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As Good As It Gets: A Review - Term Papers

As Good As It Gets: A Review


In As Good As It Gets, the main character Melvin Eudoll (played by Jack Nicholson) definitely suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder DMS code 300.30. He also may very well be suffering from oppositional defiant disorder, DSM code 313.81.
On a scale of one to ten, I would surely give a ten to his having obsessive compulsive disorder. As far as the possible presence of oppositional defiant disorder, I would rate my confidence with openly a five being that it is mainly considered to be a childhood disorder, and that I am exceedingly undereducated and inexperienced regarding diagnosis of mental disorders.
Obsessive compulsive disorder is usually characterized by the unwanted presence of ...

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go into intense tantrums, but adults who commit mean, aggressive and antisocial behaviors as Mr. Eudoll clearly does are also sometimes said to have ODD.
Throughout the movie, Melvin Eudoll shows clear and undeniable signs of obsessive compulsive disorder. The first time in the movie that we see him enter his apartment, he recites "one two three four five" as he locks all of the fine locks on his door. he then proceeds to turn on the fire light switches in his kitchen, again reciting "one, two, three, four, five." He proceeds immediately to the bathroom where he opens a huge medicine cabinet filled completely with still-wrapped bars of soap and uses two of these as he washes his hand in water so hot that he screams "hot, hot, hot." He throws out both bars immediately after. Further on, we see him walking on the street-jumping erratically to avoid stepping on any sidewalk cracks, while screaming "don't touch!" to everyone he passes. And throughout the movie, whenever he attends ...

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at all about conformity to even the simplest of social restrictions and seems in fact to take delight in being mean.
Family studies and twin studies show that a diathesis towards obsessive compulsive disorder can be inherited genetically and this may be the case with Melvin Eudoll. Another biological cause maybe low level of neurotransmitter seratonin in the brain, as OCD is usually treated with antidepressant drugs that inhibit the reuptake of seratonin But a lot of the cause of OCD seems to be psychological, as heightened stress leads to obsessive thinking that provokes anxiety which can only be revealed by performing compulsive actions. This often has its roots in childhood when ...

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