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Asgoodasitgets
Asgoodasitgets
AsGoodAsItGets
Mr.Ring
Pleasecompletethecharacteranalysiswhilewatchingthefilm.
MelvinUdall(JackNicholson)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
Heusestheexcusewe'reallgonnadiesoon
ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Heactsasifheisbetterthaneveryoneelse.Veryshorttemperandlittlepatience.Whenhe
offendssomeonehejustifiesitwithhisideathateveryoneisgoingtodieanditdoesn'treally
matterwhathappensuntilthen.
Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Heviewshimselfinaveryhighregard,butothersviewhiminaverylowregard.Thisdoes
howeverchangethroughoutthestoryashebeginstoformrelationshipswithothersaroundhim,
andheevenadmitstowantingtobecomeabetterman.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Choleric.Heisveryunstablewithhisemotions.Hecangofromcalm,likewhenhe
iscaringforthepuppy,toaggressiveinamatterofseconds,likeifsomeoneinsultshim.Heis
alsoveryrestlessandspendsmostofhistimeworkingonprojectsandthingsinhisapartment
room.Heshowssignsofmentalinstabilitybycryingandlaughingatthesametimewhenhe
hastogiveSimonsdogback.HealsoshowssignsofextremeOCDandneedseverythingtobe
routineorelsehefreaksout,likewhenCarolisntattherestaurantwhenhecomesintoeat,
andheshowsupatherhouse.
IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionMedium.Hecanbeselfish,butalsoverygeneroustoothers,likewhenhepays
foradoctorforCarolschild,andcaringforSimon'sdog.
AgreeablenessLow.Hefeelshisopinionistheonlyrightopinion.Doesnotletothersswayhis
viewofthings.
ConscientiousnessHeisnotcarefulofothersfeelings.Hesaysthingsonhismindwithoutany
filterandcareslittleforhowitwilleffectthememotionally.
OpennesstoExperiencesLow.Heneedseverythingtobeintheroutineheisusedtoorhe
getsupset.ShowsalotofsignsofOCD.
EmotionalStabilityLow.Littlethingssethimoff.Hisemotionsrangedrasticallyonadailybasis
andhecaneitherbeextremelyrudeorextremelygenerousandcaring.
CarolConnelly(HelenHunt)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
WhenMelvinmentionsherson,shegetsverydefensiveandtellshimstraightupandvery
clearlythatifhementionshersonagainhewillbeforbiddenfromherrestaurant.
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ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Shegetsverydefensiveoverherson.Thatishersoftspotintermsofheremotions.Whenshe
feelsanyoneistalkingdownaboutortohim,likewhenMelvinspeakstohim,shelashesout
andraiseshervoice.Thismakesherfeelmoreincontrolandshewantstogetthemessage
acrossthatsheisnotgoingtoletanyonemesswithherson.
Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Sheviewsherselfinahighregard,andothersdoaswell.Sheisconstantlygivinganditshows
throughoutheractionsandwords.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Phlegmatic.Sheisverycalmandreliable.EvenwhenMelvinisrudeandcreepy,
sheremainscontrolled.Sheispatientinsituations,likewhenMelvinshoweduptoherhouse,
andsheisalsoveryassertivewithhowshefeels,andstandsupforherself.
IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionHigh.Sheisverygenerousandgiving,especiallytoherson.Herwholelife
revolvesaroundcaringforhim,andshefeelsthatishergreatestpurposeinlife.
AgreeablenessHigh.Sheisverykindandsympathetictowardsothers.Forexample,shegives
Melvinachanceandremainspatientwithhimwhennooneelsewill,andbydoingthat
discoversagoodsideinhim.
ConscientiousnessHigh.Sheisverycarefulandthoughtful.Shehasagreatdesiretodoher
taskswell,suchasherjobandcaringforherson.
OpennesstoExperiencesHigh.Sheisveryattentiveandsensitivetotheworldaroundher.
Shetakesonnewexperienceswithopenarms,likegoingonthetripwithMelvin.
EmotionalStabilityLow.Shereactswithpanicandanxietyunderstressfulsituations.Shefinds
itdifficulttobalanceherstressandworriesalotaboutthings,especiallythingsinvolvingher
son.
SimonBishop(GregKinnear)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
HetriestobeconfrontingwithMelvin,butwhenMelvincomesathimwithinsultsandanger,he
sinksbackinhisshellanddoesn'tspeakhismind.
ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Heisveryinsecureandsoftspoken.HeallowsMelvintobullyhimeventhoughheknows
Melviniswrong.Duetothelackofselfworthhehas,heallowsotherstowalkalloverhimeven
thoughheisveryobservantandseespeopleformorethantheoutside.Hesays.henyou
lookatsomeonelongenoughyoudiscovertheirhumanity.Hetypicallykeepshismouthshut,
butwhenthingsbuildupheletsthemgoinabigbreakdownepisode,likewhenMelvincameto
hisapartmenttowalkhisdog.
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Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Heviewshimselfinalowregard,whileothersviewhiminahighregard.Heisveryinsecure
anddoesnotthinkofhimselfasgoodenough,butothersseehisgoodnaturedattitudeand
thereforehaverespectforhim.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Melancholic.Heisveryquiet,reserved,anxiousandunsociable.Hedoesnotfeel
confidentspeakinghismindtoothers,andheisveryinsecure.Hetypicallyallowsothertowalk
alloverhim,andtendstospendtimealone.Butoccasionally,helashesout,provinghimtobe
beveryrigid.
IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionHigh.Hecaresalotabouthowothersviewhim.Thismostlystemsfromhis
insecurities.
AgreeablenessMedium.Hewantsotherstoaccepthim,buthealsohasasetwayofviewing
thingswhichsometimesmakesithardforhimtodoso.Thiscomesfromhisanxietyofwanting
everythingtoworkoutthewayhethinksitssupposedto.
ConscientiousnessHigh.Heisverycarefulandvigilantwithhiswordsandactionsandhasa
greatdesiretodotaskswellinordertopleaseothersortoavoidmakingthemupset.
OpennesstoExperiencesLow.Heisveryanxiousandnewexperiencesintimidatehim.
EmotionalStabilityLow.Heholdsalotofhisemotionsinsideofhimwhichbuildupandresult
inhimgoingthrougharollercoasterofemotions.Heseemsverydepressedatmosttimes,and
talksinahopelesstone.
FrankSachs(CubaGoodingJr.)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
HetriestophysicallylashoutatMelvinwhenheinsultshim.Heisveryassertiveand
confident.HestandsupfortheinjusticeMelvindoestoothers,especiallyhisfriend,Simon,
whocannotstandupforhimself.
ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Whenhefeelsheisbeingtalkeddowntohegetsverydefensiveandusesintimidatingvoices
andthreatstogethispointacross.Heseemstofeelthisistheonlywaypeopletakehim
seriously.
Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Heviewshimselfinahighregard,andothersdoaswell.Heisheadstrongandconfident,and
otherscanseethatwhenhespeaks,thereforeearningrespectfromothers.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Sanguine.Heisaleader,andhasaverytalkativeandoutgoingpersonality.He
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doesnotallowotherstodisrespecthimandisveryheadstrong.Heknowshisvaluesandhe
doeseverythinginhispowertodefendthose.Heisalsoagoodfriendanddefendsothersas
well,makinghimaveryloyalperson.
IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionHigh.Heisverytalkativeandassertive.Heletsothersknowhowhefeelsandis
notafraidhowtheywillreactbecauseheisconfidentinhisbeliefsandmorals.
AgreeablenessLow.Heisnotverywarmandfriendly.Thismostlystemsfromhisdefense
mechanisminwhichhefeelsheshouldalwayshavehisguardupsoheisnotvulnerable.
ConscientiousnessHigh.Heisverythoughtfulandvigilantwhenitcomestobeingloyaltohis
friendsandalsohimself.Hewillstandupforthoseclosetohim,suchaSimon,andwillalso
defendhimselfwhenhefeelsheisbeingdisrespected.
OpennesstoExperiencesHigh.Heisalwaystravelingwithhisjobanddoingnewthings.He
seemstobeveryopentonewtaskshemusttakeonandhasaverygoodworkethic.
EmotionalStabilityHigh.Althoughheiseasilyangered,heisabletocontrolthoseemotions
andrestrainhimselffromactingupontheminainappropriateway.Hehasgoodselfcontrol
andknowswhenandwhennottomakeasituationintosomethingbiggerthanitis.
EysneckPersonalityTable:
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