Bob Wiley suffers from quite a few psychological disorders such as agoraphobia, dependent personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder throughout the movie. Bob indeed did fit the criteria for abnormal in this film because of his present disorders that made him act irrationally. Bob Wiley showed many symptoms of agoraphobia, like his fear of leaving his apartment and getting on elevators. He is also wary about boarding the bus to see Dr. Leo Martin at his family’s country house. He also mentions to Dr. Martin that he worries about his heart stopping or not finding a bathroom in time while outside. Bob also shows a few symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder throughout the movie. He is very fearful of making direct contact with any …show more content…
As Dr. Martin is on vacation, Bob tries to get in contact with him repeatedly because of his fear of being alone. He takes a couple desperate measures, such as pretending to be Dr. Martin’s sister calling in for an emergency to faking his own death. Eventually, Bob manages to get hold of his address and pays him a visit. Bob then spends his time following the family on their vacation engaging with everyone on their daily journeys. He relies on them to make him feel calm and entertained with daily activities and as well as Dr.Martin for psychological help. Bob also never really argues back with Dr. Martin for his own irrational decisions. Bob is always obedient toward him. Agoraphobia is “a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless and embarrassed.” The portrayal in the movie is pretty accurate. Bob does have a fear of leaving his home or being in small places such as elevators. However, he is seen taking several medications to help cope with his disorders by suppressing them which never seem to really help as they
Ernie Barnes: Research of the Football Artist Ernie Barnes was and still is one of the most popular and well-respected black artists today. Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, in 1938, during the time the south as segregated, Ernie Barnes was not expected to become a famous artist. However, as a young boy, Barnes would, “often [accompany] his mother to the home of the prominent attorney, Frank Fuller, Jr., where she worked as a [housekeeper]” (Artist Vitae, The Company of Art, 1999). Fuller was able to spark Barnes’ interest in art when he was only seven years old. Fuller told him about the various schools of art, his favorite painters, and the museums he visited (Barnes, 1995, p. 7).
In the film, American Psycho, Patrick Bateman was a wealthy investment banker who also happened to be a serial killer. He was highly intelligent and was charming which attracted many of the women who came his way. Unlike most people in the world, he lived in constant pain. He was rarely happy with himself, and also hated everyone around him. He felt that he needed to inflict his pain on others in violent ways. He always had something disgusting to say such as, “I like to dissect girls; I am utterly insane.” It is outside of the norm to speak in this way, therefore he would be considered deviant. He displayed feelings of distress as he became frustrated very easily with himself and others. Everything
Agoraphobia is a psychological disorder characterised by panic and anxiety. This particular anxiety disorder involves the fear of experiencing a panic attack in a public place where safety may be unavailable, which causes discomfort (Lilienfeld, 2017). This disorder is commonly recognized in women and often arises during adolescent years. Often times, people develop agoraphobia after a previous panic attacks, which than causes them to worry about having another in the future (Agoraphobia, 2017). This results in avoidant behaviours, such as evading places where an attack may occur. There are many causes, symptoms, effects on both the individual with the disorder and their loved ones, as well as a variety of treatments available.
Michael is a 56 year old male who lives alone in a small tin shed in the middle of the bush in central Queensland. He has no children, no partner and lives by himself. During the day he spends his time sleeping on the couch or doing chores around the property. If he isn’t asleep, he requires a stimuli to remain occupied. When he was a young boy, he was a very calm child with a great sense of humour. His physical health was perfect with good energy levels. When he was sexually abused at the age of 8, by his grandfather, these characteristics started to change. From the age of 16 he was having regular breakdowns in his thinking and emotional responses. Michael was constantly feeling irritable and having trouble sleeping with frequent nightmares. As the years went by his attitude was extremely negative which led on to him being withdrawn from his family and friends. During his last year of high school, he started to regularly use marijuana. He would experience countless amounts of paranoia episodes where he would hear voices and thought he was being spied on. At the age of 45 he was fin...
Garrett morgan was a very accomplished man who was self educated and really contributed to society. He invented the original traffic light and he invented the original gas mask which saved many people's lives in many dangerous situations.
Many of the qualities Walton develops during his trip are symptoms of schizophrenia. His letters exude an aura of depression, loneliness, In his second letter, Walton emphasizes an obsession with his aspiration to lose his loneliness. He “desires the company of a man who could sympathize with [him]” (Shelley 7). According to Merrell Dow,
Another symptom popular in Asperger’s is the absorption of one activity. This is false for Holden as well, as Holden has a slight interest in a few activities instead of an absorbing interest in one activity. Though Holden has symptoms of Asperger’s, one can see he has clinical depression instead.
Lyndon B. Johnson's, a man who was raised from humble beginnings was able to rise up in politics from a Representative, to a Senator, to Vice President, and finally becoming our nation’s 36th President. Starting off his presidency with tragedy due to John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he took the position of extending the legacy of JFK’s visions and making them his own during his time in office. Although Lyndon B. Johnson is not viewed as one of our greatest presidents due to his foreign policies and involvement in the Vietnam War, his achievements in domestic policies in my opinion has had the greatest developmental impact on politics in the US since 1945.
For a person diagnosed with agoraphobia, there are a number of restrictions and consequences associated with the disorder. A serious consequence is the incidence of severe and paralysing panic attacks. In the early stages of agoraphobia people suffer recurring panic attacks when in certain public places or situations. These attacks cause the person to feel generally uncomfortable in public settings. Eventually, fear of the recurrence of the panic attacks results in an obvious reluctance or refusal to enter all situations associated with the attacks. Other consequences of agoraphobia may include fear of being alone, fear of being in places where escape might be difficult, feelings of helplessness, dependence on others and depression. These consequences place many serious restrictions on a person with this disorder. Agoraphobia causes people to restrict their activities to smaller and smaller areas in order to avoid crowds, and open and public places or situations. This may finally lead to the inability of a person to leave their home without suffering a panic attack.
Schizophrenia is a long term psychological effect that has affected him from taking drugs all these years. All these drugs have negatively affected this individual in the long run and there is no turn around. Once the damage is done it is
Neville claims that God speaks directly to him: Claim to some divine authority is not necessarily a dangerous trait, as prominent religious groups within the world today were started by a leader or individual claiming to be a messenger or to have special insight from a divine being. A single leader’s claim to divine authority is the foundation of religions such as Islam (for example, Mohammad: a prophet of Allah), and thus this claim to divine authority itself cannot define a cult. As Neville Cooper may argue: a leader who uses their authority to share their genuine interpretation of the Bible is not necessarily a cultic trait. Neville Cooper claims to focus his statements of creed, and thus what Gloriavale members follow, on the teachings of the bible.
Ben’s case, there is no cure and probably never will be. He was born with this disorder and he
Professor Howard Cedar was born in the United States in New York in 1943.He received his BSc in Mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and in 1970 he received his MD and PhD in microbiology from New York University. From 1970 to 1973 he worked for the U.S. Army’s Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland. He is married to Zipporah, a drama therapist, and has six children, one of whom is Joseph Cedar, a film writer and director. In 1973 he migrated to Israel where he joined the faculty in the Hebrew University and is serving as a professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Genetics of Human Cell and Chairperson of the Department for Developmental Biology and Cancer Research where
The main character Pat who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, displayed signs of manic episodes such as: fast talking, rambling with words, and no sleep. There were about 3 scenes of Pat waking his parents up early in the morning because he was looking for something, or could not wait to tell them something in the morning. Throughout most of the film, Pat exhibits a lot of delusions. Before hospitalization, it is briefly mentioned that Pat was accusing his wife and another teacher (who ironically was the man who this wife cheated on) embezzling money from him. After hospitalization, there were delusions that him and his wife were perfect for each other and they were going to be work through their marriage when that clearly was not the
.... After meeting with Robert Downey Jr. over the past few years he has shown and expressed his psychological disorders with me. It seems that every time Downey tried to get his life together, he overloads himself, which stresses him out. Being stressed is one symptom of Bipolar, so when he is going through one of his episodes, that is when he breaks his sober streak and goes down hill all over again. Making it extremely difficult to get back to where he should be. In situations like Downey, it takes as much as hitting rock bottom before he realizes how much he has corrupted and affected not only his own life, but also his friends and family that are trying to help him get better. This document is entirely fictional, that the person named in the evaluation was never actually evaluated, and that the report author is not qualified to conduct psychological evaluations.