Depressive/Bipolar disorders in the media

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PSYC-203 Depressive/Bipolar Disorders in the Media Homework (25 pts)

The purpose of this assignment is to examine how Depressive/bipolar disorders are portrayed in the popular media (movies, TV shows, news stories, etc). For this assignment you must find a TV character, Movie character, or a person described as suffering from a Depressive or Bipolar disorder written about in a newspaper article. You should not be using professional journal articles for this assignment. Upload your assignment into Canvas by the due date!

NOTE: For this assignment and any other in this class, you may not use a TV or movie character where someone else has already diagnosed your character with a particular disorder and where the link is simply a listing of symptoms, they found and brief clips of the character!

1. Your answers need to be done on a word processor. Your answers must be in complete sentences. This assignment is worth 25 pts – broken down as listed below.

2. Briefly describe the source/character of your example of someone exhibiting the symptoms of a Depressive or Bipolar disorder. Provide the character’s name and if your example is a character from movie/TV show provide name of movie/show. Provide an active link to Youtube video, movie, TV show, news story. (2 pts)

3. What Disorder does your character/person have? (2 pts) 4. Using your textbook describe the diagnostic criteria of the disorder (you need to cite textbook in

paper and on the Reference page). Using examples from the movie/TV show/article, describe the specific behaviors/symptoms the character is exhibiting which are associated with the disorder. Make sure you are providing detailed examples of each behavior, not just saying “he showed manic periods”. (8 pts)

5. How well do these behaviors link to the “4 D’s” of psychological abnormality? Make sure you cite the textbook for the criteria in the paper and on the Reference page (4 pts)

6. What model of abnormality to you think would be appropriate in treating your character? Why? (5 pts)

7. Citing textbook in answer in APA style and including APA reference page with textbook only. (4 pts)

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Depressive/Bipolar Disorders in Media

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Criteria Ratings Pts

2.0 pts

2.0 pts

8.0 pts

4.0 pts

5.0 pts

Student describes character, movie/TV name and provides Active link

2.0 pts Students provides name of character, source of character (TV, Movie, or Magazine/Newspaper name AND provides active link to source

1.0 pts Student leaves out character name or source BUT still has active link

0.0 pts Student omits link OR it is not active

What Depressive disorder is character suffering from?

2.0 pts Student correctly defines Depressive disorder character is suffering from

0.0 pts Student does not correctly define Depressive Disorder character is suffering from

Student describes diagnostic criteria for psychological disorder, provides examples and cites the Textbook

8.0 pts Student provides the criteria that supports the disorder diagnosis in Question #2 (CITING the textbook) AND provides appropriate examples of behavior

6.0 pts Student provides some of the criteria that supports the disorder diagnosis in Question #2 (CITING the textbook) AND provides appropriate examples of behavior BUT leaves out 1 important criteria of the disorder

4.0 pts Student provides some of the criteria that supports the disorder diagnosis in Question #2 (CITING the textbook) AND provides appropriate examples of behavior BUT leaves out 2 important criteria of the disorder

2.0 pts Student’s answer is missing the criteria OR doesn’t cite the textbook OR doesn’t provide examples

0.0 pts Student does not answer the question

Student links character’s behaviors to 4 D’s of psychological abnormality

4.0 pts Student links the behavior of the character to the appropriate D’s AND cites the textbook

2.0 pts Student links the behavior of the character to only 1 of the D’s but not all that are appropriate AND cites the textbook

0.0 pts Student doesn’t answer the question OR does not cite the textbook in answer

Appropriate model of abnormality

5.0 pts Student completely explains their choice of model and explains why they think it would work it detail

3.0 pts Student either completely explains their choice of model OR explains why it would work but not both

1.0 pts Student attempts to explain which model would work and why but answer is lacking cohesion

0.0 pts Student does not answer question

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Total Points: 25.0

Criteria Ratings Pts

4.0 pts

Student cites textbook APA style

4.0 pts Student has 0 errors in textbook citations in paper AND on References page

3.0 pts Student has only 1 error in textbook citations in paper AND on References Page

2.0 pts Student has 2 errors in textbook citations in paper AND on Reference Page

1.0 pts Student has 3 errors on textbook citations in paper AND on References page

0.0 pts Student has 4 or more errors in textbook citations AND on References page