Piglet's Diagnosis

Piglet, one of the major beloved characters of the children’s movie The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, has all the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder falls under the category of Anxiety Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which states the diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder is Excessive or ongoing anxiety or worry, for at least three months, in relation to 2 or more events, restlessness and/or muscle tension, behavior may be affected by anxiety and worry, and significant distress or impairment. Piglet, throughout the film is dealing with a variety of situations that cause him a great deal of anxiety and worry. In nature Piglet is also naturally jumpy, …show more content…
Tigger, weather, and the possible interaction with a Jagular causes Piglet to become more anxious when he does leave his home. Piglet’s diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, from a Psychodynamic perspective, is most likely rooted in the fact that he does not deal with stress well. It also notable that this lack in ability to deal with stress has come from the fact that Piglet has no family and is the only pig in the Hundred Acre Woods. Piglet, in the beginning of the film, explains that his grandfather owned the home that he lives in before him and he knows this because his name is on the house which reads “trespassers will”. Piglet is aware that he has no biological family and choses to create a familial connection as to why he loves his home so much. Piglet’s lack of social modeling from other pigs his size has caused his to become hypersensitive to things in his environment that could possibly cause him harm. In addition, Piglet loves his home so much because it lacks the aspects of his life that give him anxiety, which is why the water getting into his home was immensely stressful for him to