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Psychological disorders in Movies (I)
American Beauty [2000]American Beauty [2000]
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Everyone in this movie has a disordered personality and can be analyzed!
The Kid [2000]The Kid [2000]
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How can a kid braver than a man?How come tics disorder?How to look back on our traumatic childhood with a man's viewpoint?How do we forget our dreams?How to change our attitude to life?The answers....
Dolores Claiborne [1995]Dolores Claiborne [1995]
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A good film showing childhood psychologic trauma-repression-isolation of affect-flashback/return of repressed traumatic memory to consciousness; Who is actually bad, mom or dad? What is repressed?
Eyes Wide Shut [1999]Eyes Wide Shut [1999]
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One man's mind is another man's mystery: description of a strangely distorted world!!
Fatal Attraction [1987]Fatal Attraction [1987]
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A good illustration of Borderline Personality Disorder despite the hidden agenda of male chauvinism in the movie.
Single White Female [1992]Single White Female [1992]
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Another good illustration of Borderline Personality Disorder, a face that every mental health professionals should keep in mind!
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle [1992]The Hand That Rocks The Cradle [1992]
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Another picture of the Borderline Personality Disorder, a face that every mental health professionals should never forget!
Girl, Interrupted [2000]Girl, Interrupted [2000]
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Psychiatric ward at a glance (Borderline personalities, Manic-depressive illness, Eating disorder...)
Good Will Hunting [1998]Good Will Hunting [1998]
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What Supportive Psychotherapists do.
House Of Cards [1992]House Of Cards [1992]
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Grief-induced Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with Autistic symptoms (Not Autism!) cured with psychodrama.
Never Talk To Strangers [1996]Never Talk To Strangers [1996]
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You'll never know the truth until the last minutes!! Another 'don't-tell-the-ending-to-others' movie.
Primal Fear [1996]Primal Fear [1996]
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Absoutely not a fearful movie, but it bring out the problem in forensic psychiatry.
The Prince Of Tides [1991]The Prince Of Tides [1991]
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What repression (in Psychology) is.
The Good Son [1993]The Good Son [1993]
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Can a kid be so evil? I think so.
The Story Of Us [2000]The Story Of Us [2000]
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Every resentful mutual-complaining blaming-to-each-other couple must see!
The Truman Show [1998]The Truman Show [1998]
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Although the protagonist is not psychotic, the movie gives insight into the world of reference delusion in psychotic patients.
Billy Elliot [2000]Billy Elliot [2000]
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Supportive family + Good teacher + Bosom friend + Self-striving/Self-expression = A meaningful and successful life!! (This is a very good British movie you won't see in Hollywood)
Conspiracy Theory [1997]Conspiracy Theory [1997]
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An excellent presentation of the symptoms and the psychosocial aspects of a paranoiac (patient with delusional disorder).
Mr Jones [1993]Mr Jones [1993]
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Demostration of an unprofessional mental health worker (female), but good illustration of bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) symptoms
Final Analysis [1992]Final Analysis [1992]
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Demostration of an unprofessional mental health worker (male)
Analyze This [1999]Analyze This [1999]
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To make a joke with what psychotherapists do
Memento [2000]Memento [2000]
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Although one will scarcely know what it says, it just happens to illustrate the symptoms of a patient with hippocampal lesion presented with recent memory impairment.
Batman Returns [1992]Batman Returns [1992]
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This Batman Quadrilogy(1989-1997) is absolutely not a masterpiece, but the characters inside (Batman,Joker,Penguin,Catwoman,Riddler,Two-face,Robin...) are worth analyzing psychologically !!
The Talented Mr Ripley [2000]The Talented Mr Ripley [2000]
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What is beneath the face of Narcissistic Personality?
Color of Night [1994]Color of Night [1994]
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What is group psychotherapy? What can happen in a therapeutic group? What are the faces behind a patient or a doctor with a glittering appearance? One will get shocked since the beginning of the film.