Analyzing Psychological Disorders in Film Characters, Exercises of English

Download Analyzing Psychological Disorders in Film Characters and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! Psychology in Film Assignment: Fictional Diagnoses Due on 5/4 by 11:59pm. This assignment is designed to help you develop and apply your understanding of the course material. It is to be done in groups of 1-3. You may pick your own group. Alternatively, you may choose to do the assignment on your own. You will submit it on ecampus (click on Psychology in Film Assignment, then submit). You can submit the link to your presentation in the assignment textbox, or as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. If you are working in a group, only ONE person should submit the assignment, but make sure that ALL NAMES are on the submission. Late assignments will receive a 5 point penalty for every day that they are late. Assignments are not accepted by email. This assignment is worth 20 points. For this assignment, you will create a narrated presentation in which you analyze a fictional character and create a Case Presentation. You will post your narrated powerpoint on YouTube and provide the link as your submission. You can create as many or as few slides as you want, as long as you include the required information. Your presentation should be no longer than 5 minutes (it can be as short as you wish, as long as you cover the needed information). Finally, you may have all group members speak or only one person. As long as all members work on the project, it is acceptable to have only one person speak. Additional instructions on how to record a narrated powerpoint and how to upload the file to Youtube can be found in the “narrating your presentation” document in the assignments folder. In addition to entertaining us, movies offer detailed portrayals of human behavior. The purpose of this assignment is to give you experience in making clinical diagnoses, or to argue against the standard method of giving clinical diagnoses. Your task is to watch a movie and analyze a character using course material. Do not critique the film in terms of its value as a work of art or as entertainment. Rather, think carefully about the actions and events in the film and what they mean for understanding psychological disorders (or other ways of understanding human pain) and their treatment (or how you can help, using psychological principles). For this assignment, you will provide a clinical analysis of a movie character. First, pick a movie (from the list on pg 2 or another movie). View the film at least once (it will help to watch it more than once). As you watch, take note of anything that might be relevant for your clinical diagnosis (e.g., displaying symptoms, past or current experiences or relationships, etc. OR explain why this practice is inappropriate and analyze problematic behavior in an alternative way). Feel free to use anything we've discussed in class or from the textbook. Then, create a “Case Presentation” by creating a narrated powerpoint presentation. Your presentation needs to include the following information: a. Description (2 points). Give a brief character description (e.g., name, movie, background) (1pt). Describe the film’s culture, environment, or ‘setting’ to help understand the diagnosis/behavior in context (1pt). b. Diagnosis (4 points). Regardless of your perspective, name and describe the disorder — including its DSMV category (ipt). If you choose to take a stance against diagnosing, explain why this diagnosis would ultimately be wrong or in disservice to the individual. Think about the film’s cultural context and how it might impact the diagnosis a psychologist might give. If he/she went to a therapist in the film (in that specific culture), what would be the diagnosis (1pt)? Consider culture broadly—do you think this disorder is diagnosed in all cultures, why/why not (1pt)? What stigmas are associated with this disorder in our culture (1pt)? c. Evidence (5 points). Describe two symptoms that your character displays (2 points) and provide an example from the movie to support your claim (2 points). Describe one symptom that the character does not show. If they have them all, pick the one for which the evidence is weakest (1pt). d. Treatment (4 points) Describe your proposed treatment plan (1pt) and explain why it is appropriate for this disorder (1pt). Alternatively, describe what other life changes or perspective changes the individual might be able to implement to help themselves function better. What ethical concerns are there for this treatment (1pt)? What situational, cultural, or societal barriers are there that might hinder this character from receiving proper treatment (1pt)? e. Broader Perspectives (3 points). Think about how the disorder/problematic behavior is portrayed in the film. Is it an accurate portrayal of the disorder (1pt) and why or why not? (1pt). Thinking more broadly, how does the portrayal of disorders in film influence our own understanding of these disorders? (1pt). f. Quality (2 points). Quality of the presentation and narration.