

#DONALD DUCK IN A SUBMARINE CARTOON SERIES#
Of course, it could just be that Disney thinks explosive tempers are funny, but I think I may be onto something here.Īdd to: Facebook | Digg | | Stumbleupon | Reddit | Blinklist | Twitter | Technorati | Furl | NewsvineĪnimaniacs anime anthropomorphica Beauty and the Beast blathering blatherskite Bugs Bunny cross-dressing death Dexter's Laboratory diagnosis Dr. Donald Duck Presents was a television series that aired on Disney Channel in the 1980s and showed Disneys classic cartoons. problems with work and relationships.): That describes Donald to a T. Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning (e.g.Duration of symptoms more than 1 month: 60+ years at this point.difficulty falling or staying asleep, anger and hypervigilance): Yep. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal (e.g.

inability to talk about things even related to the experience, avoidance of things and discussions that trigger flashbacks and reexperiencing symptoms fear of losing control): I’ve never heard him discuss these events in any other cartoon. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma (e.g.He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. June 9 3 Donald Fauntleroy Duck 4 is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. flashbacks, nightmares): This appears to happen in many cartoons. Clan McDuck (maternal relatives) Date of birth. Exposure to a traumatic event: He had several traumatic experiences in training and near death experiences behind enemy lines.Let’s compare the symptoms of PTSD with Donald: This made me wonder if perhaps Donald suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related to his wartime service. With a little research on Wikipedia I found out Donald had served as a paratrooper and commando in World War II who saw fairly intense combat. While watching a Donald Duck cartoon from 1935, The Band Concert and some others, I noticed he did not have quite such an explosive temper as in later cartoons.
