HPS308/788 : Depiction of a Mental Illness in a Movie Report Writing - Management Assignment Help

Assignment Task:

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An overall note: How the two assignments link together.
In this unit, there are two assignments: (1) A literature review, and (2) An assignment that consists of tasks related to depiction of a mental illness in a movie (see below). The information you learn in the literature review in assignment 1 will inform your formulation and knowledge of the disorder depicted and therefore help with assignment 
Tsilimidos, A. (Director). (2004). Tom White [Film].

Cinemavault Releasing
“Written by acclaimed Australian playwright Daniel Keene and directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos, TOM WHITE features an astounding, brave performance from Colin Friels as a man who tumbles over the edge and into the great unknown.” (Summary modified from Kanopy)
The film depicts a Major Depressive Episode being experienced by Tom (Colin Friels)
(Note: The movie is Rated M. See https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360798/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 for content advisories.).
FILM LINK: https://deakin.kanopy.com/video/tom-white

Overview
A 1,500 word (10% leeway) assignment worth 35% of the overall unit grade for HPS308 and 30% of the overall unit grade for HPS788.
One of the general goals that diagnostic classification systems are intended to serve is that knowledge of what kind/type of disorder a person is experiencing should allow you to gather knowledge from the literature regarding potential causes/maintaining factors/etc. Such knowledge of causes is a key-learning objective for this unit (Unit Learning Outcome 1).

• Therefore, you are required to:
• The task: Critical Literature Review
• Perform a critical literature review. You will choose one biological factor and then choose either one psychological factor or one social factor that is linked to the aetiology and/or maintenance of a Major Depressive Episode
• So, this will result in a total of two factors (one biological + one psychological OR one biological + social) that you will review. In so doing, you should clearly evidence whether an integrative approach is superior to unidimensional models (e.g., better than models with only biomedical, psychological, or social causes).
• Please ensure that you read and work with the marking rubric when planning and writing your assignment. Note that the movie should not be discussed in the literature review (save that for assignment 2!)
• Disorder: Major Depressive Episode
• Biological Factors (choose one):
• Female sex
• Serotonin neurotransmitter
• Psychological Factors (choose one):
• Stressful Events
• Rumination
• OR
• Social Factors (choose one):
• Unemployment
• Social support
• Suggested Structure
• Title Page (not included in word count)
• Introduction (a brief description of the clinical features of the disorder, why it is important to understand its causes, and what this review will aim to do)
• A major biological factor that contributes to the aetiology and/or maintenance of the disorder.
• A major psychological or social factor that contributes to the aetiology and/or maintenance of the disorder.
• NOTE: There is no set order of bio/psycho/social domains. It is recommended to present them in the order that would lead to the best logical flow.
• Discussion of potential ways in which the biological and psychological or social factor could add to each other in causing/maintaining the mental illness (e.g., do they interact or is a single factor by itself sufficient to explain all cases of the disorder; you should also briefly touch on this throughout the review)
• Short conclusion (summarise main points from body of essay, including overall limitations in the literature and future directions, and clearly address whether an integrative model is useful for this disorder).
• Reference List (not included in word count).
• Appendix: Provide a printout appearing after your reference list showing at least one relevant search attempt using EBSCOHost or other scholarly search engine (this appendix content is not included in word count).
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• A Whole Bunch of FAQs!
• Why did you pick this film? The point of this assignment is not necessarily about picking the best film (we are psychologists, not movie critics), but rather a film that is suitable for the assignment. Specifically, the film must depict mental illness in some way and have some information regarding the origin of that illness. Another consideration is that we try to choose films that are freely available to you for streaming through Deakin library. We hope that this is an interesting and useful set of assignments. If you have any ideas for films for the future please let us know on discussion board and we’ll see whether we can source them for future trimesters.
• Should I mention the film in the first assignment literature review? No, you shouldn't. Only discuss the film in the second assignment.
• Can I use headings? Yes, please do use headings (e.g., biological, psychological, social, conclusion) to clearly structure the sections.
• Is it like a laboratory report introduction? Think macro not micro. A literature review is different from a laboratory report as it seeks to give “the big picture” to the reader. Therefore, the focus of the literature review should not be walking the reader through 1-2 papers in a lot of depth, but synthesising information from a wide variety of sources. That means to do well on this assignment you must read and integrate a range of information from the broader literature on the disorder.
• What is a “critical” literature review? The purpose of a critical literature review is to carefully evaluate the literature and not present it as though it is fact. To do this, you can discuss limitations, gaps in the literature, controversies, differing opinions etc. You are not expected to discuss these for individual studies, but for the biopsychosocial factors and area as a whole. For example, if you focused on differences in parenting styles in the context of Narcissistic Personality Disorder then you might be critical of this area by alerting the reader to a gap in the literature concerning a lack of twin studies, or that the literature is predominantly based on Western cultures.
• Referencing questions (type, number, date)? We will not specify a minimum number of references as this varies widely based on the factors, the disorder, and the type of argument you choose to make. While we encourage you to use the textbook as a starting point, you will not receive more than a pass grade if you do not go beyond this to the original literature. You should also avoid relying just on review papers (e.g. narrative reviews, meta-analyses). Go beyond these to individual, empirical studies. You should be citing peer-reviewed articles and should avoid using non-scholarly web-pages to source information (e.g., don’t copy or reference Wikipedia). You should aim to reference literature within the last 10 years, unless it is a landmark/important paper in the area - e.g., still being cited as the most credible paper or the only paper on the issue.
• Will we get some help with this assignment? Of course! We will begin in Week 1 discussing in the class and seminar what is meant by causes/maintaining factors and why an integrative approach is important. In Week 3 of the seminars we will go through how to find literature (using EBSCOHost) and write a review. There is also a library resource on the Cloud site.  For those wanting access to the formal DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, you can use this link via the Deakin Library: http://ezproxy.deakin.edu.au/login?url=http://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/book.aspx?bookid=556
• Do we need to define terms? You may think of your audience (i.e., marker) as well educated, but not specifically in the area of psychopathology (e.g., you would need to define quite-specific terms like “oxidative stress”). If in doubt, always best to define. As noted in the suggested structure you need to define the disorder and explain the diagnostic criteria related to the disorder
• How do we conceptualise a biopsychosocial factor? Be sure to conceptualise the link between your factor and the aetiology and/or maintenance of the disorder. Often, assignments will provide strong evidence of a link between a factor and the condition, but fail to provide a clear explanation as to why they are linked. For example, providing literature showing there is a link between the use of indulgent/permissive parenting styles and Narcissistic Personality Disorders is necessary, but you would then need an explanation for how/why it contributes to the aetiology/maintenance of the disorder. In this case, an indulgent/permissive parenting style may mean that parents do not appropriately help children learn how to regulate their needs, meaning they may develop with a stronger tendency to be impulsive (difficulty delaying gratification) or perhaps a sense of entitlement or grandiosity.
• Should I discuss treatment? Treatment is relevant only to the extent that it informs causative factors. DO NOT spend a section in the first assignment discussing treatments, e.g., just discussing which medications or treatments are good for the disorder. However, it may be appropriate to refer to a treatment if it helps your argument. For example, if a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is useful for depression, then to some extent that implies that serotonin is involved in its causation or maintenance (although it is not direct evidence, and this reasoning can be critiqued; e.g., search for "paracetamol deficiency" depression, in google). Regardless, you would need to briefly, but explicitly, say how treatment informs identification of aetiological/maintaining factors.
• Can I discuss more than one factor in a domain, or can I discuss three domains? The assignment guide states 1 biological AND 1 psychological OR 1 social factor. This is mainly due to the limited word count. If you find 2 factors that are always studied together and find it difficult to focus on only one of those, you can perhaps focus your explanation on one of those 2 factors, and mention the other briefly to strengthen the argument. 
• What do you mean by a print-out of a search? Week 3 of the seminars will discuss how to use EBSCOHost. We expect you to print out one of your searches showing relevant search terms you have used. There is an example on the cloud. It doesn't particularly matter *which* scholarly search engine you use if you already have a preference (e.g., EBSCOHost vs GoogleScholar) as long as you use one and not just plain old normal google!  
• What if I want to pick another film or a disorder outside of the one specified? I really want to talk about my favourite film! You cannot choose another disorder outside of the specified film. If you do so you will receive a marks penalty for doing so, of 20% of the overall possible mark (amongst other problems, this is because otherwise we would have to get our markers to watch potentially hundreds of different movies before they can fairly grade your work, which is outside of our capacity!) 
• Can I ignore the in-text references in the word count? What is included in the word count? Word count is 1,500 words (plus the 10% leeway you can go up to 1,650). There is no penalty for being under, but if you are well below this, you would be concerned you have not met the requirements of the task. Reference lists at the end of the document, running page headers/page numbers and your title page are not included in the word count, but ALL other text is included (including in-text citations, headings and subheadings, tables if you choose to use them). At 1,650 words, we will stop reading. No words beyond this point will be considered when marking.
• What file types for submission: Most types are OK – but please avoid .pages files (Mac users!) as they don’t work within the mark-up software (we can’t give feedback!).
• What are the late penalties? 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day up to five days; where work is submitted more than five days after the due date, the task will not be marked and the student will receive 0% for the task (https://policy.deakin.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00187#major10).
• Deakin has a universal assessment submission time of 8 pm AEST. Please note, penalties are based on the overall possible mark (i.e., 5% of the whole 100%) per 24 hour period. So, for example, if an assignment is submitted 30 hours late, that is 2 days, and it would lose 10%. If it received a mark of 75% then 10% would be removed resulting in a final mark of 65%.
• How do I get an extension? There’s a form on the cloud site (Tools > Extension Application). These are dealt with centrally (not by the unit chair).
• How do I reference the DSM? In brief: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596While it is possible to reference specific sections of the DSM, for this purpose just reference the book overall. More detailed information is at http://drwilliamdoverspike.com/files/apa_style_-_citing_DSM-5.pdfWhat are the submission requirements? You receive marks for conforming to APA 7th edition style (see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ ) and for your writing. This includes:
• being double spaced;
• including 2.54 cm margins (1-inch) on all sides;
• being in a 12-point font size (Times New Roman is preferred, or Arial);
• if using subheadings, still need to have "topic sentences" in your paragraphs (a useful check here - if you were to remove the subheading, would the paragraph still make sense?);

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