In this paper, we will discuss the intimate relationship between Hollywood and Abnormal Psychology, vividly demonstrated in the films Matchstick Men, Birdy, Broken Glass and the Three Faces of Eve. As we dissect the films and their abnormal natures, we will look at accuracies and inaccuracies, etiology, symptoms, and treatment.
We begin with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which was very artistically depicted by Nicolas Cage in Matchstick Men. Nick did a wonderful job of showing many of the symptoms associated with OCD, from the nervous 'ticks', to the repeated opening and closing of doors, to his speckless apartment. Throughout the movie, he exhibited two of the major symptoms of OCD: cleanliness, and checking. His irrational anxiety about cleanliness came out when his friend showed up at his house unannounced and began walking around the house with his shoes on. Nick was unable to deal with the anxiety that Frank's 'dirty shoes' brought him, and was only be able to calm down......
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