Holden seemed hesitant to talk about his overall life, but began by telling me about what happened to him around last Christmas, before he had to "take it easy". After careful examination of the subject, Holden Caulfield, it has been determined that he suffers from passive aggressive personality disorder and shows signs of moderate depression. Holden shows many of the signs of these disorders.
These signs include the following. Pervasive pattern of passive resistance to demands for adequate social and occupational performance. The resistance is expressed indirectly rather than directly…