In the Movie as Good as It Gets, Actor Jack

question 8

Multiple Choice

In the movie As Good As It Gets, actor Jack Nicholson plays the character of Melvin Udall, a gifted writer who always eats in the same restaurant, brings his own plastic utensils, and engages in strict patterns of behavior, such as repetitive hand washing or walking carefully on the sidewalk to avoid stepping on a crack. Failure to follow these ritual behaviors results in extreme anxiety and distress. The character Nicholson was portraying would probably be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

• A)autism spectrum
• B)Tourette's
• C)borderline personality
• D)obsessive-compulsive

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions or feelings.

Serious Side Effects

are unwanted or dangerous effects caused by medical treatment or intervention that can require additional medical attention or discontinuation of the treatment.

Classical Antipsychotics

Drugs (such as Thorazine and Haldol) that block dopamine receptors. These drugs seem to treat many positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Negative Symptoms

In psychiatry, refers to the absence of normal behaviors or functions, such as lack of emotional expression, motivation, or speech, often associated with schizophrenia.