DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION REPORT PATIENT: Melvin Udall DATE OF BIRTH: April 29‚ 1941 135 West 12th Street Apt. 10 Manhattan‚ New York 10019 AGE: 56 EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: Master’s College Graduate MARITAL STATUS: Single DATE OF TESTING: June 17‚ 1997 REPORT DATE: December 20‚ 1997 EVALUATOR: Jeremy Wilson REFERRED BY: Dr. Robert Green REASON FOR REFERRAL Reexamination was requested by the patient‚ Melvin Udall‚ on June 10‚ 1997 to determine his psychological
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people are portrayed in Nicholson’s character. Jack Nicholson plays the role of Melvin Udall‚ a writer that lives in the city of Manhattan‚ who is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also is not the nicest guy in town‚ to say the least. He is homophobic‚ rude‚ racist‚ and sexist. His disorder keeps him from living an ordinary life like everyone else; he is stuck to his same routine day after day. Melvin
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As Good as it Gets and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Running head: AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND OCD As Good as it Gets and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Melvin Udall lives a very unhappy‚ isolated life as a writer. He spends most days indoors with the exception of his daily trip to his local restaurant‚ where he methodically performs a multitude of rituals before actually eating. He walks on the sidewalk so as to avoid stepping on cracks and brushing against other people. He wears gloves and wipes
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The film “As Good as It Gets‚” starring Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall and Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly‚ is about a seemingly bitter old man‚ Mr. Udall‚ who gradually works to overcome his many deeply-rooted social issues in order to eventually develop a relationship with his favorite waitress‚ Carol‚ as well as get along with his neighbor‚ Simon‚ and Simon’s dog‚ Verdell. The movie is not only entertaining‚ but also clearly encompasses many psychological principles‚ including self-fulfilling prophecy
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I got to watch this wonderful movie named‚ ‘As Good As It Gets’. It is about a writer who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His name is Melvin Udall who is really rude to all the people he meets and loves only himself. He gets angry at small things‚ for example‚ he gets so angry at his gay neighbor’s dog‚ for urinating in the hallway. He is so angry that he puts the dog in the garbage chute. He is very specific about all the things he does. He only eats at a specific restaurant and at a specific
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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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As Good As It Gets Overview Melvin Udall‚ from As Good As It Gets‚ presents today in your clinic. He has a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Although past attempts at treatment were unsuccessful‚ Melvin wants to try again. He has just begun a relationship with Carol Connelly‚ a waitress‚ who has urged Melvin to explore treatment that will help him abandon some of his rituals‚ improve his social skills‚ and ultimately manage the anxiety and obsessions that cause his behavioral and
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Melvin Udall is a misanthrope who works at home as a best-selling novelist in New York City. He suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder which‚ paired with his misanthropy‚ alienates nearly everyone with whom he interacts. He eats breakfast at the same table in the same restaurant every day using disposable plastic utensils he brings with him due to his pathological mysophobia. He takes an interest in his waitress‚ Carol Connelly‚ the only server at the restaurant who can tolerate his behavior
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his life in a certain order and if it doesn’t go his way he has a fit. Melvin ignorance begins with a dog being thrown down a garbage shoot; Melvin has quite a problem of saying whatever is on his mind when he is around other people. He met his match with this one particular waiter she was blunt to the point like him. I believe because she was tired and stressed her response to him was different from everyone else. What Melvin liked about the waiter was she didn’t show emotion to his nonsense that
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As Good as It Gets In the movie As Good as It Gets Jack Nicholson’s character‚ Melvin Udall‚ suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ known as OCD for short‚ is a type of anxiety disorder. In this movie‚ Melvin displayed many compulsions. When he comes back to his apartment he locks his door 5 times and turns on and off the lights 5 times. He also washes his hands with 2 new bars of soap each time he washes his hands. When he walks‚ he avoids stepping on any
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