HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER IN THE YOUNG ADULT (2011) MOVIE: A CASE STUDY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER MAVIS GARY

PRATIWI, YUNIAR INTAN (2024) HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER IN THE YOUNG ADULT (2011) MOVIE: A CASE STUDY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER MAVIS GARY. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang.

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Abstract

Histrionic personality disorder is reserved for people who are overly dramatic and attention-seeking. A depiction of a character with histrionic personality disorder is displayed in Mavis Gary in the Young Adult (2011) movie. Thus, this study aims to identify the diagnostic criteria of histrionic personality disorder in the main character Mavis Gary. This study also discover the causes of histrionic personality disorder in the main character Mavis Gary. This study was conducted by applying a psychological approach using a theory of Personality Disorder by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and analyzing the causes using Jeffrey J. Magnavita's theory, who is one of the members of the American Psychiatric Association. This study used a qualitative method to analyze since the data of this study are in the form of dialogues and narrations. The primary data sources were the Young Adult (2011) movie script, and the secondary data sources were from books and journals. The result of this study concludes that Mavis Gray is diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder by fulfilling seven out of eight diagnostic criteria, that is, attention seeking, having interactions with others often characterized by inappropriate sexual behavior, using physical appearance to draw attention, having a speaking style that is too impressive and lacking in details, exhibiting self- dramatization and theatrical, being suggestive, and considering the relationship to be more intimate. Furthermore, the causes of Mavis Gary have histrionic personality disorder are traumatic events when she experienced a miscarriage that occurred in the past and also family dysfunction which also has an impact on her personality disorder. Keywords: histrionic personality disorder, traumatic events, family dysfunction, young adult (2011), psychoanalysis

Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Pustakawan 3 UNISSULA
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2024 07:07
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2024 07:07
URI:	http://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/35136

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