STEP 1: Select a fictional character who appears to have a mental health disorder. This could be a person from a movie, show, book, or comic. Briefly summarize the character and their mental health disorder. If available, include a link to a video clip or explanation of the fictional character.
For example, the Grinch from Dr. Suess’s story could easily be analyzed through these various lenses, as his negative attitude about Christmas and his unfriendly behavior could be caused by genetics, biological predispositions, childhood experiences, defense mechanisms, negative self-worth, untapped potential, or learned experiences. If writing about the Grinch, you would first introduce him and describe his traits, then devote a paragraph to each of these four models and explain how these models correspond to the behavior displayed by the Grinch.
STEP 2: Describe the mental health disorder or the experience of the fictional character through the lens of the biological model, psychoanalytic model, humanistic model, and behavioral model.
Integrate at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed reference from another source.
STEP 3: Submit a 400- to 600-word written response (roughly one page single-spaced or two pages double spaced) OR submit a 2- to 3-minute video response addressing the prompt above.
Grading Rubric
| Criteria | Proficient | Developing | Not Evident | Points |
| Biological Model | Demonstrates an understanding of the model and provides an appropriate example | Provides an example of the model but it is not clearly explained | Does not demonstrate understanding of the model | __/5 |
| Psychoanalytic Model | Demonstrates an understanding of the model and provides an appropriate example | Provides an example of the model but it is not clearly explained | Does not demonstrate understanding of the model | __/5 |
| Humanistic Model | Demonstrates an understanding of the model and provides an appropriate example | Provides an example of the model but it is not clearly explained | Does not demonstrate understanding of the model | __/5 |
| Behavioral Model | Demonstrates an understanding of the model and provides an appropriate example | Provides an example of the model but it is not clearly explained | Does not demonstrate understanding of the model | __/5 |
| Total: | __/20 | |||
