Ocd In The Movie As Good As It Gets
As Good As It Gets
Life tends to become quite frantic and intense for most people now in days. Depending on how the events of their everyday lives are carried out, they could have a great affect on a persons' mood. In the movie "As Good As It Gets" starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, several of the Mood Disorders that affect people are portrayed in Nicholson's character. Jack Nicholson plays the role of Melvin Udall, a writer that lives in the city of Manhattan, who is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also is not the nicest guy in town, to say the least. He is homophobic, rude, racist, and sexist. His disorder keeps him from living an ordinary life like everyone else; he is stuck to his same routine day after day. Melvin …show more content…
OCD is a condition characterized by patterns of persistent, unwanted thoughts and behaviors. Either the obsessive thought or the compulsive act may occur either one at a time, or both at the same time. Two of the main side affects of OCD, which are both displayed by Melvin in the film, are: repeated hand washing and specific counting systems. The obsession component of OCD consists of thoughts, images, or impulses that recur or persist despite a person's efforts to suppress them. Sufferers usually realize that their obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals are senseless; they often go to great lengths to hide their compulsive behavior from other people. This places restrictions on their domestic, social, and work lives as clearly illustrated in the film. The compulsions in OCD are repetitive purposeful acts preformed according to certain private "rules" in response to an obsession. When victims of OCD are calm they view the compulsion as senseless, but when their anxiety arises, they can't resist doing the compulsive behavior ritual which relives tension. People with OCD may be diagnosed with other conditions, such as Tourette syndrome, compulsive skin picking, and body dysmorphic disorder. OCD can also be linked to drug addiction, there is a higher risk of drug addiction among those with any anxiety disorder, possibly as a way of coping with the heightened levels of anxiety, but drug addiction among obsessive compulsive patients may serve as a type of compulsive behavior and not just as a coping mechanism. Depression is also extremely prevalent among sufferers of OCD. There may also be a link between autism and Asperger syndrome and OCD. OCD can be treated with behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, or
Life tends to become quite frantic and intense for most people now in days. Depending on how the events of their everyday lives are carried out, they could have a great affect on a persons' mood. In the movie "As Good As It Gets" starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, several of the Mood Disorders that affect people are portrayed in Nicholson's character. Jack Nicholson plays the role of Melvin Udall, a writer that lives in the city of Manhattan, who is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also is not the nicest guy in town, to say the least. He is homophobic, rude, racist, and sexist. His disorder keeps him from living an ordinary life like everyone else; he is stuck to his same routine day after day. Melvin …show more content…
OCD is a condition characterized by patterns of persistent, unwanted thoughts and behaviors. Either the obsessive thought or the compulsive act may occur either one at a time, or both at the same time. Two of the main side affects of OCD, which are both displayed by Melvin in the film, are: repeated hand washing and specific counting systems. The obsession component of OCD consists of thoughts, images, or impulses that recur or persist despite a person's efforts to suppress them. Sufferers usually realize that their obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals are senseless; they often go to great lengths to hide their compulsive behavior from other people. This places restrictions on their domestic, social, and work lives as clearly illustrated in the film. The compulsions in OCD are repetitive purposeful acts preformed according to certain private "rules" in response to an obsession. When victims of OCD are calm they view the compulsion as senseless, but when their anxiety arises, they can't resist doing the compulsive behavior ritual which relives tension. People with OCD may be diagnosed with other conditions, such as Tourette syndrome, compulsive skin picking, and body dysmorphic disorder. OCD can also be linked to drug addiction, there is a higher risk of drug addiction among those with any anxiety disorder, possibly as a way of coping with the heightened levels of anxiety, but drug addiction among obsessive compulsive patients may serve as a type of compulsive behavior and not just as a coping mechanism. Depression is also extremely prevalent among sufferers of OCD. There may also be a link between autism and Asperger syndrome and OCD. OCD can be treated with behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, or