Information, the film is Girl with dragon tattoo Salander, the female protagonis
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Information, the film is Girl with dragon tattoo Salander, the female protagonist, is the girl with the dragon tattoo who has a mysterious and painful past. Declared mentally incompetent as a minor, she is subject to the will of her guardian who has complete control over her finances. Nonetheless, she's fiercely independent, stubbom, and intelligent, and is able to use both her smarts and violence to get herself out of sticky situations. She's motivated by a desire to expose people's secrets as well as exact revenge for crimes, particularly violent crimes against women. Salander works as a contract investigator for Milton Securities, which is how she comes into contact with Mikael Blomkvist. Salander and Blomkvist develop a close personal and professional relationship that challenges her isolated existence. 1. What personality diagnosis (if any) would Lisbeth Salander be likely to receive under the current DSM-5 criteria? 2. Where do you think Lisbeth Salander falls orn each of the big 5 personality dimensions?Explanation / Answer
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(Answer) (1) Since Lisbeth Salander is said to have a troubled and mysterious past, which seems to affect her temperament and dictate her actions to the present day, it seems that she has PTSD. She is not a psychopath or does not have anti-social tendencies as she does not harm people for pleasure or avoid interaction to great extents. She seems to harm people who have committed crimes out of her personal moral code. Her interactions with Mikael seem to be relieving her of her PTSD, which causes her to establish a personal relationship with him.
(2) It is easy to assume that Lisbeth is of a conscientious type and exhibits excessive diligence. However, in the film, she isn’t always cheerful and at times irascible. Furthermore, she does not experience a lot of emotional stability until she meets Mikael. She is presumably a neurotic personality type, who after overcoming her PTSD, seems to shift a little bit to the conscientious personality dimension.