Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which patients have intrusive thoughts that lead them to do repetitive behaviors to ease their anxiety. Treatment options for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy‚ medication‚ and Psychotherapy can help the person suffering by reducing the frequency of compulsive behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy‚ also known as CBT‚ is an effective way for treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. CBT is the training of a patient’s
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“According to the criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013)‚ Obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ also known as OCD‚ is an anxiety disorder characterized by compulsions and obsessions.” An obsession is an unwanted thought‚ feeling‚ or image that repeats itself. Compulsions are behaviors that occur in response to the obsessions in order to relieve anxiety or prevent the obsession
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The movie As Good As It Gets sets in New York City where the main character Melvin Udall (Nicholson) finds his life turned upside down when he is left with the responsibility of taking care of his neighbour Simon’s dog while he is being hospitilized. Melvin is a cranky‚ rude‚ bigoted obsessive writer that suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He eats breakfast at the same table in the same reestaurant everyday and brings along his own platsic utensils due to his fear of germs and takes
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After viewing the movie “ As Good As it Gets” which was directed by James L. Brooks (1997) and reading the article “Perceived Functions Of Worry Among Generalized Anxiety Disorder Subjects: Distraction From More Emotionally Distressing Topics” by Borkovec & Roemer (1995). I was able to get a better understanding of anxiety disorders and how it may affect people and their everyday lives. The movie “As Good As it Gets” follows a 60 year man named Melvin that works at home as a writer of one of
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OCD is characterized by the presence of obsessions and or compulsions. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts‚ urges‚ or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted‚ whereas compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly (DSM-5‚ 2013‚ p. 235). After watching the film “As Good as It Gets‚” I learned that Mr. Melvin Udall‚ suffered from a severe case
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Is This Really "As Good As It Gets?" Melvin Udall is a mean spirited‚ rude‚ unpleasant old man who lives alone and has never connected with anyone. His obsessive-compulsive disorder along with his fear of germs‚ cracks and fears of intimacy has raised a wall around him keeping others out. Mr. Udall feels comfortable alone‚ that’s what he knows and he also has a keen way of putting off anyone with whom he comes into contact. His constant ritual performances and anxiety issues prevent him
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those around him‚ without necessarily meaning to. I think the movie did a great job in showing that living with this disorder is a struggle for the patient as well as those around them. The movie did a good job in showing the constant planning and rearranging of life it takes to barely functions with OCD as well as the extreme lengths it takes for a attempt at a normal life. The scene where Mr. Udall realizes that he forgot to lock the door‚ and the scene where he explains that he has begun taking his
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Describe and evaluate therapies for Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) OCD is a chronic mental health condition that is usually associated with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour. An obsession is an unwanted‚ unpleasant thought‚ image or urge that repeatedly enters a person’s mind and results in anxiety. A compulsion is a repetitive behaviour or mental act that a person feels compelled to perform to try and avert or undo the effect of the obsession. An example of an obsession and compulsion
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Pathophysiology Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by absurd‚ recurrent and uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) that produce anxiety‚ which are followed by repetitive behaviors (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety. OCD may be looked upon as a condition in which the affected person frequently experiences irresistible urges to perform repetitive rituals (compulsions). OCD may be defined as the irruption in the mind of uncon‐
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The movie As Good As It Gets is about a grouchy novelist‚ named Melvin Udall‚ who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Melvin doesn’t like anybody. He is very cold-hearted and disrespectful to everyone he comes in contact with. He carries his own silverware into restaurants‚ locks his apartment door five times a night‚ and never steps on a sidewalk crack. Melvin is completely obsessed about making everything a routine. Every morning he goes to the same restaurant where he sits
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