall” through self-destructive behavior, the conformist culture and social niceties of the 1950s prevented him from being able to discuss his thoughts for a large portion of the novel. (186) This culture, specifically the “phony” prep schools, is clearly toxic for Holden and likely contributed heavily towards his negative mental state, and therefore the negative image he often has of

In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, readers are introduced to a highly annoying, highly depressed and troublesome soul by the name of Holden Caulfield. Holden is narrating his expulsion from the high-class boarding school, Pencey Prep School for Boys and the events that follow soon after, also the small memories he holds inside of him that mold him into the person he is at the end of the novel. When Holden leaves Pencey Prep. behind and goes off to New York, he takes on the challenge of sex, depression, loneliness and his own impulsiveness. Holden’s past trauma and the tragic incidents around him, are affecting his romantic relationships and are pushing people away from him and leaving him more depressed. Whether it be his relationship

Teen health is an important aspect of people’s lives. Teenagers and adolescents need to be more aware of the challenges that life can have in store for them. The unawareness and severity of those challenges can lead to a surprise that isn’t welcomed. That often leads to depression and anxiety during years of being an adolescent. One instance of a story portraying this sort of anxiety is Catcher in the Rye. It’s an adolescent struggling through some demons of the past and gets more anxious as the story progresses. Holden shows many different signs of anxiety and he seems very lonely at times.

It is exhausting for a person to fight a war inside their head every single day. One in ten young people experience a period of major depression at some point in their adolescence. Holden Caulfield is not the exception; he is emotionally unstable and suffers from a major disease not discussed in the novel. Though many think Holden is not suffering from a mental illness, his actions relate closely to the symptoms of an illness or disorder of some kind. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield suffers from a Borderline Personality Disorder displayed through Holden’s excessive avoidance of his problems, substance abuse, and bouts of intense anger.

I believe that Holden Caulfield is mentally disturbed and shows many signs of it throughout the novel. Problems in Holden’s life that have led him to this rest home are the death of his brother Allie, his multiple failures throughout his academic career, and his distress about moving on in life. Holden deals with

As evidenced in the novel, Holden is a well-thinking, aware, and socially troubled (not absent) individual. As such, Holden is not insane, but rather, very sane, in an insane world. However, Holden does indeed suffer greatly from Post-traumatic stress disorder. As a result of various factors, Holden’s trauma is logically very impactful on his psyche.

The character Holden, in the Catcher In The Rye, is emotionally and mentally unstable. He tries to escape reality by living in his own fantasy world. He has difficulty coping with the problems in his adult world and retreats to his childhood memories. He has unrealistic dreams and adventures. He isolates himself into his own depressed and miserable world.

Oppositional and Defiant: Holden’s Diagnosis The novel The Catcher in The Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, follows a boy named Holden through his adventure in New York City after he is expelled from boarding school for the third time. During his odyssey in New York City, he discovers many things about his life and the lives of others around him, but also displays odd and abnormal behavioral patterns. Holden shows symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), such as engaging in arguments with adults, intentionally irritating or annoying others, and failing to take personal responsibility while blaming others for his actions and choices. This disorder often occurs with ADHD, anxiety, and depression (Jones).

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about one in four American adults suffer from a mental disorder. This means that 57.7 out of 217.8 million people over the age of 18 are ill; never mind that mental illnesses are the leading cause of disability in Canada and the United States. Holden Caulfield, the controversial main character of J.D Salinger’s novel Catcher in the Rye, spends much of the book wandering through the streets of New York City. Kicked out of boarding school for the umpteenth time, he does many odd things: he calls a prostitute, tries to befriend a taxi driver, drinks with middle aged women, and sneaks into his own house in the middle of the night. While many of these things seem outré, some may even go as

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a seminal work of fiction with many psychological and social themes, particularly those related to personal development and the transition out of childhood. In this paper, The Catcher in the Rye will be analyzed from the basis of an Adlerian psychoanalytic perspective with a particular emphasis on personality development and the influence of siblings and birth order. This analysis will center around the main character of Salinger’s story, ‘Holden’, who appears to have developed an inferiority complex in his early life which he attempts to make up for with antisocial and dishonest de-identification behaviour. The Adlerian model of psychoanalysis is ideally suited for the character of Holden and provides a number of insights into the influences upon Holden, the state of his mind and the motivations that make up his unique character.