Psychological Analysis of Martini In the movie, Martini (no other name is given) is an One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, approximately thirty to forty year old male who resides in the same mental institution as the main character of the show, Randle McMurphy. McMurphy is obviously not insane, but faked being so presumably to abbreviate his stay in a transfer to a mental a prison work camp by “earning” institution. Eventually, McMurphy a number of the patients there becomes “friends” with including Martini. Among the group of acquaintances accumulated by McMurphy as (or “Mac” he becomes known to his fellow patients), Martini possesses the most laid back and passive personality. He rarely speaks unless spoken to and never expresses any aggressive behavior. However, though Martini seems unaware of his mental status, he is undoubtedly sub-average in mental capacity and ability. After observing Martini throughout the movie, I believe Disorganized Schizophrenia is the proper diagnosis for him. Characterized by disorganized thinking and behavior, and inappropriate or absent expression, this particular type of Schizophrenia seems to fit Martini’s behavior patterns perfectly (Mayo Clinic). The first of the behaviors expressed by Martini that led me to this diagnoses appeared near the beginning of the movie when Martini approaches McMurphy and me a improper use of randomly inquires, “can you borrow dime?” Martini’s common English hints at problems with disorganized thinking, which is one of the key symptoms of this type of Schizophrenia (Book). The second incident hinting at the nature of mental disability occurred Martini’s while playing cards with several of the other patients in the ward and, when turn to Martini’s play comes, he simply stares absent mindedly into space. Dale Harding, another patient at the ward, attempted several times to acquire attention before successfully awakening him Martini’s
Psychological Analysis of Martini In the movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Martini (no other name is given) is an approximately thirty to forty year old male who resides in the same mental institution as the main character of the show, Randle McMurphy. McMurphy is obviously not insane, but faked being so presumably to abbreviate his stay in a prison work camp by “earning” a transfer to a mental institution. Eventually, McMurphy becomes “friends” with a number of the patients there including Martini. Among the group of acquaintances accumulated by McMurphy (or “Mac” as he becomes known to his fellow patients), Martini possesses the most laid back and passive personality. He rarely speaks unless spoken to and never expresses any aggressive behavior. However, though Martini seems unaware of his mental status, he is undoubtedly sub-average in mental capacity and ability. After observing Martini throughout the movie, I believe Disorganized Schizophrenia is the proper diagnosis for him. Characterized by disorganized thinking and behavior, and inappropriate or absent expression, this particular type of Schizophrenia seems to fit Martini’s behavior patterns perfectly (Mayo Clinic). The first of the behaviors expressed by Martini that led me to this diagnoses appeared near the beginning of the movie when Martini approaches McMurphy and randomly inquires, “can you borrow me a dime?” Martini’s improper use of common English hints at problems with disorganized thinking, which is one of the key symptoms of this type of Schizophrenia (Book). The second incident hinting at the nature of Martini’s mental disability occurred while playing cards with several of the other patients in the ward and, when Martini’s turn to play comes, he simply stares absent mindedly into space. Dale Harding, another patient at the ward, attempted several times to acquire Martini’s attention before successfully awakening him
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