The character I have chosen is Eddie Gluskin, a secondary antagonist from the horror video game Outlast: Whistleblower. I believe Gluskin shows the signs of intermittent explosive disorder (IED).
According to the DSM-V, IED is characterized by a lack of control over aggressive impulses based on behavioral outburst. These outburst are usually found to be verbal or three outburst of behavior resulting in damage to property or persons. The level of aggression is extreme compared to the provocation and are not previously premeditated or being used to obtain something. The symptoms shown must not be explained by any other psychological disorder. The outburst must also be affecting the individual's life in a negative way and cause distress.
Eddie shows clear signs of aggressive outburst when provoked. His mood-shift is very
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One example of this is when the player is forced to jump down an elevator shaft to escape Eddie, he immediately is concerned if they are okay just before his voice becomes angry and he says: “You’d rather die than be with me? Then die”. From this point in the game on, Eddie is no longer caring to the player but instead chases them while alternating between sweet words and bitter insults. He even kills the player in the event of being caught until he is eventually killed himself. On the flip side, this could be inaccurate because the player only really interacts with Eddie during about 30 minutes of game play so we don’t see much of him. The writers of the game also do not include any psychological disorders in his patient file in-game to hint at a specific problem. Another problem in diagnosing Eddie is that one could argue that he suffers from several different disorders. He could reasonable also have a form of PTSD or schizophrenia based on some of his other traits. He shows symptoms of many disorders so the writers could have written him to follow one disorder more