Writing Homework Help

Please watch one of the following feature films available on Netflix or online

• Gran Torino
• The Aviator
• As Good as it Gets
• Born on the Fourth of July
• Forrest Gump

Answer the following questions in 3-4 concise paragraphs:

1. What symptoms do you see in the character you’ve chosen? How do they affect his life?

2. Do his symptoms fit criteria for a DSM-V diagnosis? Which one? Are there symptoms of the diagnosis that you do not see in the character?

3. What treatment does he receive – or should he have received?

4. What is his prognosis? Why?