Melvin Udall In The Film As Good As It Gets

If an American loses their character, it will take a lot of courage and motivation to gain what they lost back. To explain this, Benjamin Martin who was the leader of a militia, lost multiple of his kids. When he lost his oldest son he became very depressed and unmotivated to lead his army; however, he remembered what the British had done to his children, so with all his courage, he was able to become motivated again (The Patriot). This illustrates how it takes a lot of motivation and courage to gain back your character since Benjamin Martin lost his characters of effort and responsibility, since it was his responsibility to lead the army and put as much effort into leading the army as he could. Benjamin Martin gained his character back as he remembered that his soldiers were counting on him to lead the army, which caused him to gain back his character that he had lost.

In this paper, there will be a diagnosis of a character named Arnie from the movie “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” (Hallström, 1993). Clear clinical descriptions of the said diagnosis will be given, followed by a describing how the movie character fits the diagnosis. Then, empirically supported treatments for the diagnosis will be provided, otherwise known as evidence-based practices, which are given to the specific disorder that Arnie has in the movie. Lastly, two treatments to relieve the character’s distress will also be given.

Howard Hughes was a business tycoon, aviator, and film director who had a fear of germs that over time evolved into a phobia. With his fear of germs, Howard develops obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which throughout the film plagues his life with problems and challenges. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition in which unwanted obsessions or compulsions are very time consuming and cause a great deal of distress or impair daily functioning (Weis, 2013). This is very much true in the sense of Howard’s condition.

“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.

This essay will introduce some similarities and differences between both symptoms and experiences of six different authors who have been personally affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  Since OCD is not very well understood by many members of the public ("Escape"), I hope that the experiences of the authors that I researched will be able to paint a vivid picture of what life with OCD is like.

Benjamin Martin in The Patriot risked more things then we could ever imagine risking in a war. He risked ever seeing his kids again, and having his family killed for fighting with the militia and killing british officers. He had two of his sons die because he went to war, one of them was murdered by the british officer when he was just a kid. He is just like so many of the other signers in the declaration of independence, they risked being murdered by the british and putting their friends and family in danger. In the end they did sign and for Benjamin Martin he did sign, to declare freedom from the british.

The 1919 World Series players took part in a scandal mainly through the influence of manager Charles Comiskey. Charles Comiskey is the primary reason that fueled the team to throw the series away by his cheapness and overall dislike. The 1988 film Eight Men Out directed by John Sayles depicts an accurate depiction of how Charles Comiskey influenced the White Sox to throw away the series. Charles Comiskey is illustrated as an unfair manager: who paid his players the minimum, a manager who didn’t keep his promise for winning the pennant, and overall the players greatly disliked Comiskey.

Melvin takes his obsession of being clean to extremes; this is a very common manifestation of someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder. When Melvin goes out for breakfast he takes his own plastic utensils wrapped inside of a plastic bag, because he thinks that the silverware at the diner are not clean enough for him. This is another example of his fear of contamination.

Ernie Davis was born into poverty in Uniontown, a Pennsylvania coal mining town in 1939, before moving to Elmira, New York at the age of 12. Once in Elmira, Davis played halfback/running back for Elmira Free Academy. He was so quick and well-conditioned; he was nicknamed the Elmira Express.

Melvin Udall suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Melvin sticks to the same routine every day in order to not upset himself, if one thing goes wrong in that daily routine, Melvin’s entire day seems to be ruined to the point where he cannot function well. Melvin is afraid of the germs that are all around him. He does not enjoy being touched in any way, or by anyone, whether it is a stranger walking down the street or a friend, of which Melvin does not have many. Melvin always enters his house and turns around to lock the door, which he counts as he does, turning the lock five times before he is certain that he will avoid any danger that might come if he does not fulfill these rituals; he has the same

In the movie As Good as It Gets Jack Nicholson's character, Melvin Udall, suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, known as OCD for short, is a type of anxiety disorder.

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.

When someone thinks of war, it is usually the uniform, the pride, that comes to mind. The aftermath of war, to those who do not know much about it, will come as a surprise. In the movie, All Quiet on the Western Front, the character, Paul Baumer, enters the war as an innocent person; with no idea on the effects, it may have on him. In the beginning of the movie Paul is shown as an innocent eighteen-year-old teenage boy who likes to draw and read. It is when he enters military training that his innocence starts to wither away. During military training, Paul no longer does what he likes to do, and only spends his time training on how to become a good German soldier. During training, Paul is tortured by his training officer, Corporal Himmelstoss.

In the film “As Good as it Gets” by James L. Brooks we get a peek at the life of a man (Melvin Udall) with extreme case of OCD, germa-phobia, and an overall hatred for people causing a conduct disorder, as well as Schizoid Personality Disorder. As the film begins to develop and more characters are introduced, this once seemingly unpleasant old man, with multiple mental disorders begins to grow on you, and understanding his actions becomes simpler. The opening scene of the movie portrays main character Mr. Udall displaying signs of conduct disorder, and Schizoid Personality Disorder. In this scene we see Udall watching a dog from the doors of his apartment with displeasure, the dog then proceeds to lift up his leg almost as if he were about