PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY, THE HUMAN MONSTER, AND THE WORLD OF PSYCHO-PASS

Abstract

Psycho-Pass’s futuristic Japanese society argues for a complex
calculation and negotiation of utilitarian values through its
depiction of psychiatric disability. This paper aims to demonstrate
how Psycho-Pass is not only a productive site of conflict between
the medical and socio-political models of disability, but also a
narrative that interrogates the very premise of its world as much
as it vexes our expectations of the trope of individual freedom and
agency.

A world where humans’ state of mind and the tendency of their
personalities can be quantified. While all sorts of inclinations are
recorded and policed, these measured numbers used to judge people’s
souls are commonly called ‘Psycho-Pass’.
-Psycho-Pass, end credits