skit+assignment


 * Abnormal Psych Project **


 * Throughout this unit (I know, only a few days!), we have learned about various mental illnesses: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, **
 * Schizophrenia, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression. We have learned **
 * how to observe behavior, and match it to the diagnostic criteria for these disorders. We have also **
 * explored the way people with mental illness are portrayed in the media, and what this says about **
 * society’s attitudes toward people with mental illness. **
 * Your job in this lesson is to demonstrate your knowledge of two different aspects of this course. **


 * First, you will be showing me that you understand the diagnostic criteria for a disorder of your choice. **
 * In order to do this, you will be working with a partner to create a skit in which you must present a **
 * person who has one of the disorders we discussed. **


 * 1. Your skit must show enough symptoms to meet the diagnostic criteria for the disorder. **
 * 2. One person in the skit will be the person with the illness, and the other person in the skit will be **
 * a psychiatrist, family member, friend, or other person who interacts with the patient. **
 * 3. These skits are meant to demonstrate your knowledge of the disease. It is important that we be **
 * respectful in our portrayal of people with mental illness, and remember that these skits are not **
 * meant to be funny or make fun of these disorders. **


 * [|Assignment and Rubric Link] **