Personality Disorders In 'Amazing Amy'
Synopsis
On their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne the husband goes to work, a bar that he owns with his twin sister only to receive a call from neighbour telling him that their cat is on the lawn. Upon returning home, he notices that his wife is missing, leaving the house in mess with shattered glasses at the living room. Nick reports his wife is missing to the local authority and soon, the investigation began. The wife, Amy Dunne disappearance attracts mass attention from the press, as Amy was the inspiration to her parents’ popular children book called “Amazing Amy”.
Through the investigation, forensic analysis found traces of blood that was poorly concealed, that later arise the suspicion that Amy was murdered. During the press conference …show more content…
What makes her different from the society and whether she is suffering any psychological disorders as per listed in DSM 5. We will then try to relate it back to the movie whether the signs is really presented by the character or is it a mislead information.
A quick look to Personality Disorders, it is a continuing pattern of perceiving and relating to the world that is maladaptive across a variety of contexts, and results in a notable impairment or distress (Kendall and Hammen, 1995). Under Personality disorders, there are few disorders which in this movie hypothetically shows that the character which is the wife fits to criteria that speaks Borderline Personality Disorder as per listed in the DSM 5.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Definition of Borderline Personality Disorder is a person who is conflicting and contradicting about whether to rely on themselves or others for supports, shows paradoxical behaviours, moods and inclinations (Comer, 1992). The person who suffers Borderline Personality Disorder tends to be very clingy and has manipulative character which makes it hard for people to interact with these patients, especially for therapist who are handling their cases (Sarasons, 1993). In DSM 5 stated, there are 9 Diagnostic criteria of Borderline Personality Disorder and ones need to have at least 5 criteria listed in …show more content…
It is frequent in women than man (Millon, 1986b as cited by Peterson, 1996).
Comorbidity of this disorder as a person who suffers Borderline Personality Disorder is in general unpredictable as their emotions can easily snap in between. They tend to comorbid with mood disorders and other personality disorders such as narcissistic, histrionic, antisocial and schizotypal ( Nietzal et al., 1998).
Treatment for this disorder there are different types of treatment for Borderline Personality Disorders. Individual Psychodynamic Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Serotonergic Agents, Lithium and Noradrenergic Agents are the therapies and drugs used on patients (Seligman and Rosenhan, 1998). However, there is another treatment called Dialectical Behavior Therapy that is suggested by research to be effective, in this therapy the patient will be taught on how to look events from different perspective and to look at the world in a more balance ( Nietzal et al.,
On their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne the husband goes to work, a bar that he owns with his twin sister only to receive a call from neighbour telling him that their cat is on the lawn. Upon returning home, he notices that his wife is missing, leaving the house in mess with shattered glasses at the living room. Nick reports his wife is missing to the local authority and soon, the investigation began. The wife, Amy Dunne disappearance attracts mass attention from the press, as Amy was the inspiration to her parents’ popular children book called “Amazing Amy”.
Through the investigation, forensic analysis found traces of blood that was poorly concealed, that later arise the suspicion that Amy was murdered. During the press conference …show more content…
What makes her different from the society and whether she is suffering any psychological disorders as per listed in DSM 5. We will then try to relate it back to the movie whether the signs is really presented by the character or is it a mislead information.
A quick look to Personality Disorders, it is a continuing pattern of perceiving and relating to the world that is maladaptive across a variety of contexts, and results in a notable impairment or distress (Kendall and Hammen, 1995). Under Personality disorders, there are few disorders which in this movie hypothetically shows that the character which is the wife fits to criteria that speaks Borderline Personality Disorder as per listed in the DSM 5.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Definition of Borderline Personality Disorder is a person who is conflicting and contradicting about whether to rely on themselves or others for supports, shows paradoxical behaviours, moods and inclinations (Comer, 1992). The person who suffers Borderline Personality Disorder tends to be very clingy and has manipulative character which makes it hard for people to interact with these patients, especially for therapist who are handling their cases (Sarasons, 1993). In DSM 5 stated, there are 9 Diagnostic criteria of Borderline Personality Disorder and ones need to have at least 5 criteria listed in …show more content…
It is frequent in women than man (Millon, 1986b as cited by Peterson, 1996).
Comorbidity of this disorder as a person who suffers Borderline Personality Disorder is in general unpredictable as their emotions can easily snap in between. They tend to comorbid with mood disorders and other personality disorders such as narcissistic, histrionic, antisocial and schizotypal ( Nietzal et al., 1998).
Treatment for this disorder there are different types of treatment for Borderline Personality Disorders. Individual Psychodynamic Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Serotonergic Agents, Lithium and Noradrenergic Agents are the therapies and drugs used on patients (Seligman and Rosenhan, 1998). However, there is another treatment called Dialectical Behavior Therapy that is suggested by research to be effective, in this therapy the patient will be taught on how to look events from different perspective and to look at the world in a more balance ( Nietzal et al.,