1. Give a brief summary of the movie you have chosen. Select a character who has an issue (it can be as
simple as Depression or an Adjustment Disorder or something more complicated like Dissociative Identity
Disorder.)
2. Interject yourself into a part of the movie as the therapist of this patient. You can use creative license in
describing the client and your assessment of him or her.
3. What is their DSM diagnosis? Describe your Treatment Plan for this client.
PLEASE NOTE: The DSM5 is the most recent edition of the diagnostic manual being used currently by
clinicians. The information about it presented in your text is sufficient for assigning your character to a
diagnostic category. For the sake of this assignment, you will also need to describe the client on several levels
based on observations from the movie.
Example:
List a clinical disorder (example: General Anxiety Disorder, major depressive disorder, bi-polar disorder etc.)
List any medical problems (such as asthma, diabetes, etc)
List any psychosocial issues (such as money problems, relational issues etc.)
LIST (and briefly describe) a Treatment Plan that you would propose for this client : (for example)
1. Individual therapy 1X a week
2. Group therapy 1X amonth
3. Keep a journal etc.]
4. How has this movie affected you and why?
5. Format: Be sure to include the following at the beginning of your paper:
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