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Many characters in movies, television shows, and novels have been portrayed or have been hinted to have a psychological disorder. Some examples are Ariel from The Little Mermaid, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and is a hoarder, and Mike from the animated series Total Drama, who has dissociative identity disorder. This phenomenon has become more prevalent in popular media. These characters appear in all types of genres: psychological thrillers, comedies, mysteries, musicals, and more. The Big Bang Theory is a television sitcom that features a character that has many symptoms of a psychological disorder called Asperger’s syndrome, and this character is Sheldon Cooper. Asperger’s syndrome is a psychological disorder that â€Å"affects†¦show more content†¦Due to his lonely childhood, he is very awkward and walks and talks in abnormal ways. He is completely oblivious to humor and once tries to create an equation for humor so that he could better under stand it. Sheldon also has obsessions with Star Trek, Star Wars, flags, comic books, and trains, his main obsession. Even though Sheldon is not confirmed to have Asperger’s syndrome, some of the myths about it have been incorporated into the show and Sheldon. Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder are similar, but they are not the same thing. People can have both Asperger’s syndrome and OCD. Asperger’s syndrome is more common in males, and OCD is more common in females. On The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon has obsessive-compulsive tendencies along with symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome. He has his designated spot on the couch, does laundry on certain nights, and knocks on people’s doors three times and says their name three times. Sheldon exhibits the myth that he makes people very angry and irritated when he interacts (Hutten). Because Sheldon is awkward or uninformed about social situations, he can easily upset and anger p eople. 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