Paper #1 Abnormal psychology in the media: Choose an example of abnormal behavior from a film, book, or TV show. For example, Shakespeares Hamlet (Is he suffering from a Major Depressive Episode?). Another example would be Monk, the TV detective, with many fears. The Blackboard Learn site for this course will contain a list of potential movies that you can choose from, or you can pick another movie, book, or TV show. For your chosen case, discuss the following: 1. Start your paper with a brief synopsis of the characters life and symptoms. Brief does NOT mean 5 pages! Shouldnt be more than 1 page. 2. What is the evidence for the diagnosis that you think is appropriate? What symptoms does the character display? Does anything in the characters history help with the diagnosis? You may need to consult the DSM 5 desk reference for the diagnostic criteria (the material in the text book is out of date). 3. How would one of the psychological paradigms talked about in class (e.g., the biological, the psychodynamic, the behavioral, or the cognitive) help explain the development of this problem? Using the ideas of the paradigm, how might this persons childhood experiences led to their problems in adulthood? What do you think this persons childhood was like? How would the paradigm explain the continuation of the persons symptoms even when the symptoms are distressing? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this paradigm in explaining the case? 4. From this paradigms perspective, what are potential forms of treatment for this client? Of these treatments, which do you think would be most helpful? What would it take for this person to become involved in treatment? Would the person seek it out? What would be the goals of the treatment? What might treatment be like with this person? Do you think it could be successful? What is the prognosis? Papers should be written in APA Style and be a 12-15 pages, double spaced, including title page and references (meaning 10-12 pages of text). In addition to referencing your text or the book, your article should include: 1) information obtained from two (2) independent newspaper, magazine or internet sources; and, 2) information obtained from three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles that address your topic. The following websites describe peer-reviewed journals:

Paper #1 Abnormal psychology in the media: Choose an example of abnormal behavior from a film, book, or TV show. For example, Shakespeares Hamlet (Is he suffering from a Major Depressive Episode?). Another example would be Monk, the TV detective, with many fears. The Blackboard Learn site for this course will contain a list of potential movies that you can choose from, or you can pick another movie, book, or TV show. For your chosen case, discuss the following: 1. Start your paper with a brief synopsis of the characters life and symptoms. Brief does NOT mean 5 pages! Shouldnt be more than 1 page. 2. What is the evidence for the diagnosis that you think is appropriate? What symptoms does the character display? Does anything in the characters history help with the diagnosis? You may need to consult the DSM 5 desk reference for the diagnostic criteria (the material in the text book is out of date). 3. How would one of the psychological paradigms talked about in class (e.g., the biological, the psychodynamic, the behavioral, or the cognitive) help explain the development of this problem? Using the ideas of the paradigm, how might this persons childhood experiences led to their problems in adulthood? What do you think this persons childhood was like? How would the paradigm explain the continuation of the persons symptoms even when the symptoms are distressing? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this paradigm in explaining the case? 4. From this paradigms perspective, what are potential forms of treatment for this client? Of these treatments, which do you think would be most helpful? What would it take for this person to become involved in treatment? Would the person seek it out? What would be the goals of the treatment? What might treatment be like with this person? Do you think it could be successful? What is the prognosis? Papers should be written in APA Style and be a 12-15 pages, double spaced, including title page and references (meaning 10-12 pages of text). In addition to referencing your text or the book, your article should include: 1) information obtained from two (2) independent newspaper, magazine or internet sources; and, 2) information obtained from three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles that address your topic. The following websites describe peer-reviewed journals: