Seven Pounds Movie

Diagnosis Paper Instructions

Pretend that you are a clinical psychologist, and the character in the movie has come into your office. (For this movie, the character you are to focus on is Ben (Tim), as portrayed by Will Smith).

1. In your paper, first, give a brief description of the character.

2. Identify the diagnosis that you would make of the character. 

   • You should back up your diagnosis with the relevant symptoms displayed by the character (in other words, explain why you made the diagnosis that you did). Refer to the movie to illustrate the symptoms that the character demonstrates.

   • Discuss all the possible symptoms of the disorder; does the client show all the possible symptoms or only some of the possible symptoms of the disorder?

   • In some cases, the character may be lying and does not really have a disorder. For example, the person may be faking the disorder to avoid prosecution for a crime. If you feel that the character does not really have a disorder, what makes you think that the person is lying? What evidence is there that the disorder is not genuine? What do they do well in faking the disorder?

3. Discuss possible origins of the disorder. 

   • Do you think, for example, that it is genetic? Is it likely to be caused by stress, or by exposure to certain life events? Explain.

   • What origins are clear from the movie, and what origins would you speculate, given what you know of the disorder?

4. Discuss the expected prognosis for the disorder. 

   • What prognosis do you see in the movie (e.g., does the person commit suicide? Does the person seem to recover fully?)

   • What prognosis seems reasonable, based on your textbook or class discussion of the disorder? The movie might not be realistic; be sure that you describe a realistic prognosis, as well as the movie’s outcome. 

5. Determine how you would provide therapy for your client. 

   • What sort of therapy would you provide, based on what you feel would be the most effective?

   • What sort of therapy (if any) is the character receiving in the movie?

   • Would you expect the character to respond well to the recommended therapy? Why or why not? 

 

Requirements

• The paper should be 4-6 pages. 

• Refer to the rubric for specific grading criteria.

• All papers must be double spaced, 12” font using APA format. While the entire paper must be in APA format, there does NOT need to be an abstract for this paper.

• Please make sure that grammar, punctuation, etc. is correct.

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