Sleeping with the Enemy (1991). Martin Burney as an example of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder?: Analysis with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

Abstract from the year 2016 in the subject Psychology - Clinic and Health Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, grade: 99.00/100.00, California State University, East Bay (CSUB), course: Abnormal Pshchology 315, language: English, abstract: This paper uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5) to analyze a movie character, Martin Burney from the 1991film Sleeping With the Enemy . Martin Burney’s behavior and personality are scrutinized using diagnostic criteria written by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). In the paper, Martin Burney is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). This paper is an effort to apply skills and terminology learned in Psychology 315-Abnormal Psychology at California State University Bakersfield-Antelope Valley campus during the spring quarter of 2016.