Charlie Sheen Essay

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1) Based on what you've seen and heard from him, and using the information from Chapter 1 "What is Psychological Abnormality", would you classify Charlie Sheen's behavior as abnormal? Upon what do you base this? Based on Chapter 1 “What is Psychological Abnormality” I believe his behavior is dangerous and dysfunctional. I believe that Charlie Sheen’s dysfunctional behavior is very disruptive towards his activities of daily living. Charlie is dangerous to be around. His children need to be out of his reach until he is able to collect himself. Charlie Sheen stated this before going off on a trip, “For now, I'm just going to hang out with these two smoking hotties and fly privately around the world. It might be lonely up here, but I sure like the view.” Charlie Sheen doesn’t care what he says, or when he says it. In society you need to learn your limits with other peers, Charlie Sheen disregards this and believes no rules apply to him because he’s “still winning”. 2) Again, based on what you've seen and heard from him, and using the information from Chapter 8 and from the DSM Quick Reference book, what symptoms does Sheen displays that match the criteria for the category of Mood Disorder? Based on Chapter 8 Charlie Sheen fits under the category of Mania in DSM IV. The behavior Sheen expresses fits the statement Comer made on page 264 stating “They may talk rapidly, and loudly, their conversations filled with jokes and efforts to be clever or conversely, with complaints and verbal outbursts”. Charlie Sheen also expresses the motivational realm, cognitive realm, and physical realm’s symptoms. Comer also states that “to be considered to be in a full manic episode it’d be for at least one week they display an abnormally high and irritable mood along with three other symptoms of mania”. Charlie Sheen has been acting in a Manic Stage ever since he was interviewed
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