One Flew Over The Cuckoo Nest Psychology

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I choose the movie One flew over the cuckoo nest to write about. The movie One flew over the cuckoo nest was a very interested and informative to watch. I enjoyed watching all the crazy things that went on and try to understand what each person was suffering with. Looking at the movie made me realize that we have millions of people roam around with mental illness issues who need special care and do not even know. The three main characters that I thought was interested to me was Dale Haring, Billy Bibbit , Charles Cheswick and Nurse Ratched. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest takes place in a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest. The institution is dominated by Nurse Ratched a cold, precise woman with calculated gestures and a calm, mechanical manner. The story begins, when a new patient, Randall Patrick McMurphy, …show more content…

I think that he is clinical depressed and his personality disorder is a cluster A which can be paranoid PD. Billy Bibbit has a stuttering problem which makes him shy and quite, his personality disorder is cluster C which can be dependent disorder. Charles Cheswick talk a lot and have little actions, his personality disorder is cluster A and C because has avoidant issues. This three man all have similar issues which are treated all different ways. In the movies they had so many different forms of therapy that was used. Using different kinds of therapy will help everyone in a different way. Some may want to try all the different ways first to see which one works the best for them. They had group therapy so that they can express themselves. They played basketball to burn some extra energy, went swimming and fishing to relax the mind. They also had shock therapy which I didn’t agree with because they were force to get it because they knew that it was not good and it didn’t feel good. Some also smoke cigarettes to calm and relax

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