Students are to view the free streaming video program New Frontiers: Mysteries of Mental Illness (PBS 2021, 54:02) on the MSCC Library Films on Demand website.
Students may click directly on the hyperlink above or, alternately, may enter the documentary title on the MSCC library Films on Demand website, using their MSCC login and password if prompted to do so. If technical difficulty accessing the video is encountered, students should contact the MSCC Library at (931) 393-1670 or the D2L Help Desk at (931) 393-1510 or by email at [email protected]
TRIGGER WARNING – VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Some students may find some of the content in the video to be objectionable. The video contains violent images and shows medical scenes of neurological and psychiatric disorders, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), brain testing, and brain surgery. Students may request an alternate video for this assignment by emailing the professor but must do so at least two weeks (14 days) before the due date of the assignment.
After viewing the program in its entirety, students are to write an essay of a minimum of one thousand (1,000) words in length addressing the three (3) sections described below. Points will be deducted if this length requirement is not met and/or each section was not sufficiently addressed in the student’s essay. To earn the maximum points (100) for this writing assignment, all three (3) of these sections must be addressed fully: