One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest: Antisocial Behavior I.Diagnosis of Randal McMurpy. A.Character assessment of Randal McMurpy played by Jack Nicholson in the movie. B.Description of Antisocial behavior. II.How it affects those around them III.What is the treatment (if any) is there for this disease. B.What medications are prescribed, if any? C.What kind of aftercare treatment is available? One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest: Antisocial Personality Behavior Diagnosis and The main character, Randle Patrick McMurphy, is brought to a state mental institution from a state prison to be studied to see if he has a mental illness. McMurphy has a history of serving time in prison for assault, and seems to take no responsibility for his actions. McMurphy is very outgoing, loud, rugged, a leader, and a rebel. McMurphy also seems to get pleasure out of fighting the system. McMurphy relishes in challenging the authority of Nurse Ratchett who seems to have a strong hold over the other patients in the ward. He enters into a power struggle with Nurse Ratchett when he finds out that he cannot leave the hospital until the staff, which primarily means her, considers him cured. As he tries to conform to the ways of the hospital, he actually becomes more like the patients that he detests. In one last attempt to escape from the hospital, McMurphy uses his cunning wit and skills as a con man to persuade the orderly into opening a window to allow two women into the ward. As the nigh progresses and he has the perfect opportunity to flee he realizes the hospital is the only safe place to stay. Due to Randal McMurphy rebellious ways and non-conformist ideas, the hospital performs a lobotomy, which during the time of this movie, was one of the only treatments known to suppress antisocial personality behavior. Antisocial personality behavior in a person is described as “someone who has little disregard for and violation of the...
