Module 9: Psychological Disorders and Treatment

Diagnosing Psychological Disorders Using Media

Although many believe psychological disorders do not impact a lot of people, in reality, these disorders are common but often go undiagnosed. In this authentic assessment, you will choose a character from a movie, book, cartoon, or television show that you feel may have a psychological disorder. Then, give that character a diagnosis based on your own research.

Once you have diagnosed the character, create a two-to-five minute long video that depicts a scene of that person's life now that he or she understands the identified disorder. You can act the scene out by yourself, or recruit others to help you create the video.

Your video must include the following elements:

• An explanation of the diagnosis and accompanying symptoms;
• A comparison of life before and after the character's diagnosis;
• Two common misconceptions about the psychological disorder; and
• Two suggestions about dealing with the psychological disorder.

The video should be well-organized, creative, and interesting. Instead of just presenting information and facts in video form, your scene should engage the audience. You can use images, music, animations, real video footage, or other digital assets to compile your video.

In addition to the video file, you should submit a storyboard for your video. You may create your own storyboard design, or you may use the Character Diagnosis Storyboard Template. Use the video creation information found in the Developmental Module to help you create your video scene. Before you begin, access the Character Diagnosis Video Rubric to make sure you include all items required for full credit. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. Please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, please visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you use.

Reflection

After you have completed the assignment, think about the following questions and write your responses to them.

• Why is it important to understand psychological disorders others have or you may have?
• What have you learned about psychological disorders that you did not previously know?
• What are some ways you can help eliminate stigmas that surround psychological disorders?

Once you have completed your storyboard, video, and reflection, please submit your work to the dropbox.

 

Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.