As Good As It GetsObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderObsessive-Compulsive Disorder is defined as an anxiety disorder in which

a person is stuck in a cycle of repetitive, unwanted thoughts, and repetitive, ritualized behaviors.

Sufferers are unable to control the repetitive rituals (compulsions) they perform.

While they may seem excessive (such as touching the doorknob 5 times before leaving the house) even to the sufferer, they are necessary to reduce anxiety.

Can be helped by replacing with other habits

Helps to realize its not catostrophic

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Types1. Contamination obsessions with washing/cleaning compulsions

2. Harm obsessions with checking compulsions

3. Obsessions without visual compulsions or “pure obsessions”

4. Symmetry obsessions with ordering, arranging, and counting compulsions

5. Hoarding

6. Overlapping OCD types and symptoms

MEDIA

As Good As It Gets● Harm Obsessive● Author● Homophobic● Contamination

Obsessive● Symmetry Obsessive● Overlapping OCD

Compulsions and Symptoms

● Cranky● Bigoted● Wealthy● Intelligent

As Good As it Gets● Spends most days locked in apartment writing his 66th book

● Has artistic gay neighbor with annoying dog

● Dog corners Melvin in hallway, Melvin throws him down the laundry shoot

MELVIN←--

Annoying Dog --->

CONNECTION

CONNECTION● Gay neighbor gets robbed and beat up

● Verdell (dog) needs a place to say

● Melvin gets tricked into watching him

● Melvin is disgusted by dog

CONNECTION● Melvin will only

touch dog with gloves

● Verdell (dog) takes liking to Melvin constantly bothering him

● Melvin give him bacon to go away

CONNECTION● Melvin starts walking

Verdell● Marvin always steps

over cracks because of his OCD

● Eventually Verdell hops over the cracks just the way melvin does

● This makes melvin happy

CONNECTION VALIDITY● Since Melvin Sees that

Verdell is like him, he starts letting his guard down

● Starts handling Verdell without gloves

● Let's Verdell sleep on his bed

● Melvin starts to realize that when he breaks his compulsion nothing bad happens

CONNECTION VALIDITY● After realizing breaking his contamination

compulsion with Verdell, Melvin starts to notice he is letting his guard down on his other compulsions

● Starts not washing his hands as much● Starts not checking if he locked the door 5 times● Starts not organising his silverware when he eats● Stops organizing his vegatables

My Take●Writers must have done a lot of research on

type of OCD. They are very visual and descriptive in this movie

●Movie does a great job of showing how you can replace compulsions with good things in your life

●Movie shows the emotional distress a obsessive compulsive person goes through

REFERENCES●References used other than textbook/notes

●Pschcentral.comhttp://psychcentral.com/lib/ocd-your-cat-dog-

or-family-pet/●Verywell.com

https://www.verywell.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-ocd-2510663