Otto: a study in abnormal psychology

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Otto: a study in abnormal psychology is a short film from 1975 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Dramatizes an open-ended case study in abnormal behavior by portraying Otto as a middle-aged man suffering from real and imagined pressures at home and work. Explains that Otto feels overburdened and ...

Otto: a study in abnormal psychology
Produced byIndiana University Audio-Visual Center
Production
company
Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Distributed byIndiana University Audio-Visual Center
Release date
1975
LanguageEnglish
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Summary
Dramatizes an open-ended case study in abnormal behavior by portraying Otto as a middle-aged man suffering from real and imagined pressures at home and work. Explains that Otto feels overburdened and insecure in his job as senior book editor and observes him trying to relate calmly to his secretary, his assistant, and his boss. Pictures Otto at home, where his wife complains that he never listens to her and never tells her about his feelings and watches Otto suffering from insomnia and becoming increasingly withdrawn and anxious.
Physical Format
1 Film (0:27:00)
16mm
IUL Genres
Educational
Drama
IUL Subject
Psychology, Pathological -- Case studies -- Drama
Psychology, Pathological.
Full Title (usually this is the same as above)
Otto: a study in abnormal psychology