Abnormal Psychology

In-depth analysis of the main character in Fatal Attraction and a valid diagnosis of the personality disorder - Borderline Personality Disorder.

Study guide of clinical terminology, different types of models, classical and operant conditioning, models and theories of abnormality, history of diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, 21st century characteristics of abnormal psychology, psychogenic versus somatogenetic theories.

Notes needed to write a critical character analysis of a character in Fatal Attraction with Borderline Personality Disorder. Additional sources needed for support. Diagnostic criteria met, diagnostic and associated features from the film, prevalence of the disorder, culture-related diagnostic issues, risk and prognostic factors, development and course of the disorder, differential diagnosis.