Movie Based Case Study Paper
You are to select one of the following movies or come up with another movie. You are to watch the movie in total and then you are to write an eight (8) page minimum APA style paper. You are to write a case study on one of the major characters in the movie.
Instructions:
Give a short synopsis of the movie
Give an initial diagnosis for this character in the movie
Then you must list what diagnoses one would need to rule out as one continues to work with this character as a client.
Then you must provide a tentative treatment plan utilizing Empirically Validated Treatment (EVT) or Evidence Based Best Practices (EBBP) if possible. You must be very precise and detailed in what the treatment would entail. You must talk about:
Type of treatment
Length of treatment
Specific methodology used in the treatment
Benefits of the EVT or EBBP for the client
Possible negative effects of the EVT or EBBP for the client
You then must talk about whether or not one would refer this client to a psychiatrist for psychopharmacological treatment. If referring to a psychiatrist for possible medication you would have to detail out what possible type of medication the psychiatrist might choose, the rationale for its utilization, and what would be the benefits and possible negative side effects of it for the client.
Lastly, if the movie character had been successful in getting the treatment outlined by you, how would the change in this character have affected the outcome of the story line in this movie?
Some Suggested Movies
White Oleander
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Benny & Joon
The Dream Team
Girl, Interrupted
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Fatal Attraction
Boys Don’t Cry
Marnie
My Girl
As Good as It Gets
A Beautiful Mind
What About Bob
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Corrina, Corrina
The Hours
Unstrung Heroes
Awakenings
Splendor in the Grass
Annie Hall
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?
Vertigo
Carrie
The Silence of the Lambs
Suddenly Last Summer
Rebel without a Cause
Misery
Lolita
Courage Under Fire
Primal Fear
Conspiracy Theory
She’s So Lovely
Silver Linings Playbook
The Sixth Sense
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