Autism Spectrum Disorders are disorders that fall on the autism spectrum or autistic spectrum. They describe a range of conditions called pervasive developmental disorders, which include autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), childhood disintegrative disorder, and Rett syndrome, although usually only the first three conditions are considered part of the autism […]
Schizophrenia and Cinema Therapy
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it hard to tell the difference between what is real and not real, think clearly; Have normal emotional responses, and act normally in social situations. Sometimes a person suffering from schizophrenia experiences a reduced ability or lack of ability to function normally. For example, the person appears to […]
Copycat
After giving a guest lecture on criminal psychology at a local university, Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver), a respected field expert on serial killers, is cornered in a lavatory by one of her previous subjects, Daryll Lee Cullum (Harry Connick, Jr.), who kills a police officer and brutally attacks her. Helen becomes severely agoraphobic as […]
Addiction and Cinema Therapy
Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Addictions can include, but are not limited to, drug abuse, exercise addiction, sexual addiction and gambling. Classic hallmarks of addiction include impaired control over substances or behavior, preoccupation with substance or behavior, […]