Does Joker have PTSD?

The Joker, or Jack Napier, has been casually diagnosed with a plethora of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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What mental disorder did the Joker have?

Ledger described his character as a 'psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy', and Paul Levitz, president of DC Comics in 2002–2009, said, 'I keep coming back to the way he physically incarnates madness'.
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What is the Joker's trauma?

Arthur's head injury in childhood is assumed after the description of ongoing childhood abuse. The audience sees Arthur mugged and beat up by a group of young men at the beginning of the movie, which might have further impacted his existing TBI.
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Was the Joker abused?

Joker. Born in Gotham City on November 21, 1946, Arthur had a difficult childhood, suffering bullying from his peers as well as enduring abuse when he was a child. He lived with his mother Penny Fleck who had possibly adopted him.
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Is Joker a psychopath or sociopath?

“His behaviour does not neatly fit into any condition. The Joker is clearly a psychopath. He has no conscience. He has no empathy for anybody.
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Does Joker have anxiety?

Joker had no anxiety symptoms. He did not present with any significant obsessive compulsive phenomenon.
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What disorder does Harley Quinn have?

While she does inevitably become his “girlfriend” (although he never treats her with love and respect) and his assistant, Harley doesn't appear to have antisocial personality disorder. Instead, her character is closer to a diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder. Those symptoms are: Being flirtatious or seductive.
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Why is Joker so crazy?

The heist goes awry; the comedian leaps into a chemical vat to escape Batman, surfacing disfigured. This, combined with the earlier accidental death of his wife and unborn child, drives the comedian insane, turning him into the Joker.
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Why is Joker's face cut off?

Origins. When the Joker became obsessing over destroying the Bat-Family, he decided to arrange for his face to be surgically removed. According to the Joker, he did this to symbolize how even without his, "Mask" he was still the joker where-as Batman's Robins and Bat-Girls' identities were only mask-deep.
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Does the Joker smoke?

Warner Bros. Arthur Fleck smokes a lot. He smokes so much, actually, that right at the end of the movie, we see a close up of his hands and his fingers are stained orange with nicotine. That suggests more than a recreational habit.
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Is the Joker immortal?

Part four of the new Batman comic series Endgame was released recently. The new issue revealed the shocking new origin of Batman's most infamous villain, The Joker. As it turns out, The Clown Prince of Crime is actually immortal.
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Does Batman have a mental illness?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

That Batman has the condition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder does not need too much of an explanation. He may not show the classic signs of the condition, but he is definitely obsessed.
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Is Harley Quinn schizophrenic?

Best known as the former girlfriend of the Joker, Harley suffers from multiple personalities, homicidal tendencies, Stockholm syndrome and possibly “shared psychotic disorder.” A survivor of domestic violence (not surprising, given her former beau), she has murdered grown-ups and kids.
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Why did Joker pushes Harley in acid?

In the film, Harleen Quinzel voluntary jumps into a vat of acid that turns her into Harley Quinn on her own accord simply because her love and obsession for the Joker trounced her own vision of self-worth simply because the Joker asked her if she “would die for him.”
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Does the Joker have autism?

Joker was not autistic, because he seemed to deeply desire social connection (most of his fantasies were surrounding connecting with others). Further, aspergers are not more violent, and often more a victim of violence.
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Is Joker a Psychopath?

In The Dark Knight, the Joker is a loner, glib, unemotional and very violent. These behavioral traits are very consistent with psychopathy.
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What personality type is Harley Quinn?

Harley Quinn is an unhealthy ENFP personality type. She has a strong need to connect emotionally with others. As an ENFP, Harley is a unique mixture of being people-oriented but also introspective.
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What did the Joker and Harley fall into?

Joker with Harley after her rebirth at Ace Chemicals. After Harleen Quinzel helped the Joker break out of Arkham Asylum, the Joker brought her to Ace Chemicals. There, he asked her to test her devotion to him by performing a trust fall into a vat of chemical solution below.
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Does Spiderman have a mental illness?

Depressive Disorder. Peter has experienced no Manic or Hypomanic Episodes; in turn, the diagnosis is Major Depressive Disorder and not a Bipolar Disorder. The current episode is the first that he has experienced, so the course is specified as Single Episode. Finally, his current episode is described.
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What mental illness does Catwoman have?

Through her aggression, deceitfulness, theft, and serious violation of rules, Selina displays traits of conduct disorder, the childhood precursor to antisocial personality disorder. This could mean she's on a somewhat familiar trajectory.
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Is Batman a psychopath or sociopath?

Batman displays a barrage of psychopathic tendencies, but his genuine need to save the citizens of Gotham keeps him from having an outright case of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), the diagnosable condition most associated with sociopathy.
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Can the Joker feel pain?

It is simply part of his insanity. Due to his will to be an agent of chaos, he is able to endure severe physical pain better than most humans. This does not exclude him from pain however as is shown especially during the interrogation scene, the Joker is physically injured by Batman's strength, unable to fight back.
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What is the Joker's fear?

“The Joker's Millions” is considered one of the sillier Joker stories, but the fact that his greatest fear is getting caught by the IRS and not Batman means the Dark Knight might have to step up his game.
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Is Joker immune to fear gas?

asked, "So did the Joker no-sell the fear gas because he has no fear, because he's immune to most chemicals due to his own use of them, or just because he's that crazy?" I replied, "I think it's probably the last one, Tom." Flavio agreed, "Yep." I continued, "But the middle one makes some sense, too.
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Why is Joker so skinny?

To get into the character of Arthur Fleck, Phoenix lost 52 pounds for the role by eating a restrictive diet that was supervised by a doctor. Phoenix said the weight loss gave him a sense of control and the confidence to dig deep into the Joker's persona.
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