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FVSU Mass Media Representation of Autism Spectrum Disorder Paper

 

Each student will be required to write a reflection paper that incorporates a mass media representation of mental illness by watching a film about a person with a psychological disorder. All films must be approved by the professor. The paper should include be written as an in-depth case study using the character with the disorder as the client. A case conceptualization template can be used to formulate the information. If necessary, students can develop more information on the character (client).

It should include:

  • Demographic information of the client
  • Clinical Diagnosis using the DSM-V and criteria justifying the diagnosis
  • Research on the diagnosis (etiology, prevalence, incidence rates, and cultural factors and rates)
  • Symptoms and functioning of the client
  • Functional limitations
  • psychosocial impact of the disorder on the client
  • Therapeutic Orientation
  • Psychotropic Treatment (if applicable)
  • Recommendations and goals (include how the treatment facility in the previous assignment would assist in treatment plan)

The paper should be double-spaced, have a cover page, headers, citations, and reference page in APA format. No references should be more than six years old. You must include a reference list of at least five (5) articles in addition to the textbook. These references must be peer-reviewed articles. These articles and references will be used to provide additional psychiatric information about the client’s disorder, services needed (if any), and resources. The report will be graded on format, content and critical thinking ability. A list of films can be found in Course Resources. The film I choose was The Cube