Below are two OPTIONS for papers. 
You must select one of the two 
topics and adhere to the stated guidelines. 
PLEASE provide a copy 
of your cited articles along with your final paper. 
Papers should be 
emailed to me at: 
Fominaya@hawk.iit.edu 
by 11:59pm on 28 
October 2013. 
The subject of the email should read: [Last 
Name]_AbnormalPaper. 
Include a copy of your cited articles as an 
attachment to your email. 
.doc or .docx are preferred formats. 
Paper 1 
Select a film or novel that includes/portrays a character with a psychological disorder. 
1. 
Demonstrate an understanding of the disorder in question. (4 points) 
2. 
Cite specific behaviors the character presented. 
Discuss the degree to which these 
behaviors are consistent with the diagnosis in question. (3 points) 
3. 
Citations supporting or refuting specific DSM criteria or are otherwise related to the 
diagnosis of the disorder in question. (3 points) 
4. 
Overall writing clarity, punctuation, spelling, and proper formatting are satisfactory with 
few or no significant mistakes. (2 points) 
Item 
Score 
1 
Demonstrated an understanding of the disorder in 
question. (4 points) 
2 
Cite specific behaviors the character presented. 
Discuss the degree to which these behaviors are 
consistent with the diagnosis in question. (3 points) 
3 
Citations supporting or refuting specific DSM criteria 
or are otherwise related to the diagnosis of the disorder 
in question. At least 3 citations! (3 points) 
MUST BE PEER-REVIEWED CITATIONS!!!!! 
4 
Overall writing clarity, punctuation, spelling, and 
proper formatting are satisfactory with few or no 
significant mistakes. (2 points) 
Overal 
l 
Paper 2 
Select a specific criterion of a particular disorder in the DSM. 
Cite specific articles that discuss 
that criterion. 
Argue whether the criterion should or should not be changed, modified, or 
removed (or added, if that is the central argument). 
1. 
Demonstrate an understanding of the disorder in question. (4 points) 
2. 
Discuss whether the criterion should be changed and how. 
Discussion should be logically 
connected to the cited articles. (3 points)