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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the OCD is. In the film As Good 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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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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was. He took his frustrations and anxiety out on those around him‚ without necessarily meaning to. I think the movie did a great job in showing that living with this disorder is a struggle for the patient as well as those around them. The movie did a good job in showing the constant planning and rearranging of life it takes to barely functions with OCD as well as the extreme lengths it takes for a attempt at a normal life. The scene where Mr. Udall realizes that he forgot to lock the door‚ and the scene
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unwanted‚ whereas compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly (DSM-5‚ 2013‚ p. 235). After watching the film “As Good as It Gets‚” I learned that Mr. Melvin Udall‚ suffered from a severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In the very beginning of the film‚ I witnessed him lock the door five times‚ turn on the light five times‚ followed by washing his hands with multiple
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