Otto: A Study in Abnormal Psychology

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to her and never tells her about his feelings and watches Otto suffering from insomnia and becoming increasingly withdrawn and anxious.

More in Otto the Auto Series

  1. Peter The Pigeon
  2. Tommy Tricycle
  3. Two Sleeping Lions 1957
  4. Otto Asks A Riddle 1958
  5. Otto Meets A Puppet 1958
  6. Squeaky And His Playmates 1959
  7. Timothy The Turtle 1959
  8. A Surprise For Otto 1971
  9. Otto Goes Ice Skating 1971
  10. The Secret Of Pushbuttons 1971
  11. Otto: A Study in Abnormal Psychology 1975
  12. Otto: The Behavioral Perspective 1975
  13. Otto: The Phenomenological Perspective 1975
  14. Otto: The Psychoanalytic Perspective 1975
  15. Otto: The Social Perspective 1975
  16. Otto - A Study In Abnormal Psychology 1976
  17. Otto - The Behavioral Perspective 1976
  18. Otto - The Psychoanalytic Perspective 1976
  19. Otto - The Social Perspective 1976
  20. Otto: the Phenomenological Perspective 1976

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record