1. What are the major differences between a personality disorder and an Axis I disorder?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Can a person have several different personality disorders at the same time?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. What are the 3 clusters of personality disorder and the characteristics of each cluster?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4. Which personality disorders would you consider to be more seriously dysfunctional?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5. Which seem less a cause for professional concern?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6. Why is sexual acting out so common in people with borderline personality disorder?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

7. Is it useful to treat personality characteristics as if they were diseases (i.e., do they belong in the DSM IV)?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8. What lines do you draw between "evil" and "antisocial personality?"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

9. Do you think you know someone with a personality disorder? How do you differentiate between a disorder and just the unique characteristics of that person?
 

SO WHAT?

1. What are some of the effects of misrepresentation that the author says it is important to pay attention to the images of mental illness that are put forth in films?
 
 

A. Misinformation

B. Stereotypes

C. Someone else's problem

D. Stigma

E. Self-concept of those with mental illness 

SO WHY?

What does the author say about the following reasons why inaccurate and harmful images persist?
 

A. Profit

B. Ignorance

C. History

D. Socialization

E. Psychological Reassurance

F. Lack of consumer feedback 

1. As you watch this film, think about how you would diagnosis her? Make notes regarding symptoms for each disorder that are present and absent . The two major possibilities are bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. What characteristics of her parents do you think were important in the etiology of her troubles?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. If her mother were to be diagnosed, what disorder would you most suspect?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4. What images of the psychiatrist and of the hospitals are present in this film?
 
 
 

5. Compare her first hospitalization with the second?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6. What changes to her physical appearance occur throughout the film?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

7. What was similar and different about the way shock treatment is portrayed in this film and the others we have seen?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8. What effects did the lobotomy have, if any?