Fight club

psychological interpretation of Fight Club

1. Fight Club (1999) Genere: Drama/Dark-comedy IMDB Rating: 8.8/10 Presented by: Bilal Anwaar & Beenish Ishfaq THE FIRST RULE OF FIGHT CLUB IS: YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB...

2. Context: Main Characters. Plot of the Movie. Psychological Disorders Potrayed in the Movie. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Insomnia. Borderline Personality Disorder. Paranoid Psychosis . Dissociative Identity Disorder. Psychological Interpretation of Movie. Solution & Treatments.

3. Mian Chatacters Edward Norton as (The unnamed Narrator) Brad Pitt as (Tyler Durden) Helena Bonham Carter as (Marla Singer)

4. Plot of the Movie. An unnamed narrator who suffers from insomnia. Initially he is able to prey off with the help of support groups for the emotional catharsis they provide, that outlet is ruined when he encounters Marla Signer. Once again cursed with insomnia, the narrator eventually crosses paths with Tyler Durden, a handsome and charismatic soap salesman who lives the way the narrator wishes he could live. After the narrator’s apartment explodes, he asks for help from Tyler, and Tyler agrees to take him in on the condition that he will have to“hit him as hard as he can.” This interaction blossoms into Fight Club which transforms into increasingly destructive acts against society. The narrator eventually realizes that he is Tyler Durden and he’s been interacting with a figment of his imagination. He shoots himself in the head, killing Tyler but only hitting the narrator’s cheek. The narrator finally accepts that he loves Marla and needs to get rid of Tyler while Tyler’s actions cause the destruction of the credit card companies around them, potentially setting off a worldwide financial panic and the collapse of society.

5. Psychological Disorders Potrayed in the Movie. Generalized Anxiety Disorder . Insomnia. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Paranoid Psychosis . Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

6. 1) Generalized Anxiety Disorder . Definition : A chronic state of tension and worry about work, relationships, ability, or impending disaster. Causes: Stress at work. Stress from an emotional trauma. Stress from a serious medical illness. Symptoms: Feeling nervous, restless or tense Having a sense of impending danger. Having an increased heart rate Sweating.

7. 2) Insomnia. Defintion: habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep. Causes: Mental health disorders. Anxiety disorders. Symptoms: Difficulty falling asleep at night. Waking up during the night. Waking up too early.

8. 3) BPD. Definition: A personality disorder characterized by difficulty forming stable personal relationships. Cause: being a victim of emotional, physical abuse. Symptoms: Unstable relationships. Unclear or shifting self-image Impulsive behaviors. Self-harm.

9. 4) Paranoid Psychosis. Definition: A delusional disorder centered especially on delusions of persecution. Causes: Research suggests a combination of physical, genetic, psychological and environmental factors. Symptoms: Hallucinations. Delusions. Disordered thinking .

10. 5) Dissociative Identity Disorder. Definition: The existence of two or more distinct identities in a single personality. Causes: Emotional, Physical Abuse. Accidents. Natural Disasters. Trauma in Early Childhood. Symptoms: Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events, people A sense of being detached from yourself and your emotions. A blurred sense of identity.

11. Psychological Interpretation of M ovie . Common disorders like Anxiety and Insomnia can have drastic effects on a person's life and on the larger scale on the whole society. As we see in the movie how narrator suffering from the above mentioned disorders, becomes an instigator for a wider turbulance including for himself. In the end we also find out the importance of psychological health and its consequences on the marginalized person. Of course, "Fight Club" itself does not advocate Durden's philosophy. It is a warning against it, I guess; one critic I like says it makes "a telling point about the bestial nature of man and what can happen when the numbing effects of day-to-day drudgery cause people to go a little crazy."

12. Solution & Treatments. Extreme volient behavior can be prevented if the disorder is diagonosed at the early stage. There are alot of treatments available i.e: psychotherapy, medication, and brain stimulation, etc. Another very feasible and effective method to prevent the disorders and pschological unrest is awareness of mental health and its possible reach for everybody.

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