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Instructions are below. I have attached the outline and a sample paper for what is required.
This assignment
provides an opportunity to apply psychological theory in the exploration of a
book or film. You will choose a film or book of special interest. The book or
film should have content that can be meaningfully explored through
application of psychological theory and research. You may want to look at
some of the later sections in the course that deal with emotion, motivation,
personality, the development of the individual over the life span, health and
stress, and psychological disorders and treatment, so that you have a more
complete idea of different concepts that might apply.
Here are a few example topics to help you
explore how to approach this task:
First, you can pick a movie or book in
which the main character suffers from a psychological disorder or is merely
trying to cope with the everyday stress of life. In doing so, you can discuss
defense mechanisms or refer to developmental stages in the person’s life that
might have been important, or consider the effects of abuse, alcoholism and
addiction, etc.
Second, you can approach the subject
matter from different perspectives—psychoanalytical, biological, behavioral,
cognitive, and/or sociocultural.
Third, you can opt to discuss the role
emotion, memory, or motivation plays in the character’s development, or the
importance of the environment, and influences such as racism and sexism.
Requirements:
Submit a single document 1) that is
research based and for which the film or book provides only the backdrop for
the research on a psychological topic; and 2) addresses the requirements
listed here.
Within the document…
a. Introduction. Briefly introduce
your topic and state the purpose of your paper. Your thesis statement should
be something like, “In this paper, I will explore the symptoms,
lifestyle impact, and treatments of X psychological disorder through
character Y in movie Z. To accomplish this, I will briefly summarize the
movie, explore X disorder, and then describe how Y character experiences X
disorder.”
b. Three-section
Body. Following
the introduction, develop three body sections consisting of the
movie/character summary, the research on the disorder, and then describing
the disorder through the character. [An acceptable alternative approach to
the body is to address three psychological concepts so that each concept is a
covered in a dedicated body section. Within each section, a focused
discussion applies the concept to the character before moving on to the next
concept.]
c. Conclusion. The fifth, and last section,
is the conclusion paragraph where you present conclusions and restate the
purpose of your paper (how you achieved your purpose) to close out the paper.
d. Make connections as you
write.
Support arguments made. Share related ideas in a meaningful, logical manner.
e. Include scholarly
research to support points made. Incorporate two (2) peer-reviewed
professional sources from our UMGC Library. You may also include the textbook
(Saylor, 2015), but it does not count towards the two peer-reviewed articles
requirement.
f.
Express in your words. Discuss
materials in your own words and in your own writing style and structure.
Avoid excessive use of direct quotes.
g. Formatting and
Length. Neatly
present a document containing
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Title page
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Introduction
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Three section body
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Conclusions
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References page
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APA formatted in-text citations and references (to
include for the book or film used)
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1,200 to 1,500 words, about 5 double-spaced pages (not including
Title and Reference pages)
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Good writing mechanics – pay attention to spelling,
grammar, and syntax.
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Integrated feedback received on your outline for this
paper
Suggested fonts include Times Roman
12-point; Arial 11-point; Calibri 11-point
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