Dramatizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
There are two pillars of OCD, obsession and compulsion. Obsessions are persistent thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that seem to invade a person’s consciousness. Compulsions are repetitive and rigid behaviors or mental acts that people feel they must perform in order to prevent or reduce anxiety. The disorder of OCD is classified as an anxiety disorder because the obsessions cause intense anxiety, while the compulsions are aimed at preventing or reducing anxiety. In addition, anxiety rises if individuals try to resist their obsessions or compulsions. Those with obsessive-compulsive disorder feel overrun by recurrent thoughts that cause anxiety or by the need to perform repetitive actions to reduce anxiety (Comer, 2010). In The Aviator, the confrontation of obsessions and compulsions in Hughes’ mind and behavior are vividly illustrated.
References
Comer, R. J. (2010). Abnormal psychology (8th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Oltmanns, T. F. & Emery, R. E. (2012). Abnormal psychology (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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