Assignment 2 – Mental Health Research Project
There is a stigma that exists among the community in regards to mental illness. Unfortunately, the media is responsible for many of the misconceptions which persist about people with mental illnesses. Newspapers often stress a history of mental illness in the backgrounds of people who commit crimes of violence. Television news programs frequently sensationalize crimes where persons with mental illnesses are involved. Comedians make fun of people with mental illnesses, using their disabilities as a source of humor. Also, national advertisers use stigmatizing images as promotional gimmicks to sell products. Movies are not an exception. The film industry projects images into the public mind of illusions of many mental disorders.
A mental illness is a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thinking, perception and behavior. These disturbances can significantly impair a person’s ability to cope with life’s ordinary demands and routines. Much of this you will learn as you progress through your course: Nursing Care of the Client V: Mental Health.
During this course you will be required to complete a research project. This project will involve many things.
1. You will be required to watch a movie (50 First Dates) depicting an individual with a mental illness.
2. You will research the mental illness or illnesses depicted in the movie. This involves at least three references.
3. You will determine if the movie depicts the mental illness without bias or distortion.
4. You will compare and contrast the actual signs and symptoms of the mental illness as it compares to its depiction in the movie. Be sure to point out discrepancies that exist between the actual disorder and the movies depiction of that disorder.
5. You will then compile a three to five page typed paper based upon your analysis of the film. This paper is to be written in proper APA format with all references cited.
Please put forth effort when completing this project and have fun. Good Luck!
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