phineas gage

Choose one of the famous Case Studies in Psychology listed below to write about in a typed, 4 page, double-spaced paper. You may use any source as long as you cited it correctly on your References page. The paper is worth 80 points total, with 50 coming from the content and 30 coming from technical elements. See grading rubric below for guidelines.

Choose ONE:

Phineas Gage
Louis Victor Leborgne (Tan)
Bertha Pappenheim (Anna O)
Little Albert
Henry Gustav Molaison (H.M.)
Kitty Genovese
Chris Sizemore
“Genie”, the Wild Child
Kim Peek (Autism and Savant)
Freud and the ‘Rat Man’.

GRADING RUBRIC

CONTENT: (50 points)

Who did you choose to write about and what made their case interesting to you?

10 pts

Tell me about the person you chose. Who were they? What unique condition or circumstance did they experience? What happened to them as a result of this condition or experience? How were they treated, if applicable? What did we learn as a result of their case?

30 pts

Many of these are cases from earlier points in history. Do you think the case would have had a different outcome or been handled differently if it happened today?

10 pts

TECHNICAL: (30 points)

The paper is typed, 4 pages, and double-spaced.

10 pts

The paper is well written (proofread to catch typos and other writing errors).

10 pts

There is a References page (5th page) formatted correctly in APA Style.

10 pts

TOTAL

80 pts

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