The film Lars and the Real Girl cast Lars, an adult male with not only odd behavior, but the social immaturities similar to a child as well. Our main character also carries around a heavy load of baggage which plays a very important role is his diagnosis. To begin with it’s obvious that Lars is socially inept from scene one. In fact, in an earlier scene, Karin, Lars sister-in-law married to brother Gus is speaking to her husband about how Lars must be very lonely. Karin asks Lars over on multiple occasions and on all occasions Lars declines except in one scene. It took Karin calling out Lars illegitimate lies about why he cannot visit and then she even has to go as far as to tackle him. After all this Lars finally agrees to come over for dinner. Now, Lars is …show more content…
Not a full blown Antisocial disorder, since when in social encounters Lars is really a soft hearted guy, but more so as a symptom of the bigger picture. Lars creates a delusion for himself that a life sized plastic women called Bianca is actually alive and is his loving girlfriend. In one very important scene, Lars speaks with doctor Dagmar who he believes is Bianca's doctor, not realizing he is actually the patient. While in conversation Lars says Bianca cannot have children. Her mother died when she was born and her father died later too. We know that Lars is really talking about himself and that the delusion he is having is a result of decompensation. The timing of Lars delusion is simultaneous to Karin’s pregnancy. Considering Lars background it makes sense that this would be his trigger. Looking at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Lars never received love or belonging so for treatment Lars needs to find a sense of belonging and love to move on. To help Lars the whole town participates in Lars delusion. People are supportive of him and treat Bianca just as real as he believes
The first part of the disorder that needs to be explored is the symptoms. “The essential feature of Antisocial Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood (American Psychiatric Association, 2000).” Some examples of this are that people with this disorder frequently commit acts that could be grounds for arrest (but they do not always get arrested), mutilation of small animals in childhood, or the beating of ones spouse or child. A person with this disorder usually seems to have an artificial charm and can be very manipulative, which may have led to many of the murders in the headlines above. Another key feature of this disorder is that individuals suffering from this disorder tend to be irresponsible, especially in the workplace and finances. The individuals tend to fail at keeping a job for very long and cannot keep track of their spending. Another key feature of the disorder is that the individual usually doesn’t care about the safety of themselves or others. This behavior ...
In the beginning of the film, we saw that Lars was in fact interested in human interaction as he stared out of his cold foggy window one winter morning at his approaching sister-in-law coming to invite him to breakfast. Despite his curiosity, he attempted hiding to avoid social interaction. He reluctantly answered the door clutching his baby blanket around his neck like a scarf, but politely declined the invitation.
Before watching the move, Silence of the Lambs, I had a very different idea of what it meant to have antisocial personality disorder. Living in the judgmental society that is around today you hear the word “antisocial” thrown around casually and frequently describing the person who hangs out by themselves, who eats alone in the café, the person who choses to spend time alone rather than with others. However, being shy, not having friends or even wanting to eat alone every once in a while does not mean that a person is suffering from antisocial personality disorder. To be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder one must have a pattern of manipulating others, not caring about anything, violating other people’s rights and feelings.
First, Anti Social Personality Disorder is a mental condition that can cause a person to think and behave in a destructive manner. “Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is characterized by a pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitative, and guiltless behavior. ASPD is associated with co-occurring mental health and addictive disorders and medical comorbidity.” (Black, 2015) People with ASPD have a habit of antagonizing and manipulating others but also have no awareness for what is right and what is wrong. One tends to disregard the feelings and wishes of others. “ASPD typically begins during childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.” (Kivi, 2012) ASPD usually is noticed around 8 years old, but it is categorized as a conduct disorder. Though children can be treated in what doctors may think is ASPD, children will not be completely diagnosed with the title of ASPD until at least 18 years of age. In time those with ASPD behavior usually end up turning criminal.
Antisocial personality disorder is a personality disorder marked by a general pattern of disregard for a violation of other people’s rights. Explanations of antisocial personality disorder come from the psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and biological models. As with many other personality disorders, psychodynamic theorists propose that this disorder starts with an absence of parental love during infancy leading to a lack of basic trust. In this view, the children that develop this disorder respond to early inadequacies by becoming emotionally distant, and they bond with others through use of power and destructiveness. Behavioral theorists have suggested that antisocial symptoms may be learned through modeling, or imitation. As evidence, they point to the higher rate of antisocial personality disorder found among the parents of people with this disorder. Other behaviorists suggest that some parent’s unintentionally teach antisocial behavior by regularly awarding a child’s aggressive behavior. The cognitive view says that people with this disorder hold attitudes that trivialize the importance of other people’s needs. Cognitive theorists also believe that these people have a genuine difficulty recognizing a point of view other than their own. Finally studies show that biological factors may play an important role in developing antisocial disorder. Researchers have found that antisocial people, particularly those with high impulse and aggression, display lower serotonin activity and has been linked this same activity with other studies as well.
There are some significant changes with respect to Antisocial Personality Disorder diagnosis from the DSM-IV-TR to the DSM V. The description of the disorder is significantly much wider as a result it is easier to identify and diagnose an individual with this disorder. DSM V lists egocentrism as one of the characteristics of a person affected by ASPD whereas this quality is not listed in DSM-IV-TR.
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a mental health diagnosis of someone whom exhibits continued deceitfulness, aggressiveness and irritability, reckless disregard for the safety of others or themselves, lack of remorse, high level of impulsiveness, failure to conform to social norms as well as consistent irresponsibility. For one to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, the individual must exhibit at least three out of the seven signs of antisocial and irresponsible behavior after the age of fifteen (Oltmanns & Emery, 2012). They are extremely egocentric individuals, whom their main goals are derived from power, pleasure or personal gain. People suffering from antisocial personality disorder deal with continued failure to perform responsibilities in their family roles, as well as occupational roles. Violence and conflict is not unusual to them, as well as physical fights. “These people are irritable and aggressive with their spouses and children as well as with people outside of the home. They ...
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a personality disorder that is said that one out of every twenty five people in America have, commonly called sociopaths these people are characterized by disregard for social norms and callous unconcern for the feelings of others. These people fall in the two extremes of American society, either the scoundrels and the unsuccessful, or the powerful and affluent individuals, but they rarely fall into the “hard working” or middle-class section of society.
The main cause of antisocial personality disorder is unknown. However, genetic factors and environmental factors are both believed to be linked to antisocial personality disorder. Environmental factors include being a victim to child abuse or a dysfunctional family life. “People with an antisocial or alcoholic parent are at increased risk”:(“Antisocial Personality Disorder Symptoms,” 2013). On the other hand, research suggests that genetics could also be a factor. When abnormalities development in the nervous system, this leads to learning disorders, hyperactivity, and bedwetting which in turn leads to antisocial personality disorder.:(“Antisocial Personality Disorder Symptoms,” 2013). Not only are the causes unclear, but also because they are unclear exams and tests are given to determine if one has the disorder or not. “Antisocial personality disorder is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation that assesses the history and severity of symptoms. To be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, a person must have had conduct d...
Dagmar Berman does the work with Lars and collaborates to create a very dynamic helping relationship. Dagmar takes the position of an appreciative ally and stands with Lar being ever curious and attentive to how she could give further support (Madsen, 2007). Dagmar’s stance is evidenced by her support of Lars’ belief that Bianca is real by her animated interactions with Bianca, agreement to treat Bianca for low blood pressure, and attendance at her funeral. Dagmar’s curiosity is evidenced through the discoveries of Lars’ dislike of being touched, anxiety surrounding Karin’s pregnancy, and fear of maternal death. Dagmar’s support for Lars and stance as appreciative ally is evidenced in her
The family endured domestic violence resulting in a family breakdown. Costa would have abusive episodes, and Isabella and her sons, Alex and Stellios suffered this. Stellios is estranged from Costa, but in Stellios’ childhood, Costa verbally abused Stellios using derogatory words. Many suspected Costa to have Asperger’s syndrome, but was never formally assessed. Possibly, due to the negative attitudes regarding mental health.
Antisocial Personality Disorder, also informally known as psychopathy/sociopathy, is a disorder where people elicit manipulative behaviors and lack morals. This includes disregard for rules, violence, superficial charm, promiscuity, a superiority complex, and difficulty forming attachments. This is said to be caused by genetics as well as modeling, or watching other people perform this kind of behavior. 3.3% of Americans are diagnosed with Antisocial Personality disorder. It’s 70% more common in males than females and is seen greatly in
This essay will discuss the ways sexuality is gendered and their impacts towards both men and women by exploring the contemporary heterosexual scripts from a sociological perspective on three main aspects; i.e. sex drive, desire and power. It studies how men are deemed to have a higher sexual edge than women, who acts as the relationship gatekeepers. This essay analyses the theory that women predictably pursuits love and relationships while men are more sexually controlled by lusts and cravings. Sexual dominance and passiveness is another traditional script inspected in this essay, focusing on how men are always expected to be the prevailing initiator thus devouring more power in relationships while women stays being the weaker, submissive receivers.
Family history showed his neglected childhood and his father left his home at the age of six years old and his mother had a hidden relationship with their neighbor. This example shows the typical way people get diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Due to this occurrence at the beginning of S.B.
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