cain_mutiny

The Caine mutiny

Perhaps from the book. Found it from a comment to a sceen from the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLUZ0Nv7UH4

You said that Lt. Commander Queeg had problems which he handled well. Could you describe the problems? The main problem concerns childhood inferiority feelings, aggravated by adult experiences. What were those adult experiences?

He'd undergone a lot of strain. Long, arduous combat duty. That's all I can say.

Would he easily admit mistakes?

None of us do.

Would he be a perfectionist?

Yes.

Inclined to hound subordinates about small details? Would he find people hostile?

That's part of the picture.

If criticized, would he feel unjustly persecuted?

It all stems from the premise that he must try to be perfect.

You have testified that these symptoms exist in Queeg's behavior: Rigidity of personality, feelings of persecution, and a neurotic certainty he is always right. Isn't there one psychiatric term for this illness?

I never mentioned any illness.

Thank you for the correction. What would you call a personality with all these symptoms?

A paranoid personality. But that is not a disabling illness.

What kind of personality?

Paranoid.

cain_mutiny.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/04 18:09 by geoff