Amy Dunne Personality Disorder

Amy Dunne is a girl who needs to be adored by the people around her. She will go to any lengths to be seen as an angelic, extraordinary girl and uses this appraisal of her character as a backdrop for her manipulative personality. Amy grew up as the protagonist of a series of children’s books written by her parents; her “improved” life always displayed to the world. She goes through a slew of relationships where she uses the men for her own means and victimizes herself so as to leave the relationship a hero (Milchan, Witherspoon, Chaffin, Donen, & Fincher, 2014).
The movie focuses on her marriage of five years, which she knows is ending soon because of her husband’s disinterest in her and affair with another woman. When she is no longer getting …show more content…
Both of these disorders fall under Cluster B personality disorders. The main disorder portrayed is a person with antisocial personality disorder as evidenced by a “disregard for and violation of the rights of others” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The characteristics of this disorder include minimum age of 18 with an onset of symptoms at 15, failure to abide by social norms, conduct disorder, repeated lying, using others for personal gain or pleasure, impulsivity, failure to plan ahead, irritability, aggressiveness, recklessness towards self or others, irresponsibility that affects work or financial obligations, and lack of remorse. People with this disorder will generally manipulate and deceive others for their own purposes and will either be indifferent to the harm or damage they cause or will minimize it with ideas such as “they had it coming” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). They will engage in activities that are particularly high risk, such as sexual or substance use, without thinking about the consequences. It is also difficult for them to hold a job for an extended period of time or remain monogamous in a relationship. These individuals will commonly have an inflated opinion of themselves and can possess a superficial charm. They may also have complaints of dysphoria, including “inability to tolerate boredom” and depressed mood (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). It is also possible for these individuals to display characteristics of borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders. The likelihood of developing antisocial personality disorder increases with unstable parenting (American Psychiatric Association,

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