Mccandless Psychological Disorders In Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer

Could Mccandless’ Psychological Disorders Lead him Into the WIld The novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a story about Christopher Mccandless, a 24 year old who was found dead in the Alaskan wilderness in September of 1992. Mccandless could be described as ambitious, non-conforming, and idealistic for changing his life around and living his dream. But he was different in that he was an oddball and his behavior confused people. Some may think that this is just because of his personality, but other factors could be involved in his behavior. Mccandless showed symptoms of autism and or schizophrenia that went undiagnosed. This hypothesis that Chris Mccandless aka Alexander Supertramp had an undiagnosed psychological disorder can give a

In the release of the DSM-5, autism and autism spectrum disorder fall under the same category to be diagnosed as ASD (What is). A person who has autism could have the signs and symptoms such as lack of interest with others, preoccupation with a specific topic of interest, a strong need for sameness and routines, sensory problems, uneven cognitive abilities etc. These symptoms and signs vary widely between every individual. Individuals with autism can share the same diagnosis but can be different when it comes to the abilities and behavioral tendencies. Ten percent of autistic people can have a special skill called a “savant” skill where they excel in areas such as mathematics, have feats of memory, and artistic and musical abilities (Autism). The causes of autism is unknown, but some research within the past few years have shown that some rare gene mutations of changes can be associated with autism. Some research can conclude that the risk of autism can be increased due to environmental stress (What

Some scientist concluded that people with schizophrenia may have enlarged ventricles in the brain and the dopamine levels in the brain are unbalanced. These individuals have an altered perception of reality. The early signs of this disorder are social withdrawal and deterioration of personal hygiene. While the symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized behavior, disorganized speech, and the negative symptoms (Schizophrenia). A delusion is an irrational but firmly held beliefs about the world that have no basis in reality which have different “classes” such as delusions of persecution, delusions of grandeur, and delusions of control. While a hallucination is vivid sensory experiences that occur in the absence of any external stimuli such as hearing voices and seeing things that are not there. The negative symptoms are the absence of normal behaviors found in a healthy individuals that include seeming lack of interest in the world, lack of emotional expression, speech difficulties and abnormalities , and lack of interest or enthusiasm. The causes of schizophrenia could be genetic but can also be environmental factors to bring it out. The Diathesis Stress Model is a model of schizophrenia suggesting that persons with inherited dispositions to develop this disorder do so only when subjected to