Describe the character’s diagnosis in terms of the DSM-IV. Make sure to include two (2) criteria that the character meets.

Describe the character’s diagnosis in terms of the DSM-IV. Make sure to include two (2) criteria that the character meets.

The move, Girl Interrupted, encompass several character codes and criteria of DSM-IV displayed by the cast during the filming and perfection of scenes. The main character, Lisa, displays a mental disorder character full of drama, which makes the movie suitable for the discussion. Lisa showed an exciting code, which Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (Kring & Johnson, 2018). The character is classified in that code by the actions she displayed, where she constantly provoked the staff and conducted escape plans in the mental facility. The actions of sneaking and influencing other individuals in the facility also show the need for classifying Lisa in the DSMI-IV criteria. The psychological scene also shows that Lisa had are disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders (Kring & Johnson, 2018). In this case, she was diagnosed based on the disorders to lower her aggressive behavior that altered the character of other patients.

The other criteria that are suitable for the study are sexual dysfunction, which gets displayed by the character, Daisy. Daisy was recently discharged but did not recover from the disorder, which gets displayed in the film where her father took advantage of the situation (Kring & Johnson, 2018). She enjoyed sexual abuse done by his father, which got based on sufferings that caught the attention of Lisa. Also, she tried to commit suicide, which is a threat due to mental illness. Based on the theme, the television show called Perception also displays a hallucination disorder and criteria in the code of DSM-IV (Kring & Johnson, 2018). In this case, the character, Dr. Daniel Pierce, hallucinated due to his schizophrenia, whereby he saw things that enabled him to solve crimes in his Federal Bureau of Investigation work. The disorder was an advantage in his career, which provided clues and ideas, as displayed in the series (Kring & Johnson, 2018). Moreover, he was a neuropsychiatrist and considered as an expert consultant.

Describe one (1) perspective(s) of mental illness that best explains the development of the character’s symptoms, along with two (2) facts to support your position.

The psychotic disorder is a mental illness that involves distorted thinking and perception of an individual. The individual tends to lose touch with reality and experience a fantasy world, which is a threat to their lives. The individual seems to experience two symptoms, which are delusion and hallucination (Fernandez & Johnson, 2016). Based on the cases analyzed earlier, the symptoms get displayed in different scenes. The psychotic disorder displayed in by the characters showed the way the brain gets damaged, and the reactions in terms of mental information processing.

Delusion is a symptom and a product of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, paranoia, and depression. The symptoms mainly show that an individual is not in the state of reality, which affects the way of thinking and acting (Fernandez & Johnson, 2016). The symptom of the disorder gets connected with the two films as analyzed from the character’s actions. In this case, the film, Girl interrupted, shows the symptom by the character Lisa which is relevant for this study, as explained earlier. Moreover, the series, Perception, also displays delusion symptoms as a psychotic disorder (Fernandez & Johnson, 2016). The main character of interest, DR. Daniel, displays how psychotic disorder affects his way of reasoning.

The other symptom is a hallucination that majorly gets expound by Dr. Pierce, in the series, Perception. The psychotic symptom makes an individual have a vision of objects and people in the form of fantasy (Fernandez & Johnson, 2016). In this case, it also makes an individual view improbable things and events. Perception series, as explained earlier, shows that Dr. Pierce experienced hallucination events, which was relevant in his career and work (Fernandez & Johnson, 2016). Hallucination, in this case, was essential for the character as it created opportunities for him to give solutions when consulted by the FBI.

Describe any treatment received by the character. Describe two (2) reasons that you would recommend a similar or different treatment. If the character did not receive treatment, describe the type of treatment you would recommend with two (2) supporting facts.

The possible primary diagnosis for the patient in the movie, Girl, interrupted, is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is a commonly used drug to reduce the impulse disorder of a patient (Hosseinzadeh et al. 2019). The drug will also help the mental facility to reduce the aggressive behavior of the character Lisa, who provokes individuals in Claymoore, a psychiatric hospital. The drug is relevant for the character since it can lower several events of patients, such as the aggressiveness of the patients. The other relevant treatment that can help is psychotherapy, which involves the counseling of the patient through distinct approaches (Hosseinzadeh et al 2019). The diagnosis is relevant in the case of Daisy, where she was sexually traumatized, but she enjoyed the events. Daisy needs counseling from professionals as a treatment approach to be aware of the abuses she goes through from her father. The therapy will further help Daisy in reducing the level of anxiety and also poor body image that enhanced the existence of the disorder.

The other therapy suitable for this study is hallucination treatment, which is essential when it comes to Dr. Pierce. It is based on drug intake to treat the symptomatic psychotic disorder, which includes antipsychotic medications. The relevant drugs are such as pimavanserin, clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole, quetiapine, and ziprasidone (Hosseinzadeh et al 2019). Furthermore, Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an essential therapy for the main character of the TV show, Perception, due to his schizophrenia, which enhances hallucination behavior. The hallucination events of the main character enabled him to recognize occasions that helped him in avoiding them (Hosseinzadeh et al 2019).

Part B

Describe one (1) factor that prevented “good guards” from objecting or countermanding the orders from tough or bad guards.

The primary character that limited the “good guards” from making a decision is that the actions done in the university were a freedom-based exercise for study purposes. To be precise, it fully encompassed the participation of students as prisoners and guards. The students were given opportunities to solve problems arising at their reasoning and conscience. Hence, it gave opportunities for the bad guards to take control.

Describe one (1) reason why prisoners try to work within the arbitrary prison system to effect a change in it (e.g., setting up a Grievance Committee), rather than trying to dismantle or change the system through outside help.

The main reason why prisoners try to change the system setting by themselves is that it was Stanford University-based extension research on the effects of prisons on human behavior (McLeod, 2017). There were rules provided to the guards, which limited some actions to benefit the prisoners. The prisoners took part in the exercise while knowing the rules and what they are supposed to do in the exercise before things turned out on the negative side (McLeod, 2017). Therefore, the students had the opportunity to make possible solutions.

Describe two (2) factors that would lead prisoners to attribute guard brutality to the guards’ disposition or character, rather than to the situation.

Several factors lead to the guard brutality acts in this case — for instance, lack of correction when the guards went against the instructions given. According to the film, when the character, Mr. Correction Officer, broke the rule of the exercise without getting corrected (McLeod, 2017). The other factor that leads to the brutal act of the guards is the freedom given to the guards. The professor and graduate assistant saw the actions and let the guards solve the situation by themselves.

Was it ethical to conduct this study? Provide two (2) reasons to support your position.

It was unethical for the study to get carried out in the university because of several relevant issues that arose. The student suffered from psychological toucher, which was a threat and morally wrong (McLeod, 2017). The other reason is that the exercise displayed a negative image regarding the institute (McLeod, 2017).