Agoraphobia Movie: Citadel Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder. Those who suffer from agoraphobia try to avoid situations that may cause panic. Individuals with this disorder may find it hard to leave home or be in situations that arouse feelings of embarrassment or helplessness. In the movie Citadel, the protagonist Tommy witnesses a brutal attack which causes him to develop agoraphobia. Tommy struggles with having to go outside after the attack but in order to see his wife who is in a coma, he must leave the house.
Upon leaving the house, Tommy experiences dizziness, heavy or rapid reheating and also blurred vision.This disorder cripples Tommy, making the difficult task of being a single father, who has to rely on public transportation to get around, even harder. Agoraphobia traps Tommy in a victim mindset, causing him to irrationally fear for his life every time he leaves his home. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (COD) As good as it gets Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by irrational thoughts that push you to do ritual like behaviors. By repeating behaviors, those who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder try to reduce anxiety.Some symptoms include excessive washing and repeated checking.
In the movie "As good as it gets" Melvin Dual portrays a man who lives with obsessive compulsive disorder in New York. Some of rituals are turning on every light switch and turning every lock five times before he can leave. Melvin also wears gloves to protect his hands from coming into full contact with anything but if that does not work he will wash his hands repeatedly. COD makes Melanin's life very rigid; he has to eat breakfast at the same table at the same restaurant every day.Melanin's ritualistic behaviors disrupt his interpersonal and professional life. Melvin works at home as a novelist, with a precise order for things in his home.
Melanin's interpersonal life is affected by him being obsessed with contamination, which in the movie makes it hard for him to develop close personal relationships with a woman he likes. Through these actions it is safe to say that Melvin Dual suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. Narcolepsy Movie: Rat race Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder caused by the brain poorly regulating sleep- wake cycles.Narcoleptics are prone to excessive daytime sleepiness and disturbed actuarial sleep.
Narcoleptics experience ERM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep much faster that most people. In the Rat Race, Enrich Polling played by Rowan Atkinson is overtaken with sleep at random moments during the movie. Enrich Polling is about to win the prize at near the end of the movie, the only thing that he has left to do is to turn a key and open a locker but falls asleep standing. An attack of narcolepsy can occur at inappropriate times and places. Narcolepsy causes Enrich lose the race.I can see how narcolepsy can disrupt one's daily life.
Not knowing when nee can fall asleep can definitely be dangerous and potentially fatal. Tip of the tongue phenomenon Movie: The adventures of Llano & Woodlot The tip of the tongue phenomenon deals with memory retrieval. It is the feeling that knowing a name or word but able to recall it that moment. In the movie "the adventures of Llano & Woodlot' Frank Woodlot tries to remember the name of an actor. His dialogue is as follows: "It's on the tip of my tongue. You know who I mean.
He's got the hair, the eyes, a bit of a nose, and a mouth, and it's all held together with, like, a face! " With the tip of the tongue phenomenon, you know the rod exists and you know what it meaner, but you Just can't spit it out. This can be very frustrating but one should remember to stay come because the word or phrase that you cannot recall at that time will come to you eventually. Androgyny Movie: Rat Race Androgyny is defined as having both female and male characteristics and also being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, in dress, appearance or behavior.Person who are androgynous are said to have increased creativity and a well- balanced gender identity. In "The Rat Race" a conversation between a man and a barkeeper hints towards androgyny.
Their conversation is as follows: Man: Hey, miss! (Barkeeper turns around; thin lips, hard face and doesn't look pleased. Man: Sorry, I thought you were a woman. Barkeeper: I am a woman. It is easy to confuse someone who is androgynous for the gender they portray.
Sleep Pane Movie: Hall Pass Sleep pane is a disorder in which you have stoppage of breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep.Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes and can occur one to one hundred times per hour. Individuals with obstructive sleep pane may use a night time breathing mask to help them receive air while they leap. In the movie "Hall Pass" a middle-aged man, Fred, that is hopelessly unable to pick-up women suffers from sleep pane and must wear a breathing mask to help him breath while he sleeps.
His wife mentions, sixteen minutes into the movie, she would live to see the look the girl's face when she wakes up next to Fred with his sleep apneas mask on.Beyond the potential of being embarrassing, those who suffer from sleep pane can have uncomfortable nights of rest. Those who suffer from sleep apneas tend to snore or gasp for air when they sleep. This can be problematic or someone their significant others and not to mention the relationship if said significant other cannot learn how to compromise. Classical Conditioning TV Series: The Office Season 3 Episode 1 5 Phyllis Wedding Classical conditioning was discovered by a Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov.
In classical conditioning, an individual learns by associating one stimulus with another.The individual grows to learn that the first stimulus (neutral stimulus) is a cue for the second. There are four principles of the process: Unconditioned Stimulus (US), Unconditioned Response (OUR), Conditioned Stimulus and Conditioned response (CRY). In the television show "The Office," Jim conducts Pavlov's experiment on his coworker Dwight. Jim offers Dwight an alkaloid (mint) every time his computer reboots and makes a bell sound.
This continues for some time until Jim reboots his computer and Jim reaches out his hand expecting an alkaloid.Dwight has Just gone through classical conditioning. Before conditioning Dwight was able to hear the bell sound (neutral stimulus) and not expect an alkaloid. However, during condition the sound of the bell started to become a signal to Dwight that he will be receiving an alkaloid unconditioned stimulus), causing him to extend his hand (unconditioned response). After conditioning, when Dwight heard the bell sound (conditioned stimulus), he still extended his hand (conditioned response), expecting an alkaloid even when he was not offered one.
Post-traumatic stress disorder Movie: Iron Man 3 Postgraduates stress is a disorder that is brought on after experiencing a horrific event that involves physical harm or the threat of physical harm. A person that has been exposed to an extreme stresses or traumatic event to which he/she responded with fear or helplessness can be diagnosed with Post traumatic stress disorder. There are three symptoms consisting of re-experiencing the event, avoidance of reminders of the event and heightened arousal lasting more than a few months.In the movie "Iron Man 3" Tony Stark is haunted by the memories of a near death experience.
This causes Tony to suffer from lack of sleep, anxiety attacks with shortness of breath whenever he remembers the near death experience. Tony also avoids talking about the experience with others and denies having postgraduates stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress gets in the way of Tony being Iron Man, causing to suffer panic attacks whenever he recalls the event. Along with the panic attacks ND lack of sleep, Tony becomes very reclusive and works in his basement for days on end.
I think Tony is working to stay busy so he can keep the near death experience off his mind and also to try to find a way to keep another near death experience from happening. Structure of personality Movie: Emperor's New Groove According to Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, there are three main mental entities that make up of structure personality. 'd, Ego and Superego are the different entities we use to determine our behavior and how we approach life. The ID represents our basic instincts, hunger, thirst, sex and aggression. ID follows the pleasure principle and seeks instant gratification.
The ego represents our reason and good will. Ego operates with the reality principle, ego represents us. Superego is our inner conscience giving us options to do something different. It is up to the Ego to keep the peace between the ID and Superego. In "Emperor's New Groove," Kronor kidnaps the emperor and throws him into a river. At this moment Kronor is confronted by a devil (ID) and angel (Superego) both telling him to do something different.
The angel is telling him to rescue the emperor because it is the right thing o do and it will help him to follow the righteous path.While the devil tells him to forget the emperor and to listen to whatever he has to say because it will be fun. The devil seeks pleasure and instant gratification so it is safe to say that he is the ID. The angel is acting as a moral guardian and trying to get Shrunk to do something different. There is a constant battle between the ID and superego for control. This struggle has to be regulated by the ego, causing us to decide between pleasure and what we know is right.
Though the super ego wins, it is the ID who usually comes out on top.Schizophrenia Movie: A Beautiful mind Schizophrenia is a long term mental disorder that makes it hard to tell the difference between what is real and what is not. Schizophrenia can be thought of as a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion and behavior. This disorder can cause a withdrawal from reality and personal relationships, turning them into delusions and fantasy. In "A Beautiful Mind" the protagonist suffers from schizophrenia.
The protagonist, John Nash, quickly comes to the realization that he has the disorder, after a confrontation with government agent he images.This infiltration never happens but is witnessed by John's wife, who is struck during the struggle. This act caused John to realize that the man he fought with was all in his head and that he did suffer from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia can be thought of as scary because of a split in personality as depicted in many movies, this is not true. Schizophrenia is a split of the brain not personality.
This disorder causes one to lose connection with thoughts, perceptions and feelings. Based on John's inability to distinguish between reality and fantasy and also his delusions; it is safe to say that John Nash suffers from schizophrenia.
