In the movie American Beauty, almost every character shows symptoms of a psychological disorder. Jane, the daughter, is uncomfortable throughout the film because of the constant arguments between her parents and also her father's desire. towards her best friend. She has unpredictable mood swings that cause her to constantly lash out at her parents. Just being in the same room as her father sets Jane off. She is also impulsive. This is proven in the scene in which her boyfriend asks her if she wanted to run away with him and she immediately agrees without thinking about the consequences. She admits to her boyfriend near the end of the film that her father has caused her enormous psychological damage, and although she doesn't explain why, it can be inferred that the reasoning is because he neglected for much of her adolescence. years old and also because he is sexually attracted to his sixteen-year-old best friend, Angela. With these symptoms, it can be assumed that she suffers from borderline personality disorder. Angela also suffers from a psychological disorder which can be classified as histrionic personality disorder. Symptoms of histrionic personality disorder are excessive emotionality, attention-seeking behavior, excessive need for approval, and inappropriate seductive behavior. All of this is evident throughout the film by his actions towards Jane's father, Lester. Angela flirts with Lester every time they meet, she brags to her classmates about having sex with several older men, she loves attention, and she treats those who don't have sex very poorly. not think highly of her for revenge. Angela also appears to suffer from narcissistic personality disorder. She believes she is... middle of paper...... friends. The representation of each disorder within these characters is very accurate, but with some flaws. Borderline personality disorder typically causes people to engage in extremely self-destructive behaviors. Jane is not self-destructive, but I believe that if the movie had lasted longer or if her father hadn't ended up dying, she would have become self-destructive. Regardless, this simple absence of symptoms does not mean that she suffers from borderline personality disorder. The same goes for Ricky. One of the symptoms of schizoid personality disorder is a lack of long-term relationships, but the film did not show whether Jane and Ricky stayed together, so this is unknown. Also, schizotypal personality disorder is sometimes a precursor to schizophrenia, but this is also not shown in the film. As for Angela, her symptoms are very specific.