Iron Man Case Study

Let us imagine how would we feel after launching ourselves to space while holding a nuclear bomb in order to save the world from an extraterrestrial invasion. That instant could represent our last moment being alive and at the same time this could be traumatic experience for some people. Superheroes are not immune to this type of responses, they are still humans. This reminds us that after all, Tony Stark is the man behind the Iron Man suit. Tony is a man haunted by all his experiences. As we know, the extraterrestrial invasion was not the first time Tony was faced with a traumatic event. The first event that he experienced as traumatic was his parents’ death, in where he started drinking, socializing, and running away from his duties at Stark enterprises. All those actions had an impact in his abilities and productivity. Simultaneously, he internalized all that grief and frustration into a careless behavior towards other people.
Another traumatic event that Tony suffered was his three month imprisonment in Afghanistan. Before he was captured, he witnessed how …show more content…
Such is the case that Tony could be also diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. First, let us take a look into the criteria of this disorder. Its criteria includes factors such as having a magnificent sense of self-importance, being preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success or power, they believe that they are special or unique and that can only be understood by other special or high-status people. These type of disorder also requests excessive admiration and has a sense of entitlement. People take advantage of other people in order to achieve their own, they lack empathy and are often envious of others. Finally, they show to be arrogant or have haughty behaviors or attitudes towards other people (American Psychology Association,