CHOOSE A DISORDER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CHOOSE A RELATED MOVIE FOR THE DISORDER
The task is to find a film that features someone with a behavioral disorder who is the leading character (Rain Man and A Beautiful Mind are
good examples) and discuss how and how accurately the film represents the condition that is presented.
Title page with your name and name of the disorder AND the movie 5-6 pages of content
Opinion
Last page for references 5 references are necessary
References must be scholarly.
Absolutely NO Webmd, NO wikipedia (books, articles within books, monographs, or journal articles,) at least half of which are published within the last 5 years. Do not rely on magazines for accuracy. In the last paragraph or two of the research section of your paper, summarize the research findings and state how the research relates to the topic of your paper.
Discuss:
1. Brief synopsis of the movie
2. diagnosis
3. cause
4. treatment (possible treatment, does not have to be a part of the film, what do you recommend? and why?)
ethical and social impact (including impact on family and significant other)
4. Your opinion – An important part of the paper is your opinion and ideas based on the research you have read and the movie you have
watched. Indicate which parts of the movie you have agreed with in terms of how the disorder was addressed and which you don’t and why. What conclusion can you draw from your reading? What important questions remain unanswered?
Plagiarism – when you opt something word for word or when you merely rephrase ideas. You must cite your sources, including the last name of the author and the date of the publication in parenthesis. If you use someone else’s words or ideas without citing them you are committing plagiarism and may receive an “F.” If you like a phrase or two just copy and cite, I ALWAYS know when it’s yours and when it’s plagiarized.
Examples of films:
Anxiety Disorder: As Good as it Gets, The Deer Hunter, The Fisher King
Mood Disorders: Patton, Ordinary People, Mommy Dearest Personality Disorders: Fatal Attraction, Remains of the Day, A Streetcar named Desire, Taxi Driver
Psychotic Disorders: Sophie’s Choice, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Sexual and Gender Disorder: Cabaret, Chinatown, The Crying Game, Manhattan, Tootsie, Pulp Fiction
Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders: Hannah and Her Sisters, The Piano, Three Faces of Eve
AlcoholismandDrugAddiction: Ironweed,TheGraduate,CatonaHot Tin Roof, The Verdict, Easy Rider, Pulp Fiction, Mask, Postcards from the Edge.
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