Psychological Disorders In The Movie 'Inside-Out'

The movie “Inside-Out” was both a critical and box office hit. The movie follows a girl named Riley and her five personified emotion, joy, fear, sadness, anger and disgust. After her family moves for Minnesota to San Francisco, Riley begins to show many emotional issues. The movie shows a great ranger of these emotion, many of which is normal for an eleven-year-old girl. However, there are points where were if these systems continued then Riley could be diagnosed with some sort of disorder. Although there could be many different diagnoses for Riley, the most likely on is depression, also called a Depressive Disorder with the possibility of comorbidity with an anxiety disorder. One possible diagnoses for Riley is a Depressive or Mood Disorder. There are many different kinds of Depressive disorders. One that cannot be a diagnosis for Riley is Dysthymia. This is because a key aspect of Dysthymia is that the symptoms happen over a two-year span. Although the film does not say exactly how much time passes, it appears to be somewhere around a

Being at a new school she has no friends and no adult figures at school whom she trusts, the only teacher we see makes her cry. Throughout Riley’s life, joy has always been her most powerful emotion. All of her “core memories” are joyful ones. Usually, Riley is a friends, family and hockey loving silly girl. Although this is great it also holds her back. The first night in her family’s new San Francisco home, her mother comes in a tells her how proud she is of her a how Riley being strong is helping them, her parents, get though the difficult time of the move. Although this shows good intentions, it can also be harmful. This puts a lot of pressure on Riley, something she is not ready to handle. It also seems to force Riley to hold in some of her emotions, like sadness, and only show joy. If Riley is unable to talk about her feeling with her parents, then it is unlike she will ask for