To prepare:
- Choose one film that portrays a subject who may be a psychopath. Examples include but are not limited to:
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Psycho
- Gone Girl
- Seven
- Insomnia
- 10 Cloverfield Lane
- American Psycho
- Misery
- Nightcrawler
- Natural Born Killers
- Identity
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Fan
- Saw Note: You may choose a different film if you desire. Please email your instructor by Day 3 to request permission to select a film not listed above.
- Watch the film and carefully consider the characteristics of the subject(s).
Assignment (3- to 5-page paper, double spaced and APA formatted, not including references, title page, or abstract)Address the following in your Assignment:
- Describe the film you selected.
- Describe the subject you selected.
- Describe the characteristics of the subject that could be considered criminal.
- Provide an overall summary of the subject, describing their background (e.g., education, occupation, relationship history, psychological history).
- Determine if the subject is mentally ill (e.g., psychotic) or has a mental disorder (e.g., psychopathy). Explain your rationale and provide examples to illustrate your points.
Your conclusions should be supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources and properly cited using APA style.
