Abstract
Many behaviors showed by children and adults are learned from television shows, movies, and novels. Fictional characters in a movie demonstrate specific types of behaviors that viewers and readers end up adopting in reality. The analysis of a movie helps in associating these characters to a specific psychological disorder. The aim of the paper is to analyze the character of Ariel in the Disney Movie Show “The Little Mermaid.” Ariel demonstrated hoarding disorder in the cartoon movie. The behavior of keeping many items in an untidy manner characterizes the disorder. Risk factors associated with the disorder include personality, age, ...
