Outside Activity #1: Star Wars
In the beginning of star wars’ timeline we are introduced to a young Anakin, however as the prequels move on we see a more teenage Anakin in which several traits of borderline personality disorder begin to appear. First presented at the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 2007, Eric Bui has diagnosed Anakin with the disorder. If he can be diagnosed with it, what symptoms are present? Six of the nine criteria are matched as it would turn out. Many of the criteria are met in regards to strong feelings regarding women in his life, as his move to the dark side was arguably caused solely by his fear of losing Padme. One of the baselines for BPD is an obsession with abandonment and another being stress-related breaks with reality. After Anakin’s mother Shmi was captured, he began having dreams of her in pain and eventually set out to find her. He found her dying. After her death in his arms, Anakin was sent into a rage and slaughtered the entire encampment. At his mother’s funeral …show more content…
When we first meet Anakin he is a preteen at 10 years of age. He is an aspiring pod racer, which was shown to be very dangerous however he does not care about the danger because it is fun, and can also be rewarding. His anger issues are shown many times throughout the show often directed towards the Jedi council.
Yet another criteria for BPD is a "pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of ideation and devaluation." Throughout the prequel trilogy Anakin’s relationship with Obi-Wan Kenobi takes on this pattern as he idolized him throughout the early episodes, but felt he had outgrown him as the story progressed. Another criteria surfaced more obviously in that Anakin was ridden with self-identity issues. Before surfacing as Darth Vader, Anakin was questioning who he was and where he
In the beginning of star wars’ timeline we are introduced to a young Anakin, however as the prequels move on we see a more teenage Anakin in which several traits of borderline personality disorder begin to appear. First presented at the annual convention of the American Psychiatric Association in 2007, Eric Bui has diagnosed Anakin with the disorder. If he can be diagnosed with it, what symptoms are present? Six of the nine criteria are matched as it would turn out. Many of the criteria are met in regards to strong feelings regarding women in his life, as his move to the dark side was arguably caused solely by his fear of losing Padme. One of the baselines for BPD is an obsession with abandonment and another being stress-related breaks with reality. After Anakin’s mother Shmi was captured, he began having dreams of her in pain and eventually set out to find her. He found her dying. After her death in his arms, Anakin was sent into a rage and slaughtered the entire encampment. At his mother’s funeral …show more content…
When we first meet Anakin he is a preteen at 10 years of age. He is an aspiring pod racer, which was shown to be very dangerous however he does not care about the danger because it is fun, and can also be rewarding. His anger issues are shown many times throughout the show often directed towards the Jedi council.
Yet another criteria for BPD is a "pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of ideation and devaluation." Throughout the prequel trilogy Anakin’s relationship with Obi-Wan Kenobi takes on this pattern as he idolized him throughout the early episodes, but felt he had outgrown him as the story progressed. Another criteria surfaced more obviously in that Anakin was ridden with self-identity issues. Before surfacing as Darth Vader, Anakin was questioning who he was and where he