In our everyday lives, we may not pay attention to certain quirks or actions that others or even ourselves conduct. People may not notice that certain behaviors may be identified as a psychological disorder but as a behavior that they seem as the norm. Durand and Barlow (2013) stated, a psychological disorder as “psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response” (Durand & Barlow, 2013, p.1). In the movie, As Good As It Gets (James, Johnson, Zea & Brooks, 1997), the main character, Melvin Udall, behavior may be viewed to him as normal behavior but in my perspective Mr. Udall (played by Jack Nicholson) behavior portrayed prominent signs of a psychological disorder called obsessive-compulsive and related disorder.
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153). In Mr. Udall case, there were many instances in the movie where his behavior seemed to be compulsive at times. For example, in the beginning of the movie when he enters his apartment he unlocks and locks his front door five times and conducts the exact same action when he enters the bathroom (James, Johnson, Zea & Brooks, 1997). These behaviors are described by Durand and Barlow (2013) as “compulsions” which are “repetitive, ritualistic, time-consuming behavior or mental act a person feels driven to perform, often in response to obsessive thoughts” (p. 153). In the movie, As Good As It Gets (James, Johnson, Zea & Brooks, 1997), it was not until Mr. Udall washed and discarded his hands with a new bar of soap twice that the diagnosis of his behavior as obsessive-compulsive and related disorder seem to be an accurate
153). In Mr. Udall case, there were many instances in the movie where his behavior seemed to be compulsive at times. For example, in the beginning of the movie when he enters his apartment he unlocks and locks his front door five times and conducts the exact same action when he enters the bathroom (James, Johnson, Zea & Brooks, 1997). These behaviors are described by Durand and Barlow (2013) as “compulsions” which are “repetitive, ritualistic, time-consuming behavior or mental act a person feels driven to perform, often in response to obsessive thoughts” (p. 153). In the movie, As Good As It Gets (James, Johnson, Zea & Brooks, 1997), it was not until Mr. Udall washed and discarded his hands with a new bar of soap twice that the diagnosis of his behavior as obsessive-compulsive and related disorder seem to be an accurate