Patrick Bateman's Borderline Personality Disorder In American Psycho

What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

characters are in many ways divergent, and it is in fact these traits that reveal the most about

A psychiatric disorder is, as Kristalyn Salters Pedneault defines it, a mental illness diagnosed by a mental health professional that 1.) greatly disturbs your thinking, moods and/or behaviors and 2.) seriously increase your risk of disability, pain, death, or loss of freedom. Will Hunting, in the movie Good Will hunting, suffers from four different psychiatric disorders, such as PTSD( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), borderline personality disorder, mood disorder, and inferiority complex. What caused the development of all these disorder was the constant abuse that Will’s foster family gave to Will throughout his childhood. Growing up Will felt that he was responsible for the abuse that his foster family gave him, however, when he meets with

Personality disorders are pervasive in nature, and are depicted in various mediums from film to novels. Narcissism will be discussed as it pertains to American Psycho; a film made in the early 2000’s to describe a man who lives a double life as a business man and serial killer. The main character in particular, Patrick Bateman displays with themes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and his case along with the factors that are congruent with Narcissistic Personality Disorder will be discussed throughout.

• What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

Fifty years ago, a person breaking the law would either be called crazy or a criminal. Today, the mental health community has much more specific diagnoses. However, the explanation of certain behaviors may be difficult because there is much overlap among mental conditions. In Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, the protagonist, Patrick Bateman, is apparently simply a psychopath. However, Bateman can be diagnosed with other mental illnesses such as Asperger’s syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, narcissism, and antisocial personality disorder. In both the book and film adaptation, Bateman’s actions can be understood more accurately when analyzed in light of modern psychology.

The expressions of the characters, caused by their surrounding, is also a factor that can alter the psychological traits in a character. The Man states “He does not trust his dreams, believing that they are "the call of languor and of death” (McCarthy 15).The man has a vivid

Throughout the book I felt connected to one character, that character was George. George and I share similar qualities and our lifestyles can relate. One major characteristic I found in George is his ability

throughout the novel that is perhaps the most prevalent; it is almost a character in and of itself.

But at the end, miraculously, they succeeded in coming together to reestablish the harmony that they may have lost forever—and Patrick can be entirely credited for this. The past event of Marianne’s rape transformed him into an emotional, somewhat sensitive adult, enlightening him to the importance of family. At the reunion, Patrick “let his hand fall on my (Judd’s) shoulder. Brotherly, affectionate” (Oates Loc 8674), illustrating the strengthened bond between the two brothers which would have been unimaginable a decade ago. Without Patrick joining in on the new, intimate amelioration, it would have been impossible for the Mulvaneys to truly reach wholeness.

Girl Interrupted is a 1999 film in which Susanna, a high school senior on the verge of graduating with her class in 1967, is rushed to the Emergency Room because she consumed a whole bottle of Aspirin, followed by a bottle of Vodka. After being treated, Susanna is seen by a friend of her fathers, who is a Psychiatrist who believes that her actions were an attempt at suicide. Susanna, of course denies this, instead stating that she was making an effort to rid herself of a headache. The Psychiatrist recommends that she stay at a mental hospital named Claymore for a rest. While there, Susanna meets a number of individuals with a diverse array of disorders. One individual in particular, Lisa essentially runs the group of girls because

then he had to go into because of their disagreements against Vietnam. And through all of those just happened for him in just a blink of an eye. These traits will help the reader understand because, once they read the book they’ll understand what I am trying to say or to show about Louie. Since the character traits that are plotted are put the character trait “strong” as the reader will go on I want the reader to know that Louie was a strong person and never gave up even though he had been through a lot he still kept on going strong. Louie was a strong person. He got up every time he had fell. He was fearless. He feared nothing, even though he knew that he was going to be punished, he still showed no fear. All he showed was bravery. He knew that if he showed fear and if he showed that he is weak. Then he knew that he had lost against the Bird. Reading the book Unbroken would be a great recommendation to read. Louie’s been through things we’ve never would imagine, therefore be grateful. Louie was a boy that had been grown up to be a man. He showed that being strong and showing no fear, he can get through anything. Therefore, so can

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American Psycho has been recognized as a brilliant thriller of its time and can legitimately be labeled a scandalous novel. The novel was published in 1991 by the daring author Bret Easton Ellis and was later adapted into a movie production in 2000 by the director Mary Harron. The novel endured nasty criticism to the point of rousing riots and the boycott of the publishing company, Simon & Schuster; who later dropped the publication of the book, due to the negative publicity. Bret Easton Ellis’ novel was convicted of national censorship, and remains censored in select countries. The disapproval of Ellis’ novel was based on the graphic sequences of sexual violence and the

All of these main characters shared a lot of common attributes. The first and most important attribute was trying to overcome multiple