Superstitious Behavior and Magical Thinking

WEEK SEVEN DISCUSSION 1

PROMPT:

Part 1: Superstitious Behavior and Magical Thinking (due by midnight on Thursday)

As you did in Week 4, create short scenarios, like those in your text in Practice Thinking 12.3 (but different), for two thinking errors and/or magical thinking. It is optional to tie your scenarios to your topic. Do not say which thinking error your scenario falls in, but note it down for yourself. Watch to see if students identify your errors correctly, and let them know why they are correct or incorrect. Additionally, do you remember the question in the Week 1 Welcome video about whether your sister’s earrings bring her luck. What do you think? Are your thoughts different from when you watched the video?

Part 2: Identifying and Diagnosing Cases (due by midnight on Thursday) For Part 2, analyze the hypothetical cases in the text in Practice Thinking 13.3. Choose either Case 1 or Case 2 and answer the questions below about the case (refer to Table 13.1 in the text). Try to respond to a case that fewer students have responded to so that about half of the class responds to Case 1 and half to Case 2.

1. Is the behavior maladaptive? Why or why not?

2. Is the behavior abnormal? Why or why not?

3. Is the behavior distressing? Why or why not?

If, after answering the questions above, you believe the individual described in the case has a mental disorder, use the information in Chapter 13, including Tables 13.2 and 13.3 to suggest a diagnosis. Additionally, suggest what other information is needed in order to make a decision and accurate diagnosis.

Chapter 12 and 13

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Research Presentation                                                                                        50 points

You will also prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation (five slides) of your paper to share in class during our final meeting of the semester. Your presentation should summarize the key findings from your research presentation and should be no more than 5 minutes in length.

 Your presentation should follow a similar format as your paper, and should be structured in the following way:

 ·         Title slide with title of presentation and your name (1 slide)

 ·         Include a slide presenting your topic and background information (1 slide)

 ·         Briefly discuss the key points of your findings from your research (1 slide)

 ·         Summarize and conclude your presentation (1 slide)

 ·         References (if cited in presentation) (1 slide)

 Rubric for Research Presentation:

 ·         5 points: Introduces topic, explains relevance/issue/problem

 ·         10 points: Provides background on topic

 ·         20 points: Synthesizes key issues related to the chosen topic, including but not limited to: discussion of methods utilized to assess topic, theoretical approaches to the topic, disease causation, healing methods, etc.

 ·         5 points: Presentation is visually appealing and checked for grammatical issues

 ·         10 points: Presentation stays within time limit provided, limited to five slides

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