Analysis of Fatal Attraction and Gone Girl to Teach Personality Clusters

At Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents are taught psychopathology by reviewing various works in the horror genre through the curriculum known as Reviewing Mental Disorders through Reverent Understanding of the Macabre (REDRUM) [1]. Through more detailed character and plot analyses, Dracula comes to serve as a metaphorical case study of antisocial personality disorder. [...]we aim to demonstrate the creative aspect of REDRUM that teaches psychopathology and reinforces critical thinking skills in our learners. [...]Alex turns her anger inward (via the defense mechanism of passive aggression) resulting in self-injurious behavior.