Read the book Agnes’s Jacket by Gail write reflections

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Assignment 2 (25%; due by midnight on April 5):

Read the book Agnes’s Jacket: A Psychologist’s Search for the Meanings of Madness by Gail

Hornstein.

In a 1,000-word essay, provide your reflections on the book. Your reflections, although written

in essay style, should address the following questions/topics:

1) Summarize/express Hornstein’s main points or arguments. Given this, what is the significance

of the title’s reference to Agnes’s jacket?

2) How did Hornstein research her book? What challenges did she face?

3) How have your views of madness been influenced by reading Agnes’s Jacket? That is, what

were your views before reading the book, and how did reading her account affect those views?

Be specific and give examples.

4) What recommendations does Hornstein have (implicit or explicit) for how to respond to

people with emotional problems? Do you agree or disagree with these recommendations? Why

or why not?

HOW TO PRESENT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

▪APA format is to be used for both assignments. Try to keep direct quotes to a minimum, but if

they are used, in-text references would look like this:

Hornstein (2009) has noted that despite strenuous efforts to silence the mad, communications

from the “world of madness are far more numerous than one might think” (p. xii). OR

Despite strenuous efforts to silence the mad, communications from the world of madness “are far

more numerous than one might think” (Hornstein, 2009, p. xii).

▪Your assignment must be double spaced, one-inch margins all around, 12-pt font. Do not exceed

1000 words of written work (not including references).

▪Page one is a cover page that clearly indicates the title of your essay, your name, your student

number, and your e-mail. .

▪The last page of your assignment is a separate page that has your short reference list in APA

style.

▪Save your essay as a Word doc (not .pdf) with the following file name: Lastname_Assignment 1

(or 2)