AP-Assignment 1

Abnormal Psychology Assignment 1 Name: _______________________ (ID: ) Please answer ALL the questions. Please answer one by one. Material 1: One Flew Over- The Cuckoo’s Nest (Film) Material 2: Chapter 20- Antisocial Personality Disorder: Psychopathy – Bill’s Case (File) Part 1: Bill’s Case Question (File)

1. Describe Bill’s Personality (a) Characteristics and (b) Behaviors. 2. What is Bill’s Diagnosis (given in text, please find it out and state in the ans. [P.XXXX

“XXXXXXXXXXXX”] )? 3. What is Billy’s suicide? Who is responsible? 4. How could Bill’s ASPD have emerged from the combination of genes and environmental

experiences? What specific environmental factors were important in Bill’s life? In what we know about the case, was there any evidence for his father having antisocial traits?

5. Which symptoms of ASPD did Bill have? 6. Research suggests that the most effective treatment for ASPD is to prevent cases in the

first place by focusing on children and adolescents at risk for the disorder. What are the obstacles to doing this?

7. The difficulty in treating people with ASPD poses great challenges for our society, given their higher rates of violence and criminal behavior. Some have advocated keeping such people incarcerated until they are older in an attempt to prevent their future crimes. What do you think about this? What are the pros and cons of such an approach?

Part 2: One Flew Over- The Cuckoo’s Nest (Film)

1. Describe McMurphys’ Personality Characteristics and Behavior. 2. Is McMurphys’ BEHAVIOR NORMAL OR ABNORMAL? -Explain your Answer. 3. Describe Nurse Ratched in the film. 4. What do You and McMurphy’s discover about the Chief? 5. Describe how McMurphy differs from the other patients. 6. What/List- treatments/ procedures are used with the patients in the film? 7. What is Billy’s suicide? Who is responsible? 8. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary hospitalization? 9. Describe Bill’s Personality (a) Characteristics and (b) Behaviors. 10. What is Bill’s Diagnosis (given in text, please find it out and state in the ans. [P.XXXX

“XXXXXXXXXXXX”] )?

Part 3: Free Question 1. What/List- treatments/ procedures are used with the patients in the Antisocial

Personality Disorder? 2. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary hospitalization?