Rain Man Psychology

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The movie, Rain Man, started with the character of Charlie (Tom Cruise) looking for an inheritance. He finds his long lost older brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) who cannot show any emotional attachment. This did not interfere with his knowledge of his relatives and even the car his father drove. Raymond has a high functioning disability of Autism, with a sensory input deficit. He can speak about but cannot understand his own personal emotions as well as others. Raymond’s routines and rituals protects his comfort levels. Breaking those routines caused emotional damage to him. He memorizes and recites information that he reads. This was his main stimulation other than television programs was. He regurgitates this information when anxious or …show more content…

He shows an abstract interest in where things should be placed in the room. He displayed a certain motor movement of holding right hand with left and mimics noises and rocks while standing interchanging weight on each foot with the left foot in front. Charlie is not autistic but shows only an attachment to materials and have no emotional attachment to anyone including his newly found brother and his disability until later throughout their week together. Raymond cannot express pain other than verbally at a minimal level. However he accounts for the sensation in his notebook along with the date, time and why it occurred. When forced to do things he is uncomfortable with, he self-abuses and screams as if in serious pain. This shows a deficit in social-economical reciprocity. Raymond showed an awareness, through reading the statistics of danger that caused him to remove himself from the car and walk. The police and surroundings disturbed his car ride tremendously. His hearing is amplified to where he can even count within seconds how many tooth picks were dropped on the floor. When sounds intrigue him, he repeats them consistently as he heard them. He has an exquisite artistic capability in drawing with …show more content…

In the past, autism was perceived as rare but is now known as being common. The role of Central Nervous System factors in pathogenesis which is the manner in development of a disease, is proposed by high rates of seizure disorder; research has emphasized the role of several specific brain regions in syndrome pathogenesis. Autism is an intense genetic disorder and undoubtedly arises because of multiple genes. Repetition of rates in families with one child are very high. Early intervention with various techniques can provide assistance in many cases. Some pharmacological agents may help with certain challenging behaviors, however they do not address the underlying cause of the disorder. (Volkmar,

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