The movie "As Good As It Gets" gave the viewer an inside look at someone who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Melvin Yudal‚ the character in the movie displayed ritualistic obsessions from avoiding cracks in the sidewalk‚ eating at the same diner‚ ordering the same meal‚ to avoiding touching people in order to avoid germs. According to the DSM V‚ individuals who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder like Melvin in the movie suffer from recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions. Melvin
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A study presented by Borkovec (1995) concluded similarities and distinctions made between anxious and non-anxious subjects. The study shows that worry produces motivation to get things accomplished‚ prepare for future events and/or avoid/prevent that future event from happening. The motivation is a potentially adaptive behavior created by the worry that subjects feel. Preparation and avoidance are only adaptive behavior if realistically the negative events that may occur are realistic. Worry has
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As Good As It Gets Before further investigation‚ I thought that As Good As It Gets was about a man‚ Melvin‚ with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. At first glance‚ this seemed like the obvious diagnosis; he portrayed both obsessions and compulsions. Melvin was very careful not to touch things that may have been germ ridden‚ such as door handles‚ borrowed jackets‚ and coughing children; he even brought his own dining utensils out to eat with him. He also engaged in some compulsions‚ such as when
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APA Reference Style Guide - 1 – Updated 9 July 2009‚ OpenJournals Publishing Periodical‚ xx‚ xxx-xxxx. Retrieved Month day‚ year‚ from web address Online document Author‚ A.A. (2000). Title of work. Retrieved Month day‚ year‚ from web address Referencing other sources A book with only one author Rose‚ L. (1977). Crime and punishment. London: Batsford. A book by two authors Gordon‚ E.W.‚ & Rourke‚ A. (1966). Compensatory education for the disadvantaged. New York: College Entrance Examination
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As good as it gets is a story of that takes place in New York which focuses on a old man named Melvin Udall‚ who has over compulsive disorder and also misanthropic novelist. He deals with multiple conflicts throughout the beginning but also applies much of his intentions of rudeness. He comes to conflict with his gay artist’s neighbor Simon Bishop and his dog out of trying to threat his dog having and the loud party going on‚ thus arguments are had. A Day after‚ he goes to a restaurant to eat breakfast
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References: Carli‚ L.L. (1999). Cognitive reconstruction‚ hindsight‚ and reactions to victims and perpetrators. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin‚ 25 (8)‚ 966-979. Barnier‚ A.J.‚ & McConkey‚ K.M. (1999). Autobiographical remembering and forgetting:
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2Calculate how much of your grade a project is worth. Prioritize. You won’t get a high score if you don’t aim for one. 3Homework comes first over everything else: set yourself goals and make sure you reach them before you go out and party. Social life is important too‚ but make sure your work comes first. But don’t become a social outcast because that is as unhealthy as bad grades. Keep the grades up and have a social life. When you get a bad grade just think that you can still bring it up in the future
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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
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the one we are living today‚ can be very challenging for students. As the world gets more competitive‚ students are pressured more and more to achieve success. The pressure that students receive by parents‚ school‚ and society to succeed‚ has caused students to take some drastic actions. Many students are pressured by their parents to excel in school. Although many parents think that pressuring their kids to get good grades may be helpful‚ in reality‚ it can become overbearing. In the case of many
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