Assignment

Locate a movie, television, or Internet television show, or net streaming series that portrays a character with an anxiety disorder (For example, characters from the movies: The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio, What About Bob? with Bill Murray, The Truman Show, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, or Analyze That, or TV shows: The Big Bang Theory or Monk or net steaming series: This is Us, or Scrubs).

In an essay of 600-750 words address the following:

1. What were some of the irrational beliefs and attitudes that the characters displayed?

2. In what way did these beliefs/attitudes manifest in the character’s behavior? 

3. How does stress tie into anxiety?  What are some ways to modify the stress and reduce anxiety?

4. What form(s) of therapy can assist the character?

Use the Library databases and include two to four scholarly sources from the library to support your claims.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

Movie/TV list for Anxiety and Phobias Paper

TV shows

Scorpion--CBS

Homeland--Showtime

Girls--HBO

Elementary—CBS /Sherlock (BBC)

Supernatural—Hulu/TBS

Sex and the City—iTunes/Amazon

Big Bang Theory—CBS

Monk—USA Network

Movies

Amélie

Analyze This

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

What About Bob?

The Aviator

Precious

The Net

Lars and the Real Girl

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?

Silver Linings Playbook

The Truman Show

Vertigo

High Anxiety

Finding Nemo

As Good As It Gets

Copycat

Sherlock Holmes

For more ideas check out http://www.listal.com/list/movies-based-on-phobias.

For streaming series and other net accessed media check with your professor.