Winnie The Pooh Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of the human brain and it’s functions, especially in terms of behavior. Knowing more about psychology gives you a different perspective on humans and also on sociology. Part of psychology deals with the study of mental disorders such as anxiety, schizophrenia, OCD, depression, eating disorders and many more. These conditions can have a big impact on society. But without it crossing our minds, mental disorders are played for us as children on the old classic Winnie The Pooh.

All of the main characters in Winnie The Pooh have some type of mental disorder and we don’t even think about it in this way; unless you have the brain of a psychologist. So, what mental disorders do the beloved characters have? Robin has schizophrenia. Eeyore has depression. Rabbit has OCD. Tigger has ADHD. Piglet has Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Owl has dyslexia. Kanga Roo has Social Anxiety Disorder. And Pooh has ADHD, Impulsivity with Obsessive Fixations, and OCD. These are clearly displayed in this cartoon.

Robin, the young boy in the cartoon has hallucinations of all of his friends and interacts with them and this shows his schizophrenia and how his own emotions are represented through the animals. Eeyore is always extremely sad and down and has a negative outlook on life. Rabbit has to have everything in order and he shows his obsession with organization especially in his garden. Tigger is always bouncing around and cannot control his hyperactivity and he is dangerously impulsive. Piglet is an extreme worrier and he is always stressed and nervous. Owl is very smart but he often spells wrong and misses letters, switches them around, and even spells them backwards. Kanga Roo has a social anxiety disorder and she’s overprotective with her son. How obvious was that? Very obvious, but as children with innocent eyes we don’t even see these extreme disorders. This also shows how apparent they can be in society but without really knowing someone most the time we don’t even know.

This is really a common theme in cartoons if you pay attention and have adequate information on the disorder you can diagnose the characters just based on the character’s behavior. The way the human brain works is an amazing discovery that scientist learn more about every day. Psychology is a new way to look at people and the world around us.