What trauma does the Joker have?

Some identify his condition as Pseudobulbar affect (PBA). PBA has been associated with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and the viewer might conclude that Arthur received TBIs through excessive childhood abuse and additional physical attacks throughout his life.
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What trauma did the Joker have?

In Joker's case, pseudobulbar affect probably occurred secondary to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A number of studies have established that TBI increases the risk of mood disorders, personality changes and substance use disorders.
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What mental illness does the Joker have?

Dissociative Identity Disorder (incorrectly described as Multiple Personality Disorder) is often brought up as well, but the Joker has rarely shown other personalities like the split that defines Harvey Dent and Two-Face.
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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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Is Joker a sociopath or psychopath?

“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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What Disease Does The Joker Have?



What caused the Jokers brain injury?

Some identify his condition as Pseudobulbar affect (PBA). PBA has been associated with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and the viewer might conclude that Arthur received TBIs through excessive childhood abuse and additional physical attacks throughout his life.
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Is the Joker a schizophrenic?

Also, the Joker is probably not diagnosable anyway. He said the Joker doesn't fall into the criteria for diagnoses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. He is more likely to be a psychopath, but even that is reductive.
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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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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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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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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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Does Joker have bipolar disorder?

He has bipolar disorder type 1, most recent episode manic, severe, with psychotic features, and he also has Pseudobulbar affect. That can be treated by medication. He would need to take a mood stabilizer that will help with the mania. He would also need to take antipsychotic medication for the delusions.
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Does Joker have OCD?

Joker had no anxiety symptoms. He did not present with any significant obsessive compulsive phenomenon.
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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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How was 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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Why is the 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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How was the Joker abused by his father?

History. According to the Joker, his father was "a drinker and a fiend". Joker claimed that his father gave him his cheek scars due to his being terrified when his father brutally stabbed his mother sadistically with a kitchen knife when she attempted to use to defend herself.
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Why does the Joker keep laughing?

In the film that shattered box office records over the weekend, Phoenix's sinister character explains he has a condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably. It's called pseudobulbar affect, also known as PBA, and it's a neurological condition characterized by uncontrollable laughing and/or crying outbursts.
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Is the Joker clinically insane?

The Joker (or Arthur) appears to have a complex mix of diagnoses, including pseudobulbar affect – a rare condition consisting of uncontrollable laugher or crying, and possibly a psychotic illness, evidenced by his apparent hallucinations about the subject of his affections (played by Zazie Beetz).
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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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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 is the Joker's real name?

Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton. Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the iconic supervillain the Joker.
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Is Harley Quinn immortal?

Harleen Quinzel aka Harley Quinn has accumulated a plethora of abilities throughout her fantabulous comic book career, but none have been as useful as her most peculiar one, a power that basically makes her immortal.
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Is Joker the Red Hood?

“The Man Behind the Red Hood,” Batman Vol.

He describes a criminal called “Red Hood” whom he met a decade before, but saw vanish during an encounter at the Ace Chemicals plant. After some investigation, it's revealed that the Red Hood was actually the Joker.
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What is the Joker's real backstory?

Published in 1951, Detective Comics #168 revealed that the Joker was once the Red Hood, a masked criminal who fell into a vat of acid while attempting to escape from Batman. When he emerged from the cauldron, the villain was cursed with green hair, corpse-white skin, and that unnerving perma-grin.
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