Cinderella Dependent Personality Disorder

1021 Words5 Pages

Cinderella has Dependent Personality Disorder Cinderella the 1950 film is a story about a girl who is forced to live with her evil stepmother and stepsisters after her parents die from tragic deaths. She grows up being mistreated and having to act as a personal servant to her stepsisters. She receives no kindness nor respect from her stepmother or stepsisters, even though she has a kind soul. Around her home, she seeks friends through birds and mice, who help her go to the royal ball after being told she is not allowed to go. Cinderella is able to go to the ball with the help of her fairy godmother, resulting in her receiving a ball dress, coachmen, and a carriage. At the ball, she meets the love of her life, the prince. However, she must …show more content…

Those who have DPD display fear of separation, and needy and clingy behavior. Like any other personality disorder, it cannot be cured. The causes of DPD can come from a family history of personality disorders, anxiety, or depression. You are also at a higher risk for DPD, if you experience an abusive relationship. When you have DPD you struggle to make daily decisions, without the reassurance of another person. For example, what to wear and whether to attend an event or not. There are many risk factors that come with having this disorder. You risk being abused to maintain a relationship and found willing to do anything to keep that relationship with a dominant or authoritative figure. As a result, it’s very hard to have a healthy …show more content…

Along with criteria five “goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others, to the point of volunteering to do things that are unpleasant.” When Cinderella expresses her concerns to the mice about the chores her stepfamily asks her to do, she does not raise her concerns about her unpleasantness to her stepfamily. She does tasks ranging from making food to taking care of the dirty barn animals. She accepts these miserable tasks with gratitude because of what she does have, a roof over her head and food. Cinderella chooses not to tell her stepmother about her unpleasantness because of not wanting to start a