Assignment:

Movie Analysis

This week your signature assignment takes you to the movies. For this assignment you will watch one of the movies listed below. Then you will write an analysis paper drawing on everything that you have learned in the course. You will analyze the movie and complete a cohesive and comprehensive paper responding to the prompts below. Ensure the paper is organized in a way that shows each of the prompts are addressed.

1. Identify the movie by title and year. Provide a 2-3 sentence overview of the movie plot. Identify the main characters and provide a 1-sentence description for each.
2. Extrapolate from the movie the individuals that are influenced by the study of or practice of psychology, provide an explanation for the disciplines or sub-disciplines that are involved in the movie. Utilize appropriate vocabulary and terminology in the extrapolation.
3. Identify the psychological disorder of the character(s) in the movie. Does the diagnosis explained in the movie align to the DSM? Once a diagnosis is made, does the label attached impact the character personally? Professionally? Socially?
4. Explain the main theoretical approach, strategies, and practices that are used in the study of psychology in the movie. Provide a background explaining the strategies, historical and modern practices, and historical scientists related to the identified discipline or subdiscipline of psychology. Utilize appropriate vocabulary and terminology in the explanation.
5. Considering the brain and lifespan development, how do the characters in the movie portray cognitive, social, and moral development?
6. Associate the movie characters, plot, and setting with seminal investigations and major findings in psychology. Explain the seminal investigation and the major psychological finding referred to and explain whether or not it is accurately portrayed in the movie. Explain the points that make it either accurate or inaccurate.
7. What are the stereotypes presented in the movie? How are they related to the study of psychology? Are there examples throughout the movie of gender roles? How are sensations and perceptions shown in the movie?
8. Evaluate the role of learning and memory in the movie. How does the movie relate to and demonstrate classical conditioning, operant conditioning, or observational learning? Is there an impact on memory construction or retention in the movie? If yes, how is it portrayed? How is it (or is it not) accurate with what you have learned about what triggers memory construction, retrieval and memory loss?
9. Where within the movie, and how, are thinking, language, and intelligence explained and portrayed?
10. Evaluate how gestures ad expressions of emotion are portrayed in the movie. Analyze their relation to the experiences and culture of the characters.
11. What motivates the main character(s) throughout the movie? How does this relate to learning regarding motivation, emotion, stress, health and human flourishing?
12. If the character in the movie receives treatment explain the treatment? Explain how the treatment does or does not align with a typical treatment for this disorder.
13. Finally, conclude your paper with a review of how the movie portrayed the disorder. Apply course learning to explain why it was or was not a realistic portrayal of the disorder. Include in the conclusion your personal reaction to the movie and how mental illness was portrayed.

Movie Options

• A Beautiful Mind (Psychosis)
• As Good as It Gets (Anxiety Disorder)
• Benny and Joon (Psychosis)
• Black Swan (Variety of Disorders)
• Call me Crazy: A Five Film (Schizophrenia)
• Clean and Sober (Substance Related Disorder)
• The Deer Hunter (Stress Disorder)
• The Fisher King (Variety of Disorders)
• Gia (Substance Related / Mood Disorder)
• Girl Interrupted (Variety of Disorders)
• High Anxiety (Acrophobia Disorder)
• Infinitely Polar Bear (Bipolar disorder)
• I Smile Back (Variety of Disorders)
• It’s Kind of a Funny Story (Depression and Suicidal ideation)
• Matchstick Man (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
• Off the Map (Mood Disorder)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Variety of Disorders)
• Ordinary People (Mood Disorder)
• Pawn Sacrifice (Paranoid Delusions)
• Rachel at the Wedding (Substance Related Disorders)
• Silver Linings Playbook (Bipolar Disorder)
• Sybil (Stress Disorder)
• The Skeleton Twins (Depression)
• Three Faces of Eve (Stress Disorder)
• Transamerica (Gender Identity Disorder)
• Twenty-eight Days w/ Sandra Bullock (Substance Related Disorders)
• Welcome to Me (Bipolar Personality Disorder)
• What about Bob? (Anxiety Disorder)
• What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Depression/Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Assignment Expectations:

Length: 1500-2000 words; answers must thoroughly respond to the writing prompts in a clear, concise manner. All responses should be supported with an in-text citation and reference.

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimal word course for the assignment.

References: Use the appropriate APA style for formatting the essay. All in-text citations and references should be in APA format.  Include at least (5) different scholarly citations to support your responses, in addition to the textbook. (scholarly citations do not include blogs and student help websites).

  Assignment:

Quantitative Research

Assignment 2 this week is exciting as you will conduct a literature search on a quantitative study on your topic identified in week 1!  

The assignment should be around 750-1250 words in length.  

Be sure to use APA format, and a reference list, too

Write a fully developed and detailed APA essay addressing each of the following points/questions. There is no required word count; be sure to completely answer all the questions for each question in detail. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least one (1) source using citations in your essay. Make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page are required. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Conduct a literature search to select a quantitative research study related to the problem identified in Module 1 and conduct an initial critical appraisal. Respond to the overview questions for the critical appraisal of quantitative studies, including:

• Is      this quantitative research report a case study, case control study, cohort      study, randomized control trial or systematic review?
• Where      does the study fall in the hierarchy of evidence in terms of reliability      and risk of bias?
• Why      was the study done? (Define the problem and purpose.)
• Were      the steps of the study clearly identified?
• What      was the sample size?
• Are      the measurements of major variables reliable and valid? Explain.
• How      were the data analyzed?
• Were      there any untoward events during the conduct of the study?
• How do      the results fit with previous research in the area? (This may be reflected      in the literature review.)
• What      does this research mean to clinical practice?

Additionally, be sure to include the rapid appraisal questions for the specific research design of the quantitative study that you have chosen. These can be found in Chapter 5 of the textbook (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2015).

This critical appraisal should be written in complete sentences (not just a numbered list) using APA format.

Provide a reference for the article according to APA format and a copy of the article.

Assignment Expectations:

Length: Clearly and fully answer all questions; attach a copy of the article
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of one (1) scholarly source for the article is required for this assignment.

Write a 2- to 3+ page paper that addresses the following:

• Explain how the factor you selected might influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from the case study you were assigned.
• Describe how changes in the processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Be specific and provide examples.
• Explain how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan and explain why you would make these recommended improvements. Would you discontinue any medications, change the dosage, and/or add medications to the patient’s regimen?

  Summarize the PICO(T) components of the health care challenge presented in the following Vila Health scenario and qualitative research study, and write a PICO(T) question:

Vila Health: The Best Evidence for a Health Care Challenge.

Carlfjord, S., Öhrn, A., & Gunnarsson, A. (2018). Experiences from ten years of incident reporting in health care: A qualitative study among department managers and coordinators. BMC Health Services Research, 18, 1–9.

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS AN USE AT LEAST 4 SOURCES!!! PLEASE USE THE SOURCES LISTED ON THESE DOCUMENTS!!! MENTIONING VILA HEALTH

Changes in culture and technology have resulted in patient populations that are often well informed and educated, even before consulting or considering a healthcare need delivered by a health professional. Fueled by this, health professionals are increasingly involving patients in treatment decisions. However, this often comes with challenges, as illnesses and treatments can become complex.

What has your experience been with patient involvement in treatment or healthcare decisions?

In this Discussion, you will share your experiences and consider the impact of patient involvement (or lack of involvement). You will also consider the use of a patient decision aid to inform best practices for patient care and healthcare decision making.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and reflect on a time when you experienced a patient being brought into (or not being brought into) a decision regarding their treatment plan.
• Review the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s Decision Aids Inventory at https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/.
  • Choose “For Specific Conditions,” then Browse an alphabetical listing of decision aids by health topic.
• NOTE: To ensure compliance with HIPAA rules, please DO NOT use the patient’s real name or any information that might identify the patient or organization/practice.

By Day 3 of Week 11

Post a brief description of the situation you experienced and explain how incorporating or not incorporating patient preferences and values impacted the outcome of their treatment plan. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain how including patient preferences and values might impact the trajectory of the situation and how these were reflected in the treatment plan. Finally, explain the value of the patient decision aid you selected and how it might contribute to effective decision making, both in general and in the experience you described. Describe how you might use this decision aid inventory in your professional practice or personal life.

By Day 6 of Week 11

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days and offer alternative views on the impact of patient preferences on treatment plans or outcomes, or the potential impact of patient decision aids on situations like the one shared.