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  • Essay / Analysis of the movie Girl Interrupted - 712

    The movie “Girl, Interrupted” tells the story of a young woman named Susanna who attempts suicide and as a result goes to a mental hospital called Claymore. When she arrives there, she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. There she meets many people but mainly focuses on Lisa, a proud sociopath, and Daisy, an implied incest victim who appears to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Susanna leaves Claymore with Lisa to go see Daisy and after Daisy's suicide she returns to Claymore where she is later released. There was a lot of variety in the movie “Girl, Interrupted” due to the fact that it takes place in a psychiatric hospital. The three most prominent disorders present were Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and BorderlineOCD presents with symptoms such as compulsive hoarding, extreme anxiety, depression, and food aversions. There is currently no sure cause, but it is believed to be a genetic product or abnormalities in the brain and in serotonin levels, as controlling serotonin tends to help in the treatment of OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder is seen in 2.3% of Americans. This is more important in adults than in children. Antisocial personality disorder, also known as psychopathy/sociopathy, is a disorder in which people exhibit manipulative behaviors and lack morality. This includes disregard for rules, violence, superficial charm, promiscuity, a superiority complex, and difficulty forming attachments. This is said to be due to genetics as well as modeling or watching other people engage in this type of behavior. 3.3% of Americans are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. It's 70% more common in men than women and is seen a lot in Daisy only ate her father's roast chicken and organized chicken strips. When she was finished, she put the chicken bones under her bed. This shows that she has OCD because she had taste aversions to foods that weren't her father's chicken and compulsively organized and stored the chicken. She also suffered from anxiety because she was supposed to take Valium, a medication intended to control anxiety. Like Daisy, Lisa had an accurate description of her diagnosis. Lisa showed most of the signs of antisocial personality disorder. She has a false charm when interacting with the orderlies and other patients at Claymore. She was also very aggressive towards Susanna when she found out Susanna was released and showed no concern about her feelings when she read her diary. In the same scene, she explains how she feels superior to Susanna. Unlike the others, Susanna was apparently stable, so it was a little harder to see the symptoms of borderline personality disorder. She attempted suicide as explained at the beginning of the film by chasing a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. She also had unstable relationships with a teacher, a boy named Toby, and a nurse at Claymore. In the flashbacks she had, she isolated herself from crowds and had a pessimistic attitude towards each of them. For example, she told the principal about her plans after college and had a strong