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    as it Gets‚ Melvin Udall presents with symptoms and behaviors that are consistent with a DSM-5 diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ (300.3). Melvin the protagonist of the film is a middle-aged fiction author. His personality is arrogant‚ rude‚ and he lacks social skills. He spends most of his time inside his apartment writing and does not often have contact with other people. When he does‚ it

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    Is This Really "As Good As It Gets?" Melvin Udall is a mean spirited‚ rude‚ unpleasant old man who lives alone and has never connected with anyone. His obsessive-compulsive disorder along with his fear of germs‚ cracks and fears of intimacy has raised a wall around him keeping others out. Mr. Udall feels comfortable alone‚ that’s what he knows and he also has a keen way of putting off anyone with whom he comes into contact. His constant ritual performances and anxiety issues prevent him

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    Psychopathology in the Movies: As Good As It Gets Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ DSM code 300.3‚ is a mental disorder that impairs an individual because they are “so preoccupied with order‚ perfection‚ and control that they lose all flexibility‚ openness‚ and efficiency” according to the book Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology Sixth Edition by Ronald J. Comer. The patient’s obsessions can render them completely irrational in their thought process and this irrationality effects the person’s subsequent

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    Smokers Get a Raw Deal Stanley S. Scott Stanley S. Scott (1933-1992) was vice president and director of corporate affairs of Philip Morris Companies Inc. This essay originally appeared on December 29‚ 1984‚ on the op-ed page of the New York Times. The Civil Rights Act‚ the Voting Rights Act‚ and a host of antidiscrimination laws notwithstanding‚ millions of Americans are still forced to sit in the back of planes‚ trains‚ and buses. Many more are subject to segregation in public places

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    The movie As Good As It Gets sets in New York City where the main character Melvin Udall (Nicholson) finds his life turned upside down when he is left with the responsibility of taking care of his neighbour Simon’s dog while he is being hospitilized. Melvin is a cranky‚ rude‚ bigoted obsessive writer that suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He eats breakfast at the same table in the same reestaurant everyday and brings along his own platsic utensils due to his fear of germs and takes

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    Critical Review Essay Movie: As Good As It Gets By Carlos Gil Tue-Thu 11:00 am This movie presents all the elements of an award wining motion picture. It shows the best out of comedy‚ romance‚ drama‚ sarcasm‚ love‚ hate‚ and life changing experiences. We have characters like Mr. Melvin Udall‚ Carol Connelly‚ and Simon Bishop are so real‚ just like you and me. There is people out there just like them‚ they did not over acted what made the movie a more realistic experience out of the ordinary

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    The movie As Good As It Gets is about a grouchy novelist‚ named Melvin Udall‚ who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Melvin doesn’t like anybody. He is very cold-hearted and disrespectful to everyone he comes in contact with. He carries his own silverware into restaurants‚ locks his apartment door five times a night‚ and never steps on a sidewalk crack. Melvin is completely obsessed about making everything a routine. Every morning he goes to the same restaurant where he sits

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    hours of the movie. And after getting up from the movie‚ I was so into it I had no idea I had been in the theater for about 3 hours. The movie in itself inspired me! No‚ not to be a druggy or lie‚ cheat‚ and steal to get ahead‚ but to simply live better. No one wants to be poor so why not get what you want. Find a way to achieve what you want and go through with it. The way Jordan Belfort lived is only how I can imagine.

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    How candidates get Elected In order to become president‚ you have to be a candidate. Candidates are people trying to go for president. They go to all 50 states so they can be voted for. They have to do a lot of things like‚ they have to be fast or the people will get board‚ they have to very brave because they are standing in front of a million people. If someone want to be president they have to have a lot of money‚ has to be a specific age‚ and you have to be born in the state. In order

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    Shows like CSI‚ NCIS‚ Cold Case‚ and Criminal Minds give some people the notion that murder is as simple as “one‚ two‚ three.” In reality‚ the murderer who is never known is the most successful. So now‚ as only humans do‚ we ask ourselves‚ “How do you get away with murder?” Most importantly‚ in order to be successful‚ you must understand what murder is. Murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another. It may sound simple‚ but finding a way to maintain your innocence through the eyes of

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