Critical Thinking Paper
Critical Thinking Paper
In the world of psychology there are many different forms of psychological disorders. Many of these disorders are portrayed in movies, television, music, and in literature. The portrayals of these disorders can be effective in showing the true colors of psychological disorders, or they can leave the audience with a false impression. The pop culture event that I studied was the film As Good as it Gets. The film did a good job depicting the disorder of obsessive compulsive behaviors. I find that I have a slightly better understanding of OCD due to the content of the film. The film effectively portrays the main character suffering obsessive compulsions that would seem extremely abnormal to individuals not suffering from OCD. I have more understanding that the obsessions are something that the individual can not control even though they are cognizant of the fact that their actions do not make a sense. I tend to lack understanding on the treatment of OCD from the film because the main character worked on his own attempting to improve on his obsessions. I think this is an inaccurate portrayal since people suffering from OCD are often disabled from working, going to school, or even living out a normal day. Individuals suffering from OCD are not able to self correct the disorder without pharmaceutical treatment and lots of psychological support. This gives me the impression they only took what they wanted from the disease to make the film more interesting. The publication of Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Unearthing a hidden problem from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine dealt with the topic of obsessive compulsions first by describing the different forms of obsessions individuals have, and then went on to describe OCD can be diagnosed by primary physicians, and on to the many different treatments available to OCD. The article was written in terms that individuals without medical degrees are able to understand most of the
In the world of psychology there are many different forms of psychological disorders. Many of these disorders are portrayed in movies, television, music, and in literature. The portrayals of these disorders can be effective in showing the true colors of psychological disorders, or they can leave the audience with a false impression. The pop culture event that I studied was the film As Good as it Gets. The film did a good job depicting the disorder of obsessive compulsive behaviors. I find that I have a slightly better understanding of OCD due to the content of the film. The film effectively portrays the main character suffering obsessive compulsions that would seem extremely abnormal to individuals not suffering from OCD. I have more understanding that the obsessions are something that the individual can not control even though they are cognizant of the fact that their actions do not make a sense. I tend to lack understanding on the treatment of OCD from the film because the main character worked on his own attempting to improve on his obsessions. I think this is an inaccurate portrayal since people suffering from OCD are often disabled from working, going to school, or even living out a normal day. Individuals suffering from OCD are not able to self correct the disorder without pharmaceutical treatment and lots of psychological support. This gives me the impression they only took what they wanted from the disease to make the film more interesting. The publication of Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Unearthing a hidden problem from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine dealt with the topic of obsessive compulsions first by describing the different forms of obsessions individuals have, and then went on to describe OCD can be diagnosed by primary physicians, and on to the many different treatments available to OCD. The article was written in terms that individuals without medical degrees are able to understand most of the