1:38:03
This constitutes irrelevant probing
of medical confidences.
1:38:07
I rely on the court's judgement.
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Evidence regarding Queeg's mental makeup
is of utmost importance to my case.
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Objection overruled.
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The doctor may answer within
the limits of medical discretion.
1:38:18
Repeat the question.
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"You've said previously that
Commander Queeg, like all adults...
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had problems which he handled well.
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What problems?"
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The overall problem...
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is one of inferiority, arising
from an unfavorable childhood...
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and aggravated by adult experiences.
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What were those adult experiences?
1:38:39
He'd undergone a lot of strain...
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in long, arduous combat duty.
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That's all I can say.
1:38:46
Sir, would he be inclined
to admit mistakes?
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None of us are.
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-Would he be a perfectionist?
-Yes.
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Inclined to hound subordinates
about small details?
1:39:00
Yes.
1:39:02
Would he be inclined to think
that people were hostile to him?
1:39:05
That's part of the picture, yes.
1:39:07
And if criticized, would he feel
he was being unjustly persecuted?
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It's all one pattern
stemming from one premise.
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He must try to be perfect.
1:39:17
You testified the following symptoms
exist in Commander Queeg's behavior :
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rigidity of personality,
feelings of persecution...
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unreasonable suspicion,
a mania for perfection...
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and a neurotic certainty
that's he's always right.
1:39:29
Isn't there one psychiatric term
for this illness?
1:39:34
I never said there was illness!
1:39:35
Thank you for the correction, sir.
1:39:38
What would you call a personality
that had these symptoms?
1:39:43
A paranoid personality,
but that's not a disabling illness.
1:39:47
What kind of personality?
1:39:51
-Paranoid.
-Thank you, sir.
1:39:54
If I may speak.
1:39:56
I'd tike to protest the council's
twisting of words.
1:39:58
There's a difference between mental
illness and minor mental disturbances.