Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder, common among veterans, that occurs as a delay or "protracted reaction" to an individual's exposure to a traumatic event or experience (USDVA, 2017). Chronic PTSD is associated with the left superior parietal lobule's ability to receive sensory and visual input (Bergland, 2005). This disorder was theorized to be diagnosed to The Joker by the fantasized Gotham City Police. The Joker's PTSD with the possibility of the character being a former soldier. The familiarity with military-grade weaponry, his antigovernment stance, and his references to the words "war paint" and "truckload of soldiers" gives an analytic viewer the idea that there is more to the character's background than most …show more content…
Closely linked to PTSD, DID is a controversial disorder not recognized as a psychological disorder by the Mental Health Association (MHA). Associated with amnesia due to the possible origin of the scoundrel character, his lack of memory to who his original identity is could conclude him to choose another persona. "DID involves the loss of integration between past and present perception, memory and self-awareness, and the loss of some bodily functions" (Manning, 2009). Particularly the disorder involves the presence of at least two distinct identities called alters due to the cortical visual system being impacted (Manning, 2009). These alters each take turns at controlling the person's behavior, leading to memory gaps between these shifts (Manning, 2009). The Joker has an alter that is capable of murder, with the military background, he uses high quality gunning weaponry during this alter. The use of this weaponry could be present during a flashback from the PTSD occurs and as a result, the murderous alter takes over. This would lead into the schizophrenic misunderstand of reality and fantasy, the fantasy being the experience of a