Film
Abnormal psychology
Final Project Directions
Abnormal Psychology in the Movies
For your final project you will be writing a paper in APA format. (See details below.) Your paper should be approximately 4-5 pages or 1200-1500 words. Your paper will focus on the main character of one of the movies listed below. Each character suffers from a particular mental illness (or illnesses) covered in this course.
What About Bob?
Silver Linings Playbook
Rain Man
Melancholia
The Good Son
Fight Club
Boys Don’t Cry
Leaving Las Vegas
When a Man Loves a Woman
A Beautiful Mind
Girl, Interrupted
Shutter Island
The Hours
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Requiem for a Dream
28 Days
It is your responsibility to find a way to watch one of those movies.
Please post your movie choice in the “Final Project Movie Selection” discussion forum before the end of week 1.
After watching your selected movie, it’s time to focus on the writing portion of this assignment. The goal of your paper is to analyze the main character and his or her abnormal psychology.
Please utilize the following headers within your paper:
Introduction: Introduce the character you are writing on and summarize the plot
Symptoms & Diagnosis: What specific symptoms did the character experience in the movie? What diagnosis would you give them?
Nature or Nurture: Was the character’s mental illness a result of biological or environmental influences? Explain.
Patriarchal capital system
After watching the film Bulworth, answer the following question:
Choose one specific scene from the film Bulworth and discuss how that scene represents the White Patriarchal Capital System. Be specific in your answer!
Drug abuse and addiction
Using the film, “Requiem for a Dream,” Discuss the nature of drug use and abuse, whether there is a difference between being addicted to legal or illegal drugs, ONE theoretical explanation for drug abuse, and the physical, psychological, and legal ramifications of using these drugs. Make sure to incorporate examples from the film into your analysis.
The paper must be between 5-7 pages (excludes title page and reference pages). The paper must be a minimum of 5 full pages, written in APA format, 12 font, and you must follow the rubric (see rubric requirement in Canvas). At least 5 academic sources must be used (journals or books; no websites allowed); Government documents may be used but do not count toward your final source count. Note: This is NOT a summary of the film and film examples are used as a means to support your academic arguments. Please remember that this is an academic paper, so you should avoid opinion and personal stories.
All papers should include the following:
Archaeological evidence
View the film “Decoding Neanderthals” (link below)
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Then answer the questions below. Type your responses into the text box or attach a file.
What does archaeological evidence such as the Levallois flake, pitch for gluing tools, and pigment for body painting indicate about Neanderthal behavior?
What is the FOXP2 gene, and what significant discovery was made concerning this gene and Neanderthals?
What was the conclusion reached by Svante Paabo’s team about Neanderthal-modern human interbreeding?
Sandals Emerald Bay Resort
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfzHyfpnkAE
After watching the Sandals video, what are some benefits and features of this type of vacations? Why do you think Sandals is so successful? Post your thoughts and make sure to reply to another student with your comments.