| Movie List - Personality Disorders |
| White Heat |
| Genre: | Drama | Year: | 1949 | Rating: | NR-PG-13 |
| Actors: | James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien |
| Topics: | Personality Disorder, Psychodynamic |
| Set during prohibition, James Cagney as the gang leader who always seeks his "Ma's" approval |
| and attention (she belongs to the gang, too). Certainly can have a psychodynamic interpretation, |
| possible conversion disorder (his headaches?), and paranoia - but, then again, just because you're |
| paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you! Classic film. |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Favorite |
| Genre: | Drama | Year: | 1966 | Rating: | NR-PG-13 |
| Actors: | Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal |
| Topics: | Family Dysfunction, Personality Disorder, Mood Disorder |
| Academy Award winner for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Alcohol abuse, dysthymia, |
| narcissism, conversion disorder, marital dysfunction, and wonderfully clever dialogue make this a |
| must see. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton portray the older married couple whose fights are |
| full of psychological barbs. [Suggested by Stephen Trichter] |
| Woody Allen |
| Genre: | Drama/Comedy | Year: | Variable | Rating: | Variable |
| Actors: | Woody Allen, Various |
| Topics: | Neurosis |
| Pretty much any movie with Woody Allen in it deals with neurosis! In particular, in "Hollywood |
| Ending" he develops conversion blindness. |
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