![]() It is my opinion that the Coyote shares traits in common with most successful scientific researchers. He most certainly manifests strong obsessive-compulsive tendencies as despite consistent failures he is always ready to try one more time. is obviously highly intelligent, judging from the various schemes and plans he develops to capture Road Runner. Coyote and Road Runner present the single-minded fanatic and the object of his fanaticism. Why doesn’t he just leave, or seek counselling to escape this cycle of violence? Alas, he could be a little better endowed in the brain department (witness his mistaking a baby kangaroo for a mouse). What about Sylvester? He seems to be a co-dependent in this sick relationship. Unfortunately, this useful term seems to have been engineered out of the present DSM-IV (revised), so I can’t give it a code number. Tweety is a typical passive aggressive personality. The cat falls from great heights, is attacked by aggressive canines and otherwise is beaten, maimed and subjected to all sorts of negative life experiences. Tweety maintains a pose of innocence while engineering all sorts of horrible events for Sylvester. But look at what happens in a typical interaction. At first one tends to label Tweety as the victim and Sylvester as the victimizer. Tweety and Sylvester pose an interesting diagnostic dilemma. Perhaps at a subconscious level she likes the attention. Her half-hearted attempts to escape make one wonder if she enjoys the victim role. The cat herself shows signs of pathological passivity in that she does not seem to express her rejection in an effective and assertive manner to Pepe. Obviously we are dealing with a narcissistic personality disorder here, cluster B, diagnostic code 301.81. He lacks the empathy to see that his feelings are unrequited and shows an unreasonable sense of entitlement to the affections of the poor cat. ![]() He is preoccupied with fantasies of ideal love and therefore follows and victimizes a helpless and hapless feline. Pepe LePew is another sadly disturbed character. His dog on the other hand shares his master’s delusion in that he slavishly follows him despite Marvin’s illness and clearly should be labeled a share psychotic disorder (“folie a deux”), 297.3. Marvin most likely suffers from a psychotic, delusional disorder of the grandiose type, diagnostic code 297.1. He is clearly delusional if he believes that, even with advanced technology, he can do this single handedly (or at most with the help of his dog). He has a one-track megalomaniacal desire to conquer the world and will calmly disintegrate anyone who gets in his way, without remorse. Now Marvin the Mar tian is an interesting study. Sam’s a typical antisocial personality disorder, cluster B, diagnostic code 301.7. Yet his impulsiveness and failure to plan appropriately frequently frustrate his efforts. Sam shows little regard for his own safety or that of others. He is irritable and aggressive, resulting in frequent fights or assaults. He fails to respect the law, is unable to delay gratification and is deceitful in his dealings with others. ![]() Yosemite Sam manifests a pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others. Label him paranoid personality disorder, cluster A, diagnostic code 301.0. This behavior consistently alienates him form others, only further aggravating his paranoid ideation.Ĭlearly he has had some bad experiences as a duckling. He is suspicious of everyone’s motives, bears grudges and trusts no one. ![]() He has strong goal-seeking behavior, and yet his poor social skills and outbursts of temper often sabotage his success.ĭaffy thinks the world is out to get him. ![]() This whining, overbearing, insecure creature must surely be more pitied than blamed. Moving on to Daffy Duck, the diagnosis of paranoia immediately takes wing. Clearly ADHD is present of the predominantly hyperactive impulsive type, diagnostic code 314.01. While he pursues Bugs Bunny his distractibility consistently proves to be his undoing, confirming that attention deficit is also present. With such poor impulse control one can’t help but diagnose hyperactivity. I am referring, of course, to the stable of unstable “Retro” cartoon characters to which Warner Brothers subjects our children on a regular basis.Ĭome on, you can’t tell me you didn’t realize these guys had serious problems? Let’s take the Tasmanian Devil, for example. These individuals cover the entire spectrum of mental illness as outlined by the psychiatrist’s bible, the so called DSM-IV (revised). It’s a hotbed of psychopathology rivaling that of any daytime soap opera. Posted by George Burden | Tuesday, Jat 12:15 am ![]()
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