The Road Within is a comedy and drama written by Gren Wells. It follows three characters with different mental disorders and their journey to the beach. One of the main characters is Vincent, who has Tourette Syndrome. As a result of his mother’s sudden death, Vincent was forced to live with his father, Robert, and stepmother. For selfish reasons, they send him to an experimental treatment center in Nebraska. There he is paired with Alex, who suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Out of mysophobia , Alex sabotages Vincent, in hopes of getting rid of him. Finally, Marie is introduced as Vincent’s tour guide and an anorexic. During Vincent’s stay at the treatment center, Marie not only steals Dr. Rose’s car keys, but convinces him to leave
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As they are leaving, Alex catches them and demands that Vincent returns his CD. He then threatens to tell Dr. Rose about Vincent and Marie’s actions. The two quickly stop him, forcing Alex into the car against his will. Once Dr. Rose realizes that they are gone, she calls Robert. Together, they go searching for the missing patients. As they drive to the beach, they encounter some mishaps and the audience is able to see how each character’s illness affects their journey. As they get closer to the beach, their relationship also changes. They get a better understanding of each other. Once they reach the beach, Marie’s body shuts down, and she is rushed to the hospital. Robert and Dr. Rose meet them there. Marie survives and receives a wake up call. Vincent and his father have an emotional conversation and come to an understanding. The movie ends with Vincent and Alex walking down the pier. Alex calls it a behavioral …show more content…
The obsessions are consistent repeating thoughts, urges, or images that are seen as intrusive and unwanted; while compulsions are behavioral responses to the obsessions and are deemed important to follow. The DSM-5 states that if a person has obsessions, it is defined as having recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted, and that in most individuals cause marked anxiety or distress. Also, the individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action by performing a compulsion. The DSM-5 states that a person who has compulsions, must have repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing, ordering, checking, or mental acts that can include praying, counting, and repeating words silently, that the individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly. Another criteria of compulsions is that these behaviors or mental acts are not connected in a realistic way with that they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly excessive. In order to be diagnosed with OCD, these obsessions or compulsions must be time-consuming; for example, a compulsion can last up to one hour a day, or cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social,
As they are leaving, Alex catches them and demands that Vincent returns his CD. He then threatens to tell Dr. Rose about Vincent and Marie’s actions. The two quickly stop him, forcing Alex into the car against his will. Once Dr. Rose realizes that they are gone, she calls Robert. Together, they go searching for the missing patients. As they drive to the beach, they encounter some mishaps and the audience is able to see how each character’s illness affects their journey. As they get closer to the beach, their relationship also changes. They get a better understanding of each other. Once they reach the beach, Marie’s body shuts down, and she is rushed to the hospital. Robert and Dr. Rose meet them there. Marie survives and receives a wake up call. Vincent and his father have an emotional conversation and come to an understanding. The movie ends with Vincent and Alex walking down the pier. Alex calls it a behavioral …show more content…
The obsessions are consistent repeating thoughts, urges, or images that are seen as intrusive and unwanted; while compulsions are behavioral responses to the obsessions and are deemed important to follow. The DSM-5 states that if a person has obsessions, it is defined as having recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted, and that in most individuals cause marked anxiety or distress. Also, the individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action by performing a compulsion. The DSM-5 states that a person who has compulsions, must have repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing, ordering, checking, or mental acts that can include praying, counting, and repeating words silently, that the individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly. Another criteria of compulsions is that these behaviors or mental acts are not connected in a realistic way with that they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly excessive. In order to be diagnosed with OCD, these obsessions or compulsions must be time-consuming; for example, a compulsion can last up to one hour a day, or cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social,