Do I need to reinstall the OS because my screen looks like this?

The link below is a screenshot of my laptop screen. My MacBook has been doing this every 3-4 weeks for the past year or so. When it does this, sometimes it'll beep every couple of seconds too. It won't allow me to control the mouse or keyboard anymore. The only thing I can do is hold down the power button to restart the laptop. This may or may not be relevant but I upgraded my MacBook with RAM I bought from Best Buy a month or so before this started happening and I had OS X Lion at the time. Any idea on what's going on here?
Screenshot of laptop: https://www.dropbox.com/s/md9or949lwjisa3/2014-08-17%2022.36.41a.jpg?dl=0
**EtreCheck Report**
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated August 30, 2014 at 7:03:42 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
  MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
  1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
  8 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
  Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
  Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
  OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 8 days 6:32:1
Disk Information: ?
  Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (128.39 GB free)
  Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
  MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
USB Information: ?
  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
  Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
  Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ?
  Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
  Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
  [not loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) Support
  [not loaded] com.nicesoft.driver.WirelessMediaKeyboardDriver (1.0.0 - SDK 10.7) Support
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) Support
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.0.1) Support
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.0.1) Support
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.0.1) Support
  [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.12) Support
  [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.12) Support
  [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.12) Support
  [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.12) Support
Startup Items: ?
  CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
  [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Problem System Launch Agents: ?
  [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ?
  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
  [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
  [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
  [loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist Support
  [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
  [running] com.tvmobili.tvmobilisvcd.plist Support
  [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
  [not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
  [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
  [running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
  [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
  [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
  [running] com.tvmobili.artwork.plist Support
  [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
  [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
  [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
  iTunesHelper
  Music Manager
  Dropbox
  Android File Transfer Agent
  cupcloud
  Google Chrome
  Google Drive
Internet Plug-ins: ?
  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
  Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
  Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
  o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
  CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.2.0 Support
  SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
  googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
  iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Safari Extensions: ?
  OpenIE
Audio Plug-ins: ?
  BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
  AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
  AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
  iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
  Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
  ATTConnectEventEntry: Version: 10.7.111 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
  Citrix Online Plug-in  Support
  Flash Player  Support
  MacFUSE  Support
  MediaLink  Support
  MusicManager  Support
  Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  Support
Time Machine: ?
  Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      8% Google Chrome
      5% CalendarAgent
      4% WindowServer
      0% ocspd
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
  213 MB Google Chrome
  147 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
  139 MB Finder
  106 MB Dropbox
  90 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ?
  2.96 GB Free RAM
  2.28 GB Active RAM
  953 MB Inactive RAM
  1.45 GB Wired RAM
  27.05 GB Page-ins
  1.32 GB Page-outs

Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider. You may have to leave the machine there for several days.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional—ask if you need guidance.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
Apple also recommends that you deauthorize a device in the iTunes Store before having it serviced.
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

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