One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Essay
Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Thomas Evans 12-6-96 General Psychology Dr. Sabin
In the movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, there was a character named McMurphy, played by Jack Nickolson, who was admitted into a mental institution for medical testing after having been convicted of statutory rape.
It was obvious that he was only faking and he thought that he could get off from having to serve his sentence in a work camp. He pretty much saw everything and everyone as a joke but the only person who he didn't fool was nurse Ratchet. He thought that he would be able to leave in a couple of months, the time of his sentence in the work camp, until he found out that he wouldn't be allowed to leave. After a few days he began to see the …show more content…
One night, Chief had killed McMurphy out of pity for him as he thought it was undignified that they had taken nearly all of his humanity and the movie ended with Chief escaping after it had been said that it couldn't be done. Electro-convulsive therapy is a technique used to treat disorders such as major depression and schizophrenia. Patients usually receive one treatment about three time a week for usually ten sessions. Electrodes are attached to the temples and a strong electrical shock is given, enough that convulsions are produced. This application of current induces unconsciousness so it becomes nearly impossible for the patients to recall the treatment. The patients are given a sedative beforehand and are also given muscle-relaxants because the shock produces such strong convulsions that the patients would otherwise flail about wildly sometimes breaking bones. With these muscle-relaxants the convulsions are barely noticeable to any onlookers. Also this form of therapy is not given to patients that have heart-problems or high blood pressure. ECT has been under much controversy for many reasons.
Thomas Evans 12-6-96 General Psychology Dr. Sabin
In the movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, there was a character named McMurphy, played by Jack Nickolson, who was admitted into a mental institution for medical testing after having been convicted of statutory rape.
It was obvious that he was only faking and he thought that he could get off from having to serve his sentence in a work camp. He pretty much saw everything and everyone as a joke but the only person who he didn't fool was nurse Ratchet. He thought that he would be able to leave in a couple of months, the time of his sentence in the work camp, until he found out that he wouldn't be allowed to leave. After a few days he began to see the …show more content…
One night, Chief had killed McMurphy out of pity for him as he thought it was undignified that they had taken nearly all of his humanity and the movie ended with Chief escaping after it had been said that it couldn't be done. Electro-convulsive therapy is a technique used to treat disorders such as major depression and schizophrenia. Patients usually receive one treatment about three time a week for usually ten sessions. Electrodes are attached to the temples and a strong electrical shock is given, enough that convulsions are produced. This application of current induces unconsciousness so it becomes nearly impossible for the patients to recall the treatment. The patients are given a sedative beforehand and are also given muscle-relaxants because the shock produces such strong convulsions that the patients would otherwise flail about wildly sometimes breaking bones. With these muscle-relaxants the convulsions are barely noticeable to any onlookers. Also this form of therapy is not given to patients that have heart-problems or high blood pressure. ECT has been under much controversy for many reasons.