Pick one of the mental disorders. Think of a fictional character who you think might fit, at least to some extent, that type of disorder. Consider cartoon characters, Disney princesses, Avengers characters, favorite sitcom characters, etc. Do some more research on the disorder to write up a diagnosis for your chosen character.

Please tell us which character you chose, and what piece of media they're from. Explain which disorder the character may have, describe the disorder, then provide at least three pieces of evidence or examples of how or why that character meets the description of the mental illness.

 

Answer:

Thor in Avengers: Endgame is suffering from Major Depressive Disorder.

MDD is a mood disorder characterized as persistent and intense sadness experienced by an individual which affects one's important areas of functioning for at least 2 weeks. It does not only affect mood and behavior, but it also impacts one's sleep and appetite. To be diagnosed with MDD, a person should be having 5 or more symptoms of MDD presented in DSM-5. These symptoms include:

1. depressed mood
2. loss of interest or pleasure in most of activities
3. significant unintentional weight loss/gain
4. sleep disturbance
5. psychomotor changes
6. tiredness or fatigue, or feeling restless
7. feelings of guilt and sense of worthlessness
8. impaired ability to think or concentrate
9. recurrent thoughts of death, or suicidal thoughts

Thor is clearly suffering from depression after experiencing defeat from Thanos, and terrible loss of his brother, and the people of Asgard.

He has lost interest from all the activities he used to do before since what he only does now is to stay in his house and drink.

He has significant weight gain after the loss.

He has impaired ability to concentrate and think. This is shown during his task to get the reality stone back in Asgard. He clearly cannot think clearly seeing that he performed poorly in getting the reality stone; Racoon had to save him from getting caught.

Step-by-step explanation

References:

https://www.healthline.com/health/clinical-depression#causes

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t5/