From varying perspectives, I have found several articles that talk about popular movie characters to explain Abnormal Psychology and some different mental health disorders.

As a disclaimer – Please keep in mind as these are characters and none of these authors have been able to sit down with them , There is a lot of information gathering and diagnostic standards to meet for any official diagnoses and should be done by a professional to receive appropriate treatment for improved quality of life if people in your support system feel there are problems with anyone they or you may come in contact with.

Christmas in July

The Grinch! Experiences three or more of the following:

• “Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors”- repeatedly (stole all the Christmas trees and presents- did not think about consequences)
• deceitfulness- repeated lying use of aliases or conning others for personal profit or pleasure (pretended to be Santa)
• impulsive behavior, failure to plan ahead (when stealing Christmas failed to think about being caught / running into others)
• irritability and aggressiveness as indicated by repeated fights or assaults (threw a Christmas tree when bullied)
• at least 18 years old (grinch is 40s’)
• Evidence of conduct disorder before age 15
• Read here for a full article! https://fscj.pressbooks.pub/abnormalpsychology/chapter/antisocial-personality-disorder/

Joker: psychopathy and narcissism

• psychopaths are intelligent, glib, and articulate and they use these attributes to manipulate others into trusting and believing in them
• view others as prey
• inability to form emotional attachment or feel real empathy with others
• carefully plan out every detail in advance and often have contingency plans in place
• Read here for a full article! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201911/is-the-joker-psychopath

Harley Quinn: histrionic personality

• “Pervasive and excessive emotionally and display attention-seeking behavior” (Bornstein 1998).
• may appear varying states of self- consciousness, warmth, gregariousness, excitement-seeking, positive emotions, fantasy, feelings, and trust.
• A person with HPD would express those personality traits by always wanting attention, approval, and chooses not to live in reality.
• “Act or look overly seductive, are easily influenced by others, dramatic, sensitive, believe relationships are more intimate than they actually are, and are constantly seeking reassurance and approval (Histrionic Personality Disorder 2016)
• Read here for full paper! As seen through a Germanna community college students’ thoughts – Bayen Shehedh https://commons.vccs.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=student_writing

And to end for now, of course I choose:

Patrick Bateman (Psycho) Asperger’s syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, narcissism, and antisocial personality disorder.

• A sociopath is someone that lacks empathy, but typically will not break the law. They engage in manipulating behaviors that can make them seem charming one moment, but in the next are a completely different person.
• Psychopathy, or a psychopath, on the other hand, is a diagnosis often confused with sociopathy. The two do overlap, but they differ in one aspect: consciousness. Sometimes, a sociopath may not even be aware they are being manipulative, whereas a psychopath knows exactly what they are doing
• Secondly, psychopaths put the nature versus nurture debate to rest as the diagnosis can be a matter of genetics, environment, and/or both
• schizotypal personality disorder, or SPD, is characterized by psychotic episodes of hallucinations.
•  misinterprets events and responds with overreaction/ rejection of self
• anxiety in the form of repetitive behaviors.
• Read here for a full article! https://movieweb.com/american-psycho-patrick-bateman-psychology