Discuss some accepted models of mental illness
Case Study 1. Asch and Conformity
Please go to this study.http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/0155060678_rathus/ps/ps18.html
Your assignment:
1. Briefly describe the problem (or research question), the hypothesis, procedure (participants, methods) and results of the study.
2. Do you see any potential problems with this study, ie., methodological issues, ethical concerns, etc.?
3. Do you agree with the authors’ conclusions? Are there other factors we should consider?
4. In your opinion, could this study be repeated today and with the same results? Why or why not?
5. From what you know of social psychology or other pertinent psychology courses you have taken, why might this study have been important?
Case Study 2. Artificial Sanity
Please go to the following case:
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/artificial_sanity.pdf
1. Discuss some accepted models of mental illness, i.e., psychological, biological, behavioral. How do these differ? What assumptions are being made?
2. How do these different models influence the treatment of people with mental disorders?
3. Tell the class the history of the present case. What does “right to treatment” entail for Singleton? Does Singleton have schizophrenia in your opinion?
4. What are the assumptions about mental illness held by Singleton’s lawyer and the prosecutor? Support your answer with direct quotes from each lawyer.
5. Each lawyer appears to believe in a different model of mental illness. What model is each lawyer using to support his/her argument about how Singleton should be treated?
6. What is artificial sanity? Argue your own side of the case.
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