Diagnosis Of Fictional Characters

Essay prompt: DSM-5 Diagnosis of Fictional Characters. Please read the following carefully! Select a fictional character from television, movies or English literature and come up with a tentative DSM-5 diagnosis (and using all relevant DSM-5 specifiers). First describe the individual and give a brief history of the presenting problem, then present your diagnostic impressions. Be sure to provide evidence to justify your judgments that the necessary criteria have been met. Avoid real-life personalities. A differential diagnosis (rule outs) with three (3) appropriate IISM-5 disorders and thorough rationale as to why they can be ruled out must also be included. You must include relevant DSM-5 criteria to support your diagnosis and why this individual meets criteria. You will include various forms of social-environmental stressors/problems, medical conditions, and functional impairments in the individual's life that could impact the development/course/severity of the mental illness(es).