Elliot Alderson is the main character of the TV show “Mr. Robot”. He works for a company called Allsafe Cybersecurity which focuses on protecting big companies from cyber attacks. During the night however, Elliot is a hacker himself. He finds out the secrets of the people he knows or people that are involved in some way with his closest friends. He mainly does so to protect himself or the people he cares about. Sometimes, he also performs cyber attacks to have some of these people turn themselves in to the police for acts that Elliot does not think the police would be able to find out without his help. As shown in the series, Elliot had a tough childhood. He had a stable relationship with his father, but then he passed away when Elliot was …show more content…
This is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by intense fear of anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others. Elliot often turned down opportunities to attend social events and also when he was at work and someone would try to speak to him, he would give yes or no answers so that the conversation quickly and he would also never make eye contact. As stated earlier, Elliot is very worried about that people surrounding him and is always suspicious of anything that anyone does. For this reason, it is fair to say that he has paranoia. That is the irrational belief or perception that others wish to cause you harm. Paranoia may also be associated with delusions and auditory hallucinations and Elliot has experienced both of these. Elliot also has delusions in a lot of occasions. A delusion is a deeply entrenched false belief not consistent with the client’s intelligence or cultural background. There are different types of delusions: Elliot has a persecutory type of delusional disorder is a kind of delusion where someone believes that another person or persons are trying to inflict harm on the individual or on that individual’s family or social group. Elliot feels this way about most interactions he has with coworkers or strangers. He is asocial as well which is the lack of interest in social relationships, including an ability to empathize and form close relationships with others. Usually, he will not speak to anyone unless he is spoken to which shows his lack of interest in meeting new people. All of these conditions are a sign of a possibility that a person may suffer from schizophrenia. He has both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Positive symptoms usually add something to the behavior of a client and negative symptoms do the opposite. The positive symptoms that he shows are his delusions and his hallucinations. They are exaggerations or distortions
Where we’re from, who we know, and how our mental makeup is, is very important in our lives. It can be the deciding factor between life in prison and a life dedicated to giving back to others. In The Other Wes Moore, The lives of two young men are examined through three distinct lenses, how the role our environment, social capital (How we get ahead by helping each other) and how our mindset can dictate who we become later on in life. Both of these young men grew up in roughly the same environment, the ghettos of Baltimore, Maryland and the Bronx, New York, respectively.
He said "Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees- very gradually- I made up my mind, and thus rid myself for the eye forever,". The chills, discomfort, and sense of unreality are all symptoms of Panic Disorder and Anxiety Disorder.
Edward Britton by Gary Crew and Philip Nielsen tells the story of young British boy, Edward Britton. Who he believes was wrongfully sent to Port Arthur. It illustrates the hardships and struggles of being transported to Port Arthur and living a convict life as a young boy. He was not afraid to tell people what he thought, and was very brave. He is very well educated, and is clearly far more smarter and talented than other convict boys.
Nicholas Hitchon was raised on a farm in Yorkshire Dales. Nicholas, a seven-year-old boy and his one-year-old baby brother were the only children in the village. He enjoyed living in the countryside regardless of the loneliness which derived from it. He received his early education in a one-room school. At the age of seven years old, he was asked what were his thoughts on girlfriends.
In the movie, the main character, James (Radio), showed signs of anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder shows psychological and physical symptoms (pg. 306). Radio showed these characteristics throughout the whole movie, but especially when his mother died right in front of him. Radio has a Panic attack and destroyed everything in the house. Radio also showed a symptom of social anxiety disorder when he was asked questions over the fence from the head football coach and could not seem to answer.
He shows signs of depression, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and the beginning stages of anxiety and anger issues. From the beginning of the book, one can see that he different than other characters who have similar characteristics. He is “in that unhappy phase of life, that transitional stage, where he has outgrown the relatively well-ordered world of his childhood and must find his way in the world of adults” (Bungert). This is important considering that many people get diagnosed with mental illnesses when they are in their teenage years. His struggles for getting out of childhood is a stressor for his mind.
The events in his life, made it highly likely that would commit a crime or crimes as an adolescent or adult. Schizophrenia was the roots cause of his compulsions and delusions. Schizophrenic individuals often exhibit illogical and incoherent thought processes, and they often lack insight into their behavior and do not understand reality. A person with paranoid schizophrenia also experiences complex behavior delusions that involve wrongdoing or persecution. He was not delinquent as a child, it wasn’t until late adulthood did he began to show signs of deviant behavior.
He is super positive about getting his life back that he had previous to being put in an institution. He is positive he is going to get his wife Nikki back and will go back to his job teaching history. When Pats in the Mania stage there is no stopping him and his determination. Relating this to Newtons good old saying “what goes up must come down” In this disorder there is also the drop from Mania that makes the patient depressed and lost.
He is so abused, unloved, and unwanted at home that he has takes all of his anger out on the people around him. As a result of his anger towards everyone, he doesn’t have many friends. Since he doesn’t have any friends, and it is doubtful that he does any schoolwork, he has a lot of extra time on his hands. He has all of this energy stored up from not doing anything that he channels all of his extra energy into being vindictive. His poverty-stricken life causes him to be constantly rude, and later on, dangerous.
Billy Bibbit shows the symptoms of this disorder very clearly. He also shows the fear that resides from the needs he has. Billy’s fear was very apparent and it was easily manipulated as shown by Nurse Ratched. When the needs brought on by the disorder are not met it brings out an excessive fear of failure. The disorder can be easily taken advantage of, people surrounding those who have this disorder should be careful with how they act towards them.
He exudes the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), such as nightmares, guilt, flashbacks, self-destructive behavior, and agitation. “He could feel it inside his skull- the tension of little threads being pulled and how it was with tangled throughs tied together, and as he tried to pill them part and rewind them into their place, they snagged and tangled
Just as a normal person who can not live their life do to paranoia becomes
What are some thoughts that come to mind when a person brings up the word schizophrenia? According to Ford-Martin, “Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder or group of disorders marked by disturbances in thinking, emotional responsiveness, and behavior” (2139). The character, Alice, from the film, Alice in Wonderland is a perfect example of schizophrenia, and the director, Tim Burton, further emphasizes the disorder by his use of film techniques. One characteristic of schizophrenia is delusions. According to Fallon, “The delusions of paranoid schizophrenics usually involve thoughts of being persecuted or harmed by others or exaggerated opinions of their own importance, but may also reflect feelings of jealousy or excessive religiosity” (2957).
Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak is an interesting children’s picture book. The main character is a little boy named Max, who has a wild imagination. He uses all five senses as well as thought and his actions to express his personality as well as how he reacts and interacts with his surroundings. Max’s id, ego and super-ego are greatly shown in this book through the way that the author has portrayed him. Not only is this book a children’s story, but it can also be perceived as a life lesson.
Without ever uttering a single word, Charley Edwards possibly had the greatest positive and negative effect on Paul in the story Paul’s Case. Charley Edwards is a teen performer at the local theater, and Paul’s love interest. In one paragraph, Charley made Paul the happiest boy in the world; but in the next Paul became even more alone than he had ever been. How can the man, who never verbalizes a word, have such a profound and life altering impact on Paul?