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For this assignment, investigate the difference between the textbook versions of disorders and the media-popular versions of these disorders. Collect 2 examples of reports of real life behavior from newspapers, magazines, books, television and radio news stations that appear to be caused by psychological disorders. You are not looking for fictional characters in literature, tv shows, or movies, but rather TWO real persons who are being reported on by the news.
For each example:
1. Note the symptoms identified.
2. Check whether an official diagnosis is reported in the media piece.
3. Discuss what impression of abnormal behavior is created by the report.
4. Discuss whether that impression is consistent with the description of the disorder presented in the textbook.
When submitting the assignment, please include links to the media examples (or attach scans of printed material). You must provide links or scans of your research.
APA format required. You should write at least two paragraphs on each person/case discussed.
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Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY DISORDERS
Psychology Disorders
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Reported by the New York Times Magazine
The story reported by the New York Times Magazine talks about a young boy with
autism spectrum disorder. The report is focused on the boy’s mother, L, who talks about her
journey with her child, B, who had this mental disorder in the 1990s. According to L, the boy
started to exhibit some unusual behaviors which tuned out to be the symptoms of autism. One of
the symptoms identified was that B fully withdrew into his own world. Moreover, he stopped
making eye contact and appeared to no longer hear. The boy seemed not to understand when
spoken to. Another symptom ...
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