After watching the film Donnie Darko in class, I realized the movie was related to psychology in many different ways. The most apparent way in the film is presumed conclusion that Donnie is schizophrenic. This is apparent through his hallucinations of Frank throughout the movie, his sleepwalking, and his periodic visits to a psychologist. Donnie is also responsible for committing multiple acts of vandalism in the town. Although, it is visible that it was Frank who did these things as it says, “He made me do It.” on the floor outside the school.
As he tries to convince authorities of what he believes really happened, he is ignored as merely spewing another crazy tirade. Romulus becomes fixated on the death and undertakes justice all the while battling the internal and external conflicts of his disorder. The effects of paranoid schizophrenia are examined in the context of the character as are the effects of the disordered on the disordered, his family, his friends, and the general public. Possible treatments are introduced as well as purported causal factors and possible outcomes. The Caveman’s Valentine is a psychologically charged mystery thriller that follows the main character Romulus Ledbetter, played by Samuel L. Jackson.
Schizophrenia in A Beautiful Mind Imagine what it would feel like to find out that everything around you, the people you know, and all your memories you have shared with them, were not real. This is exactly what John Nash discovered in the movie A Beautiful Mind, after a psychiatrist informed him he has the rare mental disorder called schizophrenia. Although at the beginning of the movie, Nash's mental illness was unknown to views, he showed many symptoms of this condition. I will also speculate on the etiology or cause of his psychosis, the treatment provided to him, and his prognosis as well. The symptoms of schizophrenia are divided into three groups, which include positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and disorganized symptoms.
Nowra suggests that society’s stigmatised views and ideas about individuals with psychiatric disorders are false as he brings forth the notion that Nick and Lucy, and more prominently Lewis, are in absolute confusion about their identities, in comparison to the patients. Similarly, the environment outside of the asylum is frantic as the Vietnam War is taking place, however, when comparing the wars between the patients of the asylum to those outside, it is clear which environment contains more madness; the outside world. Initially, Nowra introduces each of the characters and seemingly their mental disorders; indicating that they are, in essence a representation of the definition of ‘mad’. Lewis bears witness to their insanity as they are “junkie[s]”, “pyromania[cs]” and have problems differentiating “illusion” from “reality”. Displaying the supposed roots of their “madness”, whilst presenting the idea that society only sees these individuals as labels, rather than beings a part of humanity.
He decided to speak up as he was not happy with what was going on. He decided to write to the BBC and with their help, placed hidden cameras around in the hospital to record what was happening. On the 31st May 2011 BBC’s Panorama T.V programme aired revealing evidence of staff abusing patients. The abuse included staff slapping and hitting patients, with some pulling them to the floor and having chars placed on them so they couldn’t move. Some patients were also made to shower with their clothes on.
Ironically, McMurphy was only able to escape the psychiatric hospital through death. The role of a psychiatric hospital is depicted in a very bad light in this film. Psychiatry is depicted as involving brutality and abuse. One method of controlling disruptive patients in the film was to subject them to a severe electric shock to the head. This type of brutality shows the public of this time viewed psychiatric hospitals as guilty of harming patients.
Schizophrenia is defined as a psychotic disorder in which people are disturbed by their own thoughts. Whether it be voices or illusions people that suffer from this illness tend to distort reality. Schizophrenia is usually diagnosed between the ages of 16-30, though it is still being researched today, we are not certain how schizophrenia is developed. Some scientists believe that schizophrenia is caused by a gene malfunction; other scientists say it is caused by family genetics. There are three main symptoms of schizophrenia, delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorder.
Today I am going to talk to you about Schizophrenia and a closer look into my experiences of being diagnosed with it. When a doctor describes schizophrenia as a psychotic disorder, it means that, in their view, the patient can’t tell their own intense thoughts, ideas, perceptions and imaginings from reality. There are different types of schizophrenia. The most common one is paranoid schizophrenia which if generally a manifestation on multiple symptoms. Different patients will have different symptoms which will indicate what type of schizophrenia they have.
The manuals are frequently revised and it has recently been updated to DSM V. There are five different types of schizophrenia; paranoid, disorganised, catatonic, residual and undifferentiated. The paranoid type believe people are plotting against them, are anxious, suffer from delusions, are suspicious of people and they respond to medication. The disorganised type is the silly mind and they suffer from the ‘flat effect’ which is a monotone voice and disorganised speech and behaviour. The catatonic type is when a person has problems with their motor movements; either uncontrollable motor movement or being stood like a statue and mute. The residual type is a milder form of schizophrenia and symptoms are reduced in number and intensity.
Mental Diseases of Macbeth Analyzing a fictional character as a psychiatrist from a separate time period shows how and depicts why a character may act and do certain things. In this case, Macbeth, from the tragic novel, is the patient who is to be analyzed, and finding out what mental diseases he sustains is the goal. Throughout the story of Macbeth, certain moments hint at or give an obvious clue as to what mental issues Macbeth undergoes. Due to the events in which have occurred in Macbeth’s life, he has retained many mental illnesses that are disrupting to common life: having committed homicide, this causes him to have Paranoia, worrying about others out to get him, the murder in which he committed also triggered loss of sleep, better known as Insomnia, and hallucinations which he experiences before his murder and the sounds that he “hears” remain due to his future murder, and are known symptoms of Schizophrenia.