Film Review: Psychopathological Symptoms And Diagnosis

light on and off five times until it stays on. When he is in the bathroom, he throws out the leather gloves he used for the day into a pedal trashcan. This trashc an is depicted perfectly for a person with OCD because they do not have to touch it or get near to it in order for it to open. Melvin then continues to wash his hands, trying not to touch anything with his whole hand, he opens the medicine cabinet, containing a vast of soap bars perfectly organized, he takes a bar and removes the wrapping, turns on the scorching water and begins washing his hands. After rubbing for a couple of seconds Melvin throws away the soap bar and repeats the ritual over and over again, unwrapping a brand new bar of soap and carries forward his decontamination. …show more content…
As the new waitress comes towards the table, Melvin is getting his plastic utensils organized, when she touches them and asks him, “What are those for?” Melvin immediately looks up and starts denying her services and tells her to get Carol. He is beginning to get very anxious; he has a confused and anxious look on his face when he is told that Carol might not be coming back to the diner. Melvin gets really upset and starts yelling and even calls the new waitress an elephant girl. This scene eventually leads to a scene in which Carol has a new doctor in her home treating her ill son. Melvin’s need for control and routine is so high, that he personally pays all the fines, and asks her to return to work to serve