The movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a movie that contains many things that relate to psychological disorders, including: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Trauma, and phobias. I will be discussing the plot of the movie, and then I will explain how the psychological disorders relate to the characters of the movie. The story’s main character is a nine year old boy named Oskar Schell, who is very close to his father. When his father is killed in the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Oskar is devastated, and he feels very depressed and angry towards his mother. Oskar has a secret about the “Worst Day” that when he arrived home early from school, his dad was calling the house for the last time when he walking in,
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Psychological trauma is a type of damage that results from a severely distressing event and it is often a result of overwhelming stress. Oskar shows symptoms of this because of the death of his father. The symptoms include: mood swings, anger, irritability, sadness, and guilt. A lot of his mood swings and anger are directed toward his mother. Phobias are also something that Oskar exhibits. Since he has ASD, he exhibits a lot of fears such as fear to cross bridges, public transportation, fireworks, and other things. Oskar is mostly exhibiting Agoraphobia, which is fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when overcome with panic. He tries to avoid his fears such as bridges and public transportation because he is afraid something bad will happen. In conclusion, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close displays a variety of psychological disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Trauma, and phobias. In the movie, Oskar learns to overcome his fears through his journey, because he must face them to finish his journey. Overall, this movie was a very good display of the effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder, which was the main disorder of the movie. I would highly consider watching it because it is a very emotional movie that shows the journey of a young boy trying to get closer to his
Psychological trauma is a type of damage that results from a severely distressing event and it is often a result of overwhelming stress. Oskar shows symptoms of this because of the death of his father. The symptoms include: mood swings, anger, irritability, sadness, and guilt. A lot of his mood swings and anger are directed toward his mother. Phobias are also something that Oskar exhibits. Since he has ASD, he exhibits a lot of fears such as fear to cross bridges, public transportation, fireworks, and other things. Oskar is mostly exhibiting Agoraphobia, which is fear or avoidance of situations in which escape might be difficult or help unavailable when overcome with panic. He tries to avoid his fears such as bridges and public transportation because he is afraid something bad will happen. In conclusion, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close displays a variety of psychological disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Trauma, and phobias. In the movie, Oskar learns to overcome his fears through his journey, because he must face them to finish his journey. Overall, this movie was a very good display of the effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder, which was the main disorder of the movie. I would highly consider watching it because it is a very emotional movie that shows the journey of a young boy trying to get closer to his