The movie Matchstick Men vividly illustrated how a mental disorder can interfere with everyday life (Bailey‚ Griffin‚ Rapke‚ Scott‚ Starkey‚ & Scott‚ 2003). Roy Waller‚ played by Nicholas Cage‚ is smart‚ scrupulous and straight forward. Living alone‚ he is acutely aware of his mental illnesses (Bailey‚ Griffin‚ Rapke‚ Scott‚ Starkey‚ & Scott‚ 2003). He lives his life by depending on an illegally obtained medication (Bailey‚ Griffin‚ Rapke‚ Scott‚ Starkey‚ & Scott‚ 2003).
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Nicholas Cage played Roy Waller‚ a conman with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ in Matchstick Men (2003). He reveals his thoughts in a gripping therapy session as he rambles “Look‚ Doc‚ I spent last Tuesday watching fibers on my carpet. And the whole time I was watching my carpet‚ I was worrying that I might vomit. And the more I thought about it... the more I realized that I should just blow my brains out and end it all. But then I thought‚ well‚ if I thought more about blowing my brains out
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Evynn McGinn Star Gibson Psychology 17 November 2013 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder It is normal to go back and make sure you turned the curling iron off‚ or double check the doors to make sure they’re locked. But when a person suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ when you think you forget these regular‚ simple tasks it can run your whole day. Upon picking this topic and taking this class‚ I didn’t know about any of the diseases. OCD stuck out to me the most‚ and so I felt like it would
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) At some point during their lifetimes‚ some people are bound to suffer from a psychological disorder. They may be afflicted with schizophrenia‚ borderline personality disorder‚ major depressive disorder‚ bipolar disorder‚ or post-traumatic stress disorder. However‚ one anxiety disorder interests me personally‚ which locks the individuals that suffer from it into a perpetual cycle of continuous thoughts and behaviors. This disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder
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For my I-Search I have chosen to write about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have been interested in the disorder ever since I came across a woman with OCD in goodwill while I was in St. Louis. I was with my cousin and sister at the time and we were relaxing in chairs near the bathroom while waiting for our parents to be done finding a brand new‚ old pair of jeans. While relaxing in the chairs‚ my cousin and I noticed a girl go into the bathroom‚ but not close the door all the way and then
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder One of the most interesting mental illnesses to talk about today is obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is mostly referred to as OCD. Although OCD is an attention-grabbing subject‚ it can occupy a lot of time and energy from a person’s life. There are many who suffer from OCD including men‚ women‚ boys and girls. This mental illness causes one to have thoughts that are uncontrollable as well as behaviors that are repeated over and over again. For example‚ Sue just
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Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what causes it‚ the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ and the treatments for Obsessive -Compulsive Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s daily lives. Introduction Do you constantly check to see if you turned the stove off? Do you have to wash your hands a certain
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Mental Illness Awareness Assignment Literature Review HSP3U Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is factor that affects the daily lives of many‚ especially in the twenty-first century. Through a questionnaire aimed to evaluate the true awareness of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder in the modern day high-school‚ society may finally be able to take a look into how educated in mental illnesses today’s children truly are. Such research is essential‚ through these statistics it will help society analyze
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1 I have always been fascinated with behavioral disorders‚ especially OCD. I learned about OCD a few years ago when I was reading a medical journal. At first‚ it seemed like something very odd. The idea that otherwise normal people can do such strange things‚ and not be able to control themselves was fascinating. I wanted to know more about this topic‚ which is why I chose to write my paper on it. I thought that by knowing more about the subject‚ I will be able to better understand how these
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“A MINI PROJECT REPORT” OF PAPER-8 “Psychotherapy for Mental Disorders” ON TOPIC: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER Submitted for the partial fulfilment of the Degree of Masters in Psychotherapy By: Ms. Roshni Sondhi Roll No.: IIH/048/PG/PTH/2009J Second Year THE GLOBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY NAGALAND TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page 1 Table of contents 2 Introduction 4 Features of obsessions and compulsions 5 The psychodynamic perspective 8 The behavioural
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