Abnormal Psych -Luna Lovegoof

“…th “…thos osee symp sympto toms ms that that seem seem to chara charact cter eriz izee nonp nonpsy sych chot otic ic patie patient ntss with with  schizophrenic-like disorders.  In addition to social detachment   ,  emphasis is placed on eccentricity and cognitive or perceptual distortions.” (Oltmanns, T.F. & Emery, R .E.

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2014, p. 249)

The very definitin f s!hi"typal persnality disrder seems t em#dy $%na $ved f the 'arry tter series (#th the mvie and #). *n my perspe!tive, $%na seems t !lash aainst the standards set #y s!ietal nrms . The first indi!atin that $%na $ved des nt ne!essarily fit in at '+arts r +ithin the !hara!ters f the mvie is that her intrd%!tin is nt as $%na $ved #%t rather $ney $ved- +hi!h the thers rs have have ni!n ni!nam amed ed her her fr fr her her nn! nn!nf nfrm rmal al +ays +ays and and dd dd thin thini in n.  $%na, thr%h%t the 'arry tter mvies and the #s, is prtrayed as a !hara!ter +h is rssly immersed in her mai!al th%hts, her !nspira!ies and mythi!al !reat%res that n#dy #%t her seem t #elieve in. /nther fa%!et that lins $%na t s!hi"typal is that she seems t live her life in islatins and has very fe+ friends and even has tr%#le !nsiderin 'arry a friend in a s!ene +hen 'arry tries t a!!mpany her. '+ever, similar t s!hi"typal persnality disrder , and %nlie f%ll#l+n s!hi"phrenia, there is n a!t%al #rea frm reality. * thin that is really imprtant t nte $%na des nt have a !mplete #rea frm reality and th%h her #ehavirs and imainatin et the #est f her, they are nt s%ffi!iently real r !mpellin t #e !nsidered hall%!inatins- (Oltmanns , T.F. & Emery, R .E. ,2014, p.  29).- $%na, th%h she has a different +ay f thinin

and !an smetimes #e seen +anderin halls m%m#lin t herself, is f%lly !apa#le f  %nderstandin the tr%#les that eist +ithin the +alls '+arts 3!hl f it!h!raft and i"ardry and even a#le t fiht in the infam%s +ar aainst 5ldemrt +hen the time !mes

Th%h this disrder desn6t rea!h t a pint f psy!hsis, the s!hi"typal  persnality disrder is ften ass!iated +ith an emtinal defi!it, in +hi!h thse diansed +ill respnd t !ertain sit%atins in inapprpriate +a ys. *n this !ase, $%na, %nlie thers +h are simply distra%ht #y the idea f death, !an easily spea t smene a#%t the death f her mther . One !%ld ar%e that she simply has had time t rieve and is n lner emtinally invested #%t #ein that she +itnessed her mther6s death * find it rather dist%r#in that she !an !hane the s%#7e!t +ith the sliht shr% f her sh%lders. 8esides the la! f emtin fr her +n mther6s death she desn6t a!n+lede the death that 'arry +itnessed f his parents +hen they are talin a#%t thestrals and simply mves n t the net s%#7e!t +ith%t any hesitan!e indi!atin the a#sen!e f empathy, as +ell. Fr $%na * thin that is ne f the #iest detriments t her life !a%sed #y s!hi"typal in +hi!h she has tr%#le !nne!tin +ith thers d%e t her emtinal shrt!mins. $%na6s mther died at a very y%n ae +hi!h !%ld #e stressin and tra%mati! time fr any !hild +h #elieved their mther t #e a rle mdel as $%na had, +hi!h is epressed +hen she des!ri#es her mther t 'arry tter as %ite etrardinary +it!h, y% n+, #%t she did lie t eperiment and ne f her spells +ent rather #adly +rn

ne day-. /nther h%e fa!tr that may als have a hand in +hy $%na em#dies this  persnality disrder !%ld #e her father . $%na6s father ,  :eenphili%s $ved, +as intrd%!ed in the mvie as an e!!entri! man +h +as n the vere f #ein %t f t%!h +ith reality, displayin a hiher deree f s!hi"typal disrder #%t nt %ite s!hi"phrenia. Resear!h has indi!ated that eneti!s play an infl%ential rle n the ethly f s!hi"typal persnality disrder and as the # eplains that The mst striin and !nsistent findin has #een an in!reased prevalen!e f s!hi"typal  persnality disrder amn the relatives f the s!hi"phreni! patients- (Oltmanns, T.F. & Emery, R .E. ,2014, p.  2;0).  This seems t eplain the e!!entri! #ehavir and the  pe!%liar th%hts that seem t #e persistent +ithin the $ved family line. 'er father  may als play a hand in her develpment #esides the eneti! rle  ids repli!ate the  #ehavirs f thse ar%nd them. $%na may have never learned the s!ial sills t avid islatin +hen she +as y%ner +ith #ein s%rr%nded #y a father +h +as enrssed +ith +n !ra"y ideas in a remte area and +ith%t the !are f her mther +h died s early n. The past seems t have %ite an impa!t n $%na #%t * thin her present life als has stressrs that !an affe!t her mental health. Fr ne, * d nt thin that $%na sh%ld live +ith her father, +h as the p%#lisher f <%i##ler +ill !ntin%e t epress his idisyn!rati! #eliefs. * thin the #est thin fr her +%ld #e stay a+ay frm the envirnment that has played a lare hand in the etily f her disrder.

*n terms f treatment, thse diansed +ith s!hi"typal ften d nt see treatment fr they feel that their #ehavirs and th%hts are 7%stified,  7%st as $%na des

+ith her a!!eptan!e f herself. /nther treatment r%te are l+ dses f antipsy!hti! medi!atin d%e t s!hi"typal symptms #ein relatively similar t thse f s!hi"phreni! patients. '+ever , * d nt feel that it +%ld #e in $%na6s #est interest, as f n+, t nt #e pres!ri#ed antipsy!hti! medi!atin fr ne, she miht dis!ntin%e them d%e t hrrid side effe!ts f restlessness and t+, her #ehav ir has nt rea!hed a  psy!hti! phase in +hi!h she is a detriment t thers r even herself . ith than in mind * %nderstand that the The lnterm prnsis is less ptimisti! fr s!hi"typal and s!hi"id persnality disrders. eple +ith these dianses are liely t remain s!ially islated and !!%patinally impaired.- Therefre * re!mmend that $%na %nder =nitive 8ehavir Therapy a type f psy!htherapy and see help fr s!ial sill trainin. Fr $%na * thin the =nitive 8ehaviral therapy +ill #est help her %n derstand h+ t #ehave ar%nd thers in a s!ial envirnment instead islatin herself . Often thse diansed +ith s!hi"typal %nder family #ased therap y fr !ntin%es family s%pprt #%t in this !ase * thin that +%ld nly ea!er#ate $%na6s !nditin #e!a%se  #ein ar%nd her father6s !ra"y #eliefs miht 7%st inspire- her f%rther . * thin that $%na $ved prtrayed s!hi"typal persnality disrder very +ell h+ever * d thin she miht have #een a little t in t%!h +ith reality. 8%t disrders as s%!h are nt #ased n a !n!rete meas%rement #%t rather fall n a spe!tr%m in terms f severity and in this !ase, $%na +as mildly affe!ted #y s!hi"typal. * thin fr it t #e mre f a !n!rete diansis, * +%ld have preferred t see that $%na +as a #it mre emtinally inept. Fr eample, d%rin >##y6s f%neral she +as mre att%ned t her

emtins than a s!hi"typal patient +%ld #e +hen she !lses >##y6s eyes %t f respe!t and ives him a e%ly. /nther thin that !%ld have #een prtrayed t mae $%na mre !nvin!in as a s!hi"typal patients +%ld have #een if she +as !mr#id +ith #rderline and avidant disrder +ith may#e md r temperament iss%es. >espite the little dis!repan!ies #et+een $%na and s!hi"typal persnality disrder, * #elieve that $%na $ved f 'arry tter +%ld #y !ateri"ed #y the >3?; as havin mderate levels f s!hi"typal.

rs =ited

Oltmanns, T.F. & Emery, R.E. (2014). /#nrmal psy!hly (@th ed.). 8stn, ?/A earsn.