Watch one of the movies listed below and write a paper answering the following:
If a movie is not on the list that you feel would be appropriate for this assignment, email the professor to obtain permission beforehand.
1. Provide a brief synopsis of the movie plot
2. Describe how this movie represents the field of Psychology (list positives and negatives)
3. Write a description of the character (s) with mental disorder (s) and discuss any nature/nurture issues you observed as contributing to his/her mental disorder (s)
4. Describe how the disorder was treated (if, in fact, it was treated)
The paper should be 3-5 pages double-spaced and adhere to APA guidelines
Movies
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• The Snake Pit
• Copycat
• As Good as it Gets
• Three Faces of Eve
• Sybil
• Primal Fear
• A Beautiful Mind
• The Hours
• Ordinary People
• The Agony and the Ecstasy
• Days of Wine and Roses
• Fatal Attraction
• Girl Interrupted
• American Beauty