The Joker can and should be labeled as insane. This miraculous character showed no sympathy towards his victims in his path. Psychologists have labeled the Joker as Schizophrenic, Psychotic, and having both an obsessive compulsive personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. Although the Joker was accused as a Schizophrenic I certainly doubt the Joker met the diagnostic criteria. He has some of the positive symptoms such as “delusions”, but schizophrenics also require “negative symptoms.” The negative symptoms would include things like the inability to experience pleasure, a diminished emotional range, and the lack of motivation. Judging by the enjoyment the Joker experienced while concocting evilistic schemes to the citizens of Gotham, I don’t suspect that he suffers from the negative symptoms that one would expect from a schizophrenic. Whether or not the Joker is psychopathic, is a completely different story. While Schizophrenia
The Joker can and should be labeled as insane. This miraculous character showed no sympathy towards his victims in his path. Psychologists have labeled the Joker as Schizophrenic, Psychotic, and having both an obsessive compulsive personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. Although the Joker was accused as a Schizophrenic I certainly doubt the Joker met the diagnostic criteria. He has some of the positive symptoms such as “delusions”, but schizophrenics also require “negative symptoms.” The negative symptoms would include things like the inability to experience pleasure, a diminished emotional range, and the lack of motivation. Judging by the enjoyment the Joker experienced while concocting evilistic schemes to the citizens of Gotham, I don’t suspect that he suffers from the negative symptoms that one would expect from a schizophrenic. Whether or not the Joker is psychopathic, is a completely different story. While Schizophrenia