Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder that is characterized by intrusive thoughts, obsessive thoughts and distressingly persistent rituals. According to the World Health Organization, obsessive-compulsive disorder is now among the top anxiety disorders. It is a disabling disorder that affects a person’s daily routine and quality of life. OCD is sometimes called an exaggerated fixation or perfectionism.
To clearly portray a person with OCD, one has to see movies such as As Good As It Gets and The Aviator where the characters with OCD are depicted by Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio, respectively. Melvin Udall, Jack Nicholson’s character in As Good As It Gets, is a writer afraid of being touched by people, of using a brand new soap twice, stepping into cracks, and using eating utensils in restaurants. When he walks on street, he avoids bumping into other pedestrians, makes sure he steps only on solid concrete, and brings his own spoon and fork when he plan to eat out. Normal, everyday activities stress him so much that he would rather stay inside his apartment for months than go out to a place which he considers to be...
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