Essay about Case Study: Melvin Udall from "As Good as It Gets"

“In people with (OCD) obsessive- compulsive disorder, there is an excessive need for orderliness and attention to detail, perfectionism, as well as overly rigid ways of relating to others (Nevid and Rathus 293).” Martin is a very demanding individual and has an obsession to have everything in order. For examples, towels have to be evenly spaced with the same length on the towel rack and canned foods have to face label forward, as well as neatly stacked in the cabinet. Martin’s overall main crisis is his obsession with his wife, Laura, is he cannot live without her and he won’t let her live without him. He

The protagonist in the film As Good As It Gets, Melvin Udall is a successful romantic novelist who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. From the onset of the film, Melvin displays ritualistic behavior that aligns with the diagnostic criteria for OCD, specifically the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. This paper focuses on Melvin’s particular psychopathology, analyzing the character’s current symptoms and diagnoses, the etiology of the disorder, and the key elements of his treatment.

Andy seems to be showing signs of psychosis. Immediately I saw that he was very paranoid and suspicious of the people around him. The content of what he is saying does not make sense as he is accusing his roommates of putting voices in his brain. He believes his roommates are out to get him and fears they are listening to him. I noticed that his eyes wonder and he lacks eye contact. He seems to have lost all relationship with reality and experiences auditory hallucinations. Andy states that the thoughts in his head are planted from his roommates which are being tracked through a device they placed in his brain. The patient seems to be confused and suspicious as to why his friends would do this to him. The delusions and hallucinations seem very

At six years old, James was diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed a stimulant medication for a short few months. There was some concern from his teachers that he also should be assessed for a learning disability. James lived with his mother Karen, father Rick, and two younger sisters. Meanwhile, there was child abuse occurring in the household. The vicious cycle was repeating itself; Karen was abused by her parents, and she allowed the cycle to continue. Taking James’s case into consideration that he suffers from three core concepts, physical violation, living on the edge of not knowing what his father’s mood or action would be from minute to minute, constantly living in the state of fear or the unexpected.

Mental disorders can hinder a person’s ability to make proper decisions and therefore influence their lifestyle, behavior, and actions in most situations. Triggered by Fletcher Wortmann is a memoir about the negative effects of obsessive compulsive disorder can have on a person. The mental state of a person with obsessive compulsive disorder is one of uncertainty most of the time. Though a mental disorder determined many decisions in his life so far, his goal is to prove that mental disorders do not define who a person is. Through long stories about things that typically wouldn’t matter to an average person, it is clearly evident Wortmann is a male author who is very young, but also not as experienced. There is a specific writing style to

Towards the end of therapy the family was adjusting to health crises that have become chronic. Parental anxiety had increased due to the fear that Melvin would be left alone and would be unable to take care of himself or interact appropriately with the outside world. Had therapy been affective, there would have been some sense of relief, knowing Melvin would be safe without the assistance of his

assistance of the social support consisting of Carol, Simon, and Verdell, Melvin broke ritualistic behavior on multiple occasions. For example, after connecting with Verdell, Melvin could break the ritualistic routine at the restaurant and sit at a table which was not Melvin’s regular table. Furthermore, after Simon moved into Melvin’s apartment, Melvin completely forgot about checking the door. Also, Melvin could break the habit of avoiding the cracks in the sidewalk while walking with Carol. Therefore, through continuing a solid support system Melvin should respond with a continuation of a favorable prognosis.

In this movie, Melvin displayed many compulsions. When he comes back to his apartment he locks his door 5 times and turns on and off the lights 5 times. He also washes his hands with 2 new bars of soap each time he washes his hands. When he walks, he avoids stepping on any cracks. He also sometimes repeats words quietly after someone has said something. Instead of trusting one, his has two clocks side by side near his bed for an alarm. These are just a few examples of the many compulsions Melvin has. He always

His loneliness at home causes him to do things at school to try to get everyone's attention. The lack of connection that he has at home makes it hard for Jimmy to make a meaningful connection to others. Throughout his life, Jimmy is constantly trying to combat his loneliness by sleeping with sympathetic women that believe that they can fix him. Once the women realize

* Mr.Dee is a hard-working person that he studied in Berkeley and did his master in international trade. At the same he got married but he is has some unknown and blind factors which causes him to change his job a lot and lost his family. He needed to become more self-aware.

A Former police detective named Adrian Monk has suffered from intensified obsessive- compulsive disorder also known as OCD. As well as a variety of phobias since the murder of his wife, Trudy, in 1997. Despite his photographic memory and his amazing ability to piece tiny clues together, he is now on psychiatric leave from the San Francisco Police Department. Monk works as a freelance detective/consultant who is trying to get back on the force. The captain of the force wont let Monk back on until he realizes that he is able to handle the problems that come with the job. The murder of his wife and his inability to solve the case exacerbated his condition to the point where he finds it impossible to function in society without

He copes by setting up walls and boundaries that protect him and allow him to function with many of his obsessions and compulsions. His routines impede his daily actions, but the lifestyle he has built accommodates his disorder in order to minimize his anxiety. When those walls start to break down due to circumstance, he is able to experience a modicum of adjustment, bringing up

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder that causes someone to have unwanted and troubling thoughts and repetitive behaviors (Lack, 2012). People may self-diagnose themselves to be obsessive compulsive. But people with obsessive compulsive disorder need to spend at least 1 hour daily on obsessive thoughts and rituals (Ellyson, 2014). This disorder is broken into two parts. The first part is obsessions, thoughts or images, and the second part is compulsions, the repetitive behaviors caused by the obsessions (Brakoulias, 2015). An example of obsessive compulsive disorder would be someone checking the locked door multiple times to reduce anxiety about forgetting to lock the door. On average 5% of the population has subclinical symptoms which are considered to be symptoms that are not disruptive enough to meet criteria to be diagnosed obsessive compulsive (Lack, 2012). Dropping what you’re doing to go back and check if your curling iron is unplugged is an example of a subclinical symptom. This paper will discuss what obsessive compulsive disorder is and provide a brief history. It will also include current treatments, suggestions on how to treat the disorder, and a summary.

Melvin, from the very beginning of the film, exhibits clear symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, likely promulgated through social anxiety and various phobias. Some of the reoccurring symptoms Melvin displays include: germaphobia and a fear of being touched, avoidance of cracked surfaces, and a complete organization of his belongings. His fear of germs seems to be a major driving force in his obsessive-compulsive disorder. He doesn’t appreciate people entering his living space or touching him. He washes his hands relentlessly. Additionally, he does not trust the silverware to properly clean, so he insists on using new plastic ware each time he eats.

Steve Burbank is 26 years old with marketing degree and he graduated at State University of New York. Soon as he graduated, he got a job at Pearson Machine Tools. On his first year training in the company he got $48,500 dollars with out any sales pressure. After all training that he been through he got a long gloriously weekend of doing sunbathing, swimming, boating and gambling at Atlanta City, New Jersey with her fiancée, Diane Boutilier. Before all that, only a month ago, Steve have been assigned to his own territory/field and on Monday he would begin his first long field trip. Arriving home that evening, Steve felt mellow, but tired and he had fallen asleep without setting an alarm, knowing that he actually has a flight to caught first thing in the morning. The job seems so easy especially if you love the things you do. In Steve Burbank’s cases, he forgets the importance of time management and territory. By missing his flight, all his plans and meeting will be pushed and screwed over. By the way, this is Steve’s first long field trip and meeting new possible clients and the only thing that he got done so far was giving postcard to the five customers before leaving on this trip and informing them that, he would be calling these clients within that week. In any business, time and date are both important because of: