Taking the Patient’s History
I. Identifying Information
Patient name: Melvin Udall
Melvin Udall is a male and is about 50 years old. He is a heterosexual Caucasian, who is a popular novelist/ writer. He lives in New York City, New York.

II. Chief Complaint/Presenting Problem
The main complaint from the patient is obsessive-compulsive disorder. He seems to have problem with germs, cracks on the floor or side walk, taking pills, and with keeping people out of his house. Mr. Udall’s germ problems cause him to use multiple soaps when washing his hand. He has to use plastic utensils at the only restaurant he eats at. He is cannot have people touch him and he covers his hands with gloves. He is in constant fear of other will touch him and the germs that they could possibly be carrying. He hates walking on crack on the ground or flooring but does not know why.
The other problem he has is, he is misanthropy which a hatred or distrust of humankind (Merriam-Webster, 2014). He states he does not get along with other tenants on his floor. He doesn’t keep a relationship with other people and is irritable. He understands the society’s norms and rules but because misanthropy makes him inapproachable and seeming to not care. This does not help with his obsessive-compulsive disorder because he seem to use it to keep people away from him because he is ashamed of it. He has stated in the past that he does not like gays. So he could be homophobic, however it is believe it is part of the misanthropy and how he keeps people away.
The other main problem that is being portrayed is that he is compulsion. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors such as excessive or unreasonable cleaning, checking a stove or locks on doors, hand washing, requesting assurances, or mental acts, such as repeating certain words silently, counting, or praying excessively. Once he is home he has to turn the lock five times before he can do anything else. He also has to set the silverware exactly the same space away at home.