How have psychological disorders been portrayed in popular culture? Watch one of the movies listed below and discuss the main characters and/or plot line in terms of psychological disorders and/or treatment.
Write at least 2 pages, 12 size, font Times New Roman, double spaced
Address some or all of the following questions:
What psychological disorder was illustrated in this film?
What symptoms of mental illness did you see in the movie?
What types of treatment, if any, did the person in the film receive? Provide specific examples.
What impact did the person’s disorder have on others in his/her life? Do you think the impact was realistically portrayed? Why or why not?
DO NOT make substitutions in the movie list UNLESS you discuss with me and get an approval to complete this assignment by watching a movie not on this list.
* A Beautiful Mind (Psychosis)
* As Good As It Gets (Anxiety Disorder)
* Benny and Joon (Psychosis)
* Clean and Sober (Subst Related Disorder)
* The Deer Hunter (Stress Disorder)
* The Fisher King (Variety of Disorders)
* Gia (Substance Related / Mood Disorder)
* Girl Interrupted (Variety of Disorders)
* Off the Map (Mood Disorder)
* One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Variety of Disorders)
* Ordinary People (Mood Disorder)
* Rachel at the Wedding (Substance Related Disorders)
* Sybil (Stress Disorder)
* Three Faces of Eve (Stress Disorder)
* Transamerica (Gender Identity Disorder)
* Twenty-eight Days w/ Sandra Bullock (Substance Related Disorders)
* What about Bob? (Anxiety Disorder) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
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