PSY 255, Abnormal Psychology, Dr. Phillips
Optional Extra Credit (Max of 10 points if all questions answered thoroughly)
Due IN CLASS no later than Tues., 12/1/15 (no late assignments accepted; can only do ONE paper)
1) Howard Hughes (played by Leonardo Dicaprio) is a wealthy man who gained oil money after his parents died. Hughes had an oil industry in Texas but moved to Hollywood to produce movies. He produced “Hell’s Angels” in two years and spent four million on the movie alone. The most money spent on a movie at this point of time. Hughes paid a lot of attention to detail and once he made something, he wanted to make something bigger and better. He then began to start making movies while developing planes. Although he is wealthy, he spends a lot of money on the movies and the airplanes. Slowly throughout the money, Hughes begins to lose grip of reality. He begins by being too clean and at one point he actually cuts himself by scrubbing his hands too hard. …show more content…
The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder (e.g., excessive worries, as in generalized anxiety disorder; preoccupation with appearance, as in body dysmorphic disorder; difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, as in hoarding disorder; hair pulling, as in trichotillomania [hair-pulling disorder]; skin picking, as in excoriation [skin-picking] disorder; stereotypies, as in stereotypic movement disorder; ritualized eating behavior, as in eating disorders; preoccupation with substances or gambling, as in substance-related and addictive disorders; preoccupation with having an illness, as in illness anxiety disorder; sexual urges or fantasies, as in paraphilic disorders; impulses, as in disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders; guilty ruminations, as in major depressive disorder; thought insertion or delusional preoccupations, as in schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; or repetitive patterns of behavior, as in autism spectrum
Optional Extra Credit (Max of 10 points if all questions answered thoroughly)
Due IN CLASS no later than Tues., 12/1/15 (no late assignments accepted; can only do ONE paper)
1) Howard Hughes (played by Leonardo Dicaprio) is a wealthy man who gained oil money after his parents died. Hughes had an oil industry in Texas but moved to Hollywood to produce movies. He produced “Hell’s Angels” in two years and spent four million on the movie alone. The most money spent on a movie at this point of time. Hughes paid a lot of attention to detail and once he made something, he wanted to make something bigger and better. He then began to start making movies while developing planes. Although he is wealthy, he spends a lot of money on the movies and the airplanes. Slowly throughout the money, Hughes begins to lose grip of reality. He begins by being too clean and at one point he actually cuts himself by scrubbing his hands too hard. …show more content…
The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder (e.g., excessive worries, as in generalized anxiety disorder; preoccupation with appearance, as in body dysmorphic disorder; difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, as in hoarding disorder; hair pulling, as in trichotillomania [hair-pulling disorder]; skin picking, as in excoriation [skin-picking] disorder; stereotypies, as in stereotypic movement disorder; ritualized eating behavior, as in eating disorders; preoccupation with substances or gambling, as in substance-related and addictive disorders; preoccupation with having an illness, as in illness anxiety disorder; sexual urges or fantasies, as in paraphilic disorders; impulses, as in disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders; guilty ruminations, as in major depressive disorder; thought insertion or delusional preoccupations, as in schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; or repetitive patterns of behavior, as in autism spectrum