“As Good As It Gets” Abnormal Psychology Lina Jones November 14‚ 2007 The movie that I choose to watch was “As Good as it Gets” by James L. Brooks. The character that I will be discussing is Melvin Udall played by Jack Nicholson. Melvin Udall is a novelist from New York that is working on another one of his books. To his readers‚ Udall may seem to be a normal person however; he is struggling to do everything right in his life. He has the symptoms of a person dealing with obsessive-compulsive
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As Good as It Gets In the movie As Good as It Gets Jack Nicholson’s character‚ Melvin Udall‚ suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ known as OCD for short‚ is a type of anxiety disorder. In this movie‚ Melvin displayed many compulsions. When he comes back to his apartment he locks his door 5 times and turns on and off the lights 5 times. He also washes his hands with 2 new bars of soap each time he washes his hands. When he walks‚ he avoids stepping on any
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"As Good As It Gets" In the movie "As Good As It Gets" there are three main characters with three different lives brought together out of need. Melvin‚ played by Jack Nicholson‚ is an obsessive compulsive who speaks what is on his mind. Carol‚ played by Helen Hunt‚ is a single mother trying to make it in a world that has not been kind to her. Simon‚ played by Greg Kinnear‚ is a gay artist who plays the role of the victim. The movie revolves around Melvin’s life and the people he comes in contact
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After viewing the movie “ As Good As it Gets” which was directed by James L. Brooks (1997) and reading the article “Perceived Functions Of Worry Among Generalized Anxiety Disorder Subjects: Distraction From More Emotionally Distressing Topics” by Borkovec & Roemer (1995). I was able to get a better understanding of anxiety disorders and how it may affect people and their everyday lives. The movie “As Good As it Gets” follows a 60 year man named Melvin that works at home as a writer of one of
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As Good As It Gets Overview Melvin Udall‚ from As Good As It Gets‚ presents today in your clinic. He has a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Although past attempts at treatment were unsuccessful‚ Melvin wants to try again. He has just begun a relationship with Carol Connelly‚ a waitress‚ who has urged Melvin to explore treatment that will help him abandon some of his rituals‚ improve his social skills‚ and ultimately manage the anxiety and obsessions that cause his behavioral and
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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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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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Alliya Rashid June 30‚ 2014 Why Grades Are Not Good For Students Every student wants to brag that he or she is an “A student”. In schools‚ students’ abilities and levels of intelligence can be measured by a series of letters from A to F on a piece of paper. A is for excellence‚ B is for good‚ C is for average‚ and D and F means you’re fail. This system is called Grading System. Parents can reward‚ for good grades and can restrict privileges for lower grades. In my opinion‚ grading doesn’t affect
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