Psychopathology In A Galaxy Far, Far Away: The Use Of Star Wars' Dark Side In Teaching

Keywords

Media (TV films); Teaching methods

Abstract

Star Wars is well known, timeless, universal, and incorporated into shared culture. Trainees have grown up with the movies, and based on their enduring popularity, attending psychiatrists are likely to have seen them too. This article highlights psychopathology from the Dark Side of Star Wars films which can be used in teaching. These include as follows: borderline and narcissistic personality traits, psychopathy, PTSD, partner violence risk, developmental stages, and of course Oedipal conflicts.

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Publication Title

Academic Psychiatry

Volume

39

Issue

6

Number of Pages

726-732

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0337-6

Socpus ID

84948392454 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84948392454

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