Question 1: Identify one character from movies, TV shows, or books, or lyrics from songs that illustrate a psychological disorder (not just symptoms, but whole disorders). Your description must have specific illustrations of symptoms of the disorder. Using the information from DSM-V given in the textbook, determine whether your character or song meets the full criteria for a diagnosis. Please note, your answer must be your original interpretation. Do not simply use Google to discover that Disney's Pocahontas can be diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Question 2: News media have been reporting about the increasing polarization in the United States over the past several years. The US seems more divided than ever by race, social class, political beliefs, and world view. The division has grown so profound that people on different sides often do not even agree on basic facts.
Part 1:
Imagine that you were a psychology researcher trying to understand this issue. Outline an appropriate procedure that you would follow. You should:
- Propose a hypothesis. You are free to focus on any specific aspect of the broader issue of polarization, and to generate any hypothesis that you think is reasonable.
- Outline a research design that is appropriate for your specific hypothesis.
- Include and label all concepts from Module 2 that you would need in order to draw solid conclusions about your hypothesis.
Part 2:
Now imagine that you are a psychologist appearing as an expert on a national news broadcast. Use concepts from at least three modules to explain why we are so divided from a psychological perspective.