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Narcissism from the Perspective of Object Relations Theory and Factitious Disorder: An Analysis of the Film Syk Pike

Yapay Bozukluk ve Nesne İlişkileri Kuramı Çerçevesinden Narsisizm: Syk Pike Filminin Analizi

Cansu Akyüz Yılmaz(Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi)0000-0001-6216-3815
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786–807
Publication Date
2026-09-30
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In this article, borderline personality patterns and pathological narcissism are explained through the examined film.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, the 2022 film Syk Pike is examined within the scope of pathological narcissism, based on factitious disorder imposed on self (FDIS) and object relations theory.
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Key Findings & Data:FDIS is a condition wherein individuals induce psychological or physical symptoms to obtain intangible gains.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, borderline personality patterns and pathological narcissism are explained through the examined film.
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⚙️Variables:kendine yönelik yapay bozukluk · nesne ilişkileri teorisi · sınır durum kişilik örüntüsü

Abstract

In this study, the 2022 film Syk Pike is examined within the scope of pathological narcissism, based on factitious disorder imposed on self (FDIS) and object relations theory. FDIS is a condition wherein individuals induce psychological or physical symptoms to obtain intangible gains. In the analyzed film, FDIS manifests as an extreme symptom of pathological narcissism. Narcissism is addressed as a character pathology within object relations theory, primarily explaining Kernberg’s borderline personality organization. Kernberg emphasizes the importance of identifying character pathology alongside personality organization. Pathological narcissism is rooted in grandiose attitudes developed to protect against cold and aggressive parenting. On this basis, conflict is resolved by projecting negative self-images onto external objects and unrealistically idealizing the self. The pathological combination of an unrealistic selfperception with the ideal self forms the narcissistic structure, featuring grandiosity, lack of empathy, egocentrism, and pathological self-admiration. The protagonist Signe’s production of physical symptoms to mask her fear of invisibility and internal emptiness reveals that FDIS functions as an instrumental defense mechanism protecting narcissistic self-esteem. In this article, borderline personality patterns and pathological narcissism are explained through the examined film.

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Bu çalışmada, 2022 yapımı Syk Pike filmi, kendine yönelik yapay bozukluk ve nesne ilişkileri kuramı temelinde patolojik narsisizm kapsamında incelenmiştir. Kendine yönelik yapay bozukluk, bireylerin maddi olmayan kazançlar elde etmek amacıyla kendilerinde semptomlar tetiklediği bir rahatsızlıktır. Analizi yapılan filmde bu bozukluk, patolojik narsisizmin uç bir semptomu olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışmada narsisizm, nesne ilişkileri teorisi çerçevesinde karakter patolojisi olarak ele alınmış ve Kernberg’in sınır durum kişilik örgütlenmesi açıklanmıştır. Kernberg, kişilik örgütlenmesinin yanı sıra karakter patolojisinin belirlenmesinin önemini vurgulamıştır. Patolojik narsisizmin kökeninde soğuk ve saldırgan ebeveyn tutumlarından korunmak için geliştirilen büyüklenmeci tutum yatmaktadır. Bu temelde, çatışma; olumsuz kendilik imgelerinin dış nesnelere yansıtılması ve kendiliğin gerçekdışı şekilde yüceltilmesiyle çözümlenmektedir. Gerçekçi olmayan kendilik algısının ideal kendilik ile patolojik birleşimi sonucunda büyüklenmecilik, empati yoksunluğu, egosantrizm ve patolojik öz hayranlık barındıran narsisistik yapı ortaya çıkmaktadır. Başkarakter Signe’nin görünmezlik kaygısını ve içsel boşluğunu örtbas etmek amacıyla fiziksel semptomlar üretmesi, kendine yönelik yapay bozukluğun narsisistik özsaygıyı koruyan araçsal bir savunma mekanizması işlevi gördüğünü göstermektedir. Bu makalede sınır kişilik örüntüsü ve patolojik narsisizm, filmdeki ögelerle açıklanmıştır.

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Yılmaz, C. A. (2026). Narcissism from the Perspective of Object Relations Theory and Factitious Disorder: An Analysis of the Film Syk Pike. AYNA Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 3, 786–807. https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.1946150

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