Movie Analysis: Character with Mental Disorder and Emotional Intelligence

Select a movie in which one of the main characters exhibits a mental disorder. Some examples could be: A Beautiful Mind Jerry Maquire (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) Rain Man (Raymond Babbitt, Autism) Charlie Brown (Avoidant Personality Disorder) The Little Mermaid (Ariel, Compulsive Hoarding) Winnie the Pooh (Eeyore, Dysthymia)

Provide a brief summary of the movie and the character you selected.

Then analyze the movie for various emotional cues expressed by the character and write about your observations of the character’s emotions and behavior, including an assessment of their emotional intelligence.

Your response should be 750 to 1000 words (approximately 3 to 4 pages, excluding the cover page and references). Use double spacing and a 12 point font, and include at least two sources other than those in the reading assignments.

All references should be included on a separate page and formatted using APA style.

Summary You succinctly and effectively summarize the movie and character you selected for the activity. You summarize the movie and character you selected for the activity.

You vaguely summarize the movie and character you selected for the activity.

You ineffectively summarize the movie and character you selected for the activity. null Analysis of emotions and behavior You skillfully analyze the character for emotional cues and behaviors and insightfully discuss your observations.

You analyze the character for emotional cues and behaviors and discuss your observations.

You simplistically analyze the character for emotional cues and behaviors and weakly discuss your observations.

You insufficiently analyze the character for emotional cues and behaviors and inadequately discuss your observations. null Assessment of emotional intelligence You expertly assess the character's emotional intelligence based on your observations of their emotions and behavior.

You assess the character's emotional intelligence based on your observations of their emotions and behavior. You partially or superficially assess the character's emotional intelligence based on your observations of their emotions and behavior.

You deficiently assess the character's emotional intelligence based on your observations of their emotions and behavior.

Null documentation in APA style Your paper has outstanding support: you meet or exceed the minimum requirement for number of references; your sources are all credible; and you faultlessly attribute them in APA style. Your paper has appropriate support:

you meet the minimum requirement for number of references; your sources are generally credible; and you satisfactorily attribute them in APA style. Your paper has minimal support: you meet the minimum requirement for number of references;

some of your sources are credible; and your use of APA style has numerous small errors.

Your paper has inadequate support: you do not meet the minimum requirement for number of references, and/or most or all of your sources are not credible;

your use of APA style has major errors. null Mechanics You write in complete, well-constructed sentences with faultless grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; writing is sharp, coherent, and demonstrates sophisticated clarity.

You write in complete sentences with mostly correct grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; minor errors may exist but do not compromise meaning.

You write in unclear sentences with significant errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling that may compromise meaning. You write in incomplete, incomprehensible sentences filled with serious errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, or spelling. null