AN EXPLORATION OF MANIPULATION AND REJECTION INTO THE MIND OF THE FEMALE NARCISSISTIC SOCIOPATH: GILLIAN FLYNN’S GONE GIRL
Abstract
There is a lack of comprehension about the concept of psychopathy among females. The continued dependence on male psychopathy conceptualizations and measurement frameworks, as well as the inability to determine what the construct looks like in females, are both stumbling blocks to the progression of research in this field. There are many depictions of male psychopaths in popular culture, particularly in film. Films such as Psycho, The Shining, Silence of the Lambs, American Psycho, and, more recently, No Country for Old Men include key male psychopathic characters who have left an indelible mark on the history of cinema. It is an epidemiological reality that there are more male than female psychopaths in society, and the fact that there is a prevalence of male psychopaths in film is a reflection of this epidemiological fact.
Keyword : :narcissism, manipulation, rejection, Female Narcissistic Sociopath
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