Describe how the character demonstrates the symptoms for the disorder. You can also use the DSM-V criteria. The symptoms are in the book and criteria are in the powerpoint slides for the disorders we have covered so far. If you cannot  find the DSM-V criteria, please contact your TA. Share

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INSTRUCTIONS AND LIST OF MOVIES.

Abnormal Psychology 242Paper Assignment:

 

1. Choose one character that you are going to examine. State the character’s name and brieflydescribe the movie that they are from. What is the character’s basic presenting problem (i.e.,what issues he/she is facing,
how his/her family/personal background affects the issue, what he/she feels, how he/she deals with his/her emotions or copes with problems)? This section should be about 1 page.
2. State the psychiatric disorder that the character demonstrates (i.e., Borderline Personality Disorder, OCD, Major Depressive Disorder, etc.).
Describe how the character demonstrates the symptoms for the disorder. You can also use the DSM-V criteria. The symptoms are in the book
and criteria are in the powerpoint slides for the disorders we have covered so far. If you cannot  find the DSM-V criteria, please contact your TA. Share
specific examples of the character’s  behaviors, statements or ways of thinking that specifically support your view that they meet criteria for this disorder. Make sure to make an argument and link your character’s symptom presentation to the disorder you believe he/she has. 2-2.5 pages.
3. Having described the character and their disorder, describe the etiology of the disorder drawing on lectures, textbooks, and journal articles.You need to specify the type of biological, psychological and social dimensions that may come together to bring about the disorder. 1 – 1.5
pages.
4. After describing the etiology, describe the treatment you would recommend for this character, drawing on what you learned in lectures, the textbook or other readings. It is not enough to say psychotherapy or medication; you must specify the type of therapy or class of medication and
explain why you would recommend that course of treatment. 1-1.5 pages.
5. The paper should be 4-6 pages long. Writing quality (i.e., grammar and spelling) and organization will count in the grading of this assignment. The paper is to be double-spaced, with no greater that 1” margins all around, and no greater than 12 point font (Times New Roman or Arial, not Courier).
6.The entire paper should be in APA style including the cover page (with a title), citations that you use (including the textbook) and a list of references at the end of the document also using APA. Have two, non-textbook sources from which you are citing – one can include the movie and
at least one must be a journal article that is peer reviewing using PSYCINFO. Cover page and reference page do NOT count as part of the 4-6 page requirement

 

List of movies:

  1. Saving Private Ryan (PTSD)
  2. The Hours (Major Depressive Disorder)
  3. Girl, Interrupted (Borderline personality disorder) As Good As It Gets (OCD)
  4. Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Psychotic disorder) Shine (Psychotic Disorder)
  5. 28 days (Substance abuse)
  6. The Best Little Girl in
  7. The Soloist (Schizophrenia)
  8. the World (
  9. A Beautiful Mind (Schizophrenia)
  10. Eating Disorder) Falling Down (Paranoid Personality Disorder)
  11. The English Patient (Schizoid Personality Disorder) Anywhere but Here (Histrionic PD)
  12. Long Day’s Journey into Night (Histrionic PD) Goodfellas (Substance Abuse)
  13. Taxi Driver (Schizotypal PD)
  14. The Aviator (OCD)
  15. Fatal Attraction (Borderline Personality Disorder) Silence of the Lambs (Antisocial Personality Disorder) Copycat (Agoraphobia)
  16. Gone with the Wind (Histrionic PD)
  17. Trainspotting (Substance Dependence)
  18. Grey Gardens (Agoraphobia)
  19. Ordinary People (Major Depressive Disorder)
  20. Silver Linings Playbook (Bipolar Disorder)

o  Provide a transcript of what happened during your field education experience (Air Force Military Mental Health Clinc, including a dialogue of interaction with a client.

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Assignment 2: Process Recordings

A process recording is a written tool used by field education experience students, field instructors, and faculty to examine the dynamics of social work interactions in time. Process recordings can help in developing and refining interviewing and intervention skills. By conceptualizing and organizing ongoing activities with social work clients, you are able to clarify the purpose of interviews and interventions, identify personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, and improve self-awareness. The process recording is also a useful tool in exploring the interpersonal dynamics and values operating between you and the client system through an analysis of filtering the process used in recording a session.

For this Assignment, you will submit a process recording of your field education experiences specific to this week.

Please use the attached template as a formatting guidance.

The Assignment: (2–4 pages)

o  Provide a transcript of what happened during your field education experience (Air Force Military Mental Health Clinc, including a dialogue of interaction with a client.

o  Explain your interpretation of what occurred in the dialogue, including social work practice or theories, and explain how it might relate to assessment covered this week.

o  Describe your reactions and/or any issues related to your interaction with a client during your field education experience.

o  Explain how you applied social work practice skills when performing the activities during your process recording.

References (use 2 or more)

Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). The  practicum companion for social work: Integrating class and fieldwork (4th  ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
Chapter 2, “Socialization into the Social Work Profession” (pp. 34-61)

Gerdes, K. E., & Segal, E. (2011). Importance of empathy for social work practice: Integrating new science. Social Work, 56(2), 141–148.

Do you believe that you now know everything you need to know about critical thinking – or is learning to think critically a life-long task? Explain your answer.

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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 16
  • Lesson

Introduction
Remember – these journal questions require more thinking than writing. Think about exactly what you are asked to do, and then write as economically as possible.

Instructions

  • Critical Thinking
    • Go back to your very first journal entry – review your definition of critical thinking. After studying critical thinking for the past eight weeks, would you change your definition in any way? If yes, how and why? If no – if it was perfect – what parts of the text were best reflected in your definition?
  • Heart of the Matter
    • Recall in your first journal entry that you discussed the authors’ statement that the concepts in Chapters 12, 13 and 14 were “the heart of the matter.” After having studied those chapters, answer again, with renewed understanding, the question posed there: Why do you think the authors find these concepts important to critical thinking?
  • Ethical Decision-Making
    • The lecture claims that an argument is no good unless it has a “strong and reasoned ethical base.” Do you agree that ethics is an essential element of a good argument? If yes, why? If no, why not?
  • Looking Forward
    • Do you believe that you now know everything you need to know about critical thinking – or is learning to think critically a life-long task? Explain your answer.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 2 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page

Create an experiment where you test the relationship between alcohol consumption and aggression. You will identify the following components: independent variable, dependent variable, experimental condition, control condition, hypothesis, random assignment,  in your experimental design and then write a paragraph describing how each of these will fit in the experiment. (Research design, chapter 1 material)

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Answer each of the questions clearly and thoroughly, using specific examples from course content to illustrate your points and your understanding of important concepts. You can expect to write at least one and probably two paragraphs (maybe three—but not more than that) for each response. It is open book so my expectations are related to that in terms of how well you can potentially answer questions. Also you have until the 15th to complete it, again, that means you have the opportunity to ask me questions.  Remember, this is your opportunity to demonstrate your learning. And be sure to answer the question asked. Most students lose points because they either didn’t answer the question asked or didn’t answer it thoroughly, that is, they didn’t use clear examples to illustrate the point they were making. I would encourage you to read back over the question and your response, once you think you’ve completed the exam, to make sure that indeed you have answered the question asked and supported it in the way indicated in the question. Your completed exam will probably be 2-3 pages long (it will  not be shorter than that if you’ve answered the questions in a way that will possibly earn full credit), if you’ve answered the questions and used supporting examples from our course content to show that you understand and have learned about the concepts. Be sure to ask questions you might have on the midterm exam questions thread or you can email me if you wish.

  1. If we make a materialistic assumption about the relationship between the mind and the body, how would we explain the psychological concept of aggression? Remember that aggression very often complicated; it not only includes aggressive behavior, as in action, but also includes aggression as in thoughts and feelings. Include in your response what is emphasized in a materialistic assumption and then specifically how this applies using a specific aggressive behavior. (fundamental assumptions material)
  2. Provide a compelling argument for or against evidence of humans acting with (or not) free will. Include in your response a clear understanding of the assumption about behavior that you are using (for example, of hard determinism), and then how that applies specifically and explains a behavior you have decided to use as your illustrating example. (fundamental assumptions material)
  3. Use Freudian theory and one other personality theory to explain the observation that females carry significantly more writing utensils than males.  (personality material)
  4. Choose one of the disorders from class and describe classic or distinctive features of the disorder. Then offer a specific cause for the disorder illustrating your knowledge of a major perspective (e.g. psychodynamic). (abnormal psychology material)
  5. Based on the scenario presented in the previous question, what treatment might be most effective in treating your chosen disorder (make sure the connection is clear between assumed cause and effective treatment)? Why would this treatment be effective? Which treatment may be least effective? Why might that treatment be ineffective? (treatments material)
  6. Why is psychology concerned with biology? Be specific in your response and use at least two examples to demonstrate your understanding. (physiological psychology material)
  7. Create an experiment where you test the relationship between alcohol consumption and aggression. You will identify the following components: independent variable, dependent variable, experimental condition, control condition, hypothesis, random assignment,  in your experimental design and then write a paragraph describing how each of these will fit in the experiment. (Research design, chapter 1 material)
  8. Use one of the dream theories (identify which one you’re using and demonstrate your understanding of the theory) presented in to interpret what possible purpose or meaning the following dream might have. Be sure to apply your chosen theory specifically to the dream, that is, make specific reference to aspects of the dream to support the interpretation you are making which shows you understand the theory.

“I was swimming in a small lake and it was fairly dark outside. There wasn’t anyone else in the water with me when suddenly a large snake came at me. I knew that the snake’s intent was negative towards me so I tried to swim away, but the snake caught up with me and attacked me. I struggled against the snake as it pulled me under the water. Meanwhile, on the beach, a crowd of people had gathered to watch the fight. They cheered for the snake. Then I woke up.” (chapter 2 end-consciousness/sleep material, plus material provided in modules material)