Saturday, December 13, 2008 Pooh Psychological Disorders Today I
was watching the Winnie the Pooh Christmas special, and I
couldn't stop thinking about something I heard about in college:
Characters in Winnie the Pooh each exhibit some sort of
psychological disorder. Now, I don't suspect that the book and
series was created with this idea in mind, but when
psychologically analyzing each character, I do think that each
one clearly has a disorder that can be diagnosed based on their
behaviors. This was apparent when I was watching the special
today. They are each so quirky and odd in their own way. That's
what makes them so popular. They're great characters. But this
can come along with a little analyzation. Psychologists with the
Canadian Medical Association wrote an interesting piece which
can be read at this website. Their findings are extremely
interesting to check out. This website also offers links to
other websites and articles on the topic. Here is what I found
from these websites: Christopher Robin: Si