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| Major Depressive Disorder / Social Phobia / Mystery Brain Disease | 2/16/2009 |
Q: Okay, the protagonist of my screenplay suffered from both major depressive disorder and social ...
A: I've heard of people drinking mouth wash, hair tonic, and other products with alcohol to get a buzz. ...
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| Major Depressive Disorder / Social Phobia / Mystery Brain Disease | 2/16/2009 |
Q: Okay, the protagonist of my screenplay suffered from both major depressive disorder and social ...
A: I don't know of any one disease that would cause all of the symptoms you describe. However, it's ...
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| A pair of opposites, but no conflict. | 12/26/2008 |
Q: Spilman I am writing a short film in hopes of producing and shopping to festivals. I came up with ...
A: Yes, this is an interesting problem. It would seem to me that this couple could meet at a ...
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| psychology jobs | 8/29/2008 |
Q: This isn't so much about psychology but the profession itself. What type of job can one get with a ...
A: There are a good many types of things you can do with psychology. However, as you noted, most types ...
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| Mental Institutions | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a screenplay about a mental institution, and I would like to know what reasons there are ...
A: That really depends on a number of things. I'll have to ask some questions before I can give you an ...
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| Catalepsy | 3/31/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a short about a cataleptic patient and have a few questions I'm hoping you can answer ...
A: First of all, I would like to begin by saying that you are asking some excellent questions here. ...
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| Mental Illness | 1/15/2008 |
Q: First of all I would like to thank you for devoting your time. I am currently working on a spec ...
A: Head trauma is a rather complicated issue. That's because the nature of the disturbance depends on ...
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| Good College | 5/15/2007 |
Q: My name is Hope, and I do not think that my question pertains to your expertise, but I decided to ...
A: If I'm not mistaken, UCLA has both a psychology department and a screenwriter's program. I would ...
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| Intermittent Explosive Disorder | 1/30/2007 |
Q: From what I have read (very little) this disorder seems like it is an uncontrollable outburst of ...
A: You are right, someone who has Intermittent Explosive Disorder will exhibit bouts of anger that are ...
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| my characters | 5/24/2006 |
Q: I am Amanda Houghtelling and I live in Condon, Oregon. I really just need to know how I could get my ...
A: I think that the main thing to remember here is that nearly all behavior is an adaptation. The only ...
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| Psychological info for character in a screenplay | 4/6/2006 |
Q: I am currently working on a screenplay that came from a work of fiction I wrote a year or so ago. ...
A: That question is rather long and involved. However, I will comment briefly here and provide you ...
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| compulsion / obsession | 4/4/2006 |
Q: I am writing a character who is compelled to act when she feels people are in danger. A little ...
A: Interesting question. First of all, a true obsession or compulsion isn't usually as well ...
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| Character Question | 2/26/2006 |
Q: I have been somewhat flummoxed by my own failure to write a 10 year old boy's struggles with his ...
A: I'm afraid the scenario you describe is a bit too general. I would need more background on the boy. ...
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| Dealing with death and illness | 1/1/2006 |
Q: My script is set in the medieval times and includes a mother of 2 getting the black death plauge and ...
A: I'm afraid that I don't have the expertise to talk about the black death plague. That's a medical ...
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| Overcoming cowardice | 10/7/2005 |
Q: Hola! My name is Jose Ramon and I live in Guaynabo, Puerto a suburb of the Greater San Juan ...
A: It's difficult to "diagnose" your 12-year-old because the information that you are providing is a ...
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| Mental health | 5/29/2005 |
Q: Mental Health question on Multiple Personality Or Schizophrenia Is it possible for someone to have ...
A: The terms you are seeking are Multiple Personality Disorder or Dissociative Identity Disorder. ...
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| When can somebody be..... | 3/25/2005 |
Q: When can somebody be considered to be mentally unstable, thus they have to be Mentally ...
A: You have quite a few questions here. I'll try to touch on as many of them as I can. If you need ...
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| Dreams | 1/4/2005 |
Q: I am writing a script and in it I utilize two dream sequences to provide character information. The ...
A: Interesting questions you have there. I'll address them one by one: >My question is, what sort of ...
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| remember me? | 11/25/2004 |
Q: We stuck with neurastehnia. As in the original short story, it's sort of a mystery disease that's ...
A: Visit my website: www.counseling.com/spilman. I'll also comment on your last post below: "We stuck ...
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| remember me? | 11/24/2004 |
Q: You told me about neurasthenia. The director read the script, & wants the patient to have cool, even ...
A: I'd be happy to talk to you further about his. However, I would like to know a couple of things. 1) ...
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| name of illness | 11/12/2004 |
Q: That was terrific, thanks. Now, could you tell me the names of a few medications (intravenus and ...
A: Medications? That's out of my scope of practice. However, I'd consider the following for your ...
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| name of illness | 11/9/2004 |
Q: I think perhaps I missed the first part of your response, though, since this response begins "I just ...
A: A bit of the first part did get cut off. Let me recap: Mental illness, up until a hundred years ...
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| name of illness | 11/8/2004 |
Q: I'm writing a screenplay about a family plagued with a mysterious mental illness. Something that ...
A: I just wanted to add, that the term I'm thinking of is "Susto" or "Fear Disease". This is a ...
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| 2 part question | 10/27/2004 |
Q: Spilman, my name is Quentin Lucas and I'm currently writing a novel. I was wondering what ...
A: Both of your questions are pretty broad. However, I think that I can give you a good starting place ...
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| Dreams | 9/16/2004 |
Q: I've seen the movies about dreams such as the Cell and Vanilla Sky, but I was interested in giving a ...
A: Having never seen either of those films, I'm not sure what to tell you about them. But, generally ...
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| family issues | 8/20/2004 |
Q: I am currently writing a play about a sexually abused girl who has to deal with the aftermath. If ...
A: Interesting question Katerina. Our current concept of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would obviously ...
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| Psychology- mourning | 8/10/2004 |
Q: I'm trying to write a movie to send for college. The premise (so far) is this: a girl (Zoe) is ...
A: I think you have to distinguish between fantasy and delusion. It's common for people to work out ...
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| Schizophrenia | 2/12/2004 |
Q: I am a seocnd year drama and film student who is writing a play that will increase the awearness of ...
A: It sounds like you have a fascinating play in mind. I would suggest that you begin your readdings ...
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| Mental Health Question | 10/26/2003 |
Q: Spilman I'm writing a screenplay at the moment about a Man living a double life with a second wife ...
A: I found this to be a very interesting question. Frankly, I don't think that I have either heard of ...
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| Paranoid schizonphrenic in a movie | 8/1/2003 |
Q: I am considering writing a murder/mystery that takes place at the peak of the Roaring Twenties. The ...
A: Interesting idea Julia. I'd suggest you look at the following website on schizphrenia. I think it ...
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