A new, expanded, and updated edition of the popular and critically acclaimed teaching tool - movies as an aid to learning about mental illness!
Films are a powerful medium for teaching students of psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, counseling and even literature or media studies about psychopathology. The clinical chapters of this book thus each use a case history along with synopses and scenes from one or two specific, often well-known films to explain and teach students about the most important disorders encountered in clinical practice. Now in an updated edition, this book has established a great reputation as an enjoyable and highly memorable supplementary teaching tool for abnormal psychology classes. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, who themselves are movie aficionados, it also includes helpful teaching tools: suggestions for class discussions and questions to consider while viewing films, a full index, and ratings of nearly 1,500 movies!
New in this edition: expanded discussions of international films in every chapter; user-friendly graphics of top films in each diagnostic category; expanded discussions of new films and of rarely seen disorders.
From reviews of the previous edition:
"A thought-provoking, educative, and engaging work. This volume offers a treasure trove of psychological and popular culture, blended in a way that surely earns 'two thumbs up' for its creativity and educative value."
Sherry Lynn Hatcher in PsycCRITIQUES (50/37, art. 2)
"Useful as a teaching tool for both instructors and students of any level. ...would definitely get students more involved and make it easier for them to understand and remember various psychopathologies. The book is fun to read as well."
Brett C. Plylerin in Doody's Book Review
This work is a helpful and creative resource to initiate discussion of mental illness concerns."
Grégoire Zimmermann in Swiss J Psychol (65/1)
