Alice In Wonderland Personality Disorder

The film Alice in wonderland the character Mad Hatter is a nervous and easily influenced by others type of individual. He seems to shift his emotions from anger, to nervousness, sometimes becomes ecstatic, to being confused very quickly, and polite. The Mad Hatter constantly needs everyone attention. The Mad Hatter and the March Hare, celebrate unbirthday tea parties so that every day is a celebration.

The clinical diagnosis of the Mad Hatter is histrionic personality disorder. People with histrionic personality disorder once called hysterical personality disorder, are extremely emotional- they are typically described as “emotionally charged”- and continually seek to be the center of attention” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).

The Mad Hatter firstly kept referring to Alice as “Dear” indicating a closer relationship between the two of them when they really don’t have a relationship at all. The Mad Hatter also shows the attention seeking. For instance, at beginning of the scene when they introduce the Mad Hatter and the March Hare where they are singing the unbirthday song and Alice begins to clap. The Mad Hatter notices he is not the center of attention at the table anymore and begins to exaggerate his emotions. For example, when the Mad Hatter asks Alice if she would like some tea, he begins to pour the tea, and keeps drinking it himself, but does not let Alice have a cup of tea at all. Moreover, when he is not getting enough attention, he begins to yell “clean cup everyone move down” and everyone must move down the table and switch chairs. Also, see this behaviour of attention seeking at the trial when he changes the subject of the trail to his unbirthday and his unbirthday party. In addition, March Hare influences the Mad Hatter easily, for instance, when the March Hare says something the Mad Hatter automatically agrees with him and adds emphasis on why. An example of this is in the opening scene when the Mad Hatter and the March Hare are singing the unbirthday song and Alice interrupts them the March hare being to say that it is rude to sit at the table uninvited and the Mad Hatter agrees and says, “It is very very rude” (Walt Disney, 1951) . The Mad Hatter also show a change in style of speech for when he talks his tone of voice changes from upbeat and energetic, to low and flat. Example of this is when the Mad Hatter asks Alice to tell him and the Marc Hare her story of how she got to wonderland. The Mad Hatter says “start from the beginning and then when she gets to the end to stop” (Walt Disney, 1951). The Mad Hatter tone of voice goes from energetic to