課程宗旨
The purpose of this course is to utilize the integration of psychology and film analysis in evaluating the representation and misrepresentation of mental illness and treatments in modern cinema. The purpose is also to understand and discuss how the portrayals of mental illness in the film can create a social influence on the society, specifically, how it can influence the public’s understanding and attitude toward mental illness. 本課程之目的是利用心理學和電影分析的結合來評估現代電影中如何呈現和歪曲精神疾病與其治療法 。從電影欣賞和課程討論中，同學們也能來認識精神疾病，並更深入的了解和探討電影中對精神疾病的描繪及其如何對現今社會產生社會影響，特別是如何影響大眾對精神疾病的認知和態度。

課程大綱
This course will cover major categories of mental illness, their differential diagnosis, DSM criteria, and clinical presentations, through film. This course will provide students with a broad understanding of the origins and symptoms of various types of mental illness, the stereotypes and stigma that surround mental illness, how it may be misrepresented in the films, and a basic understand of how such misrepresentations result in degraded human interactions. Through viewing different films and class discussions, students will be able to evaluate the social stigma and discrimination of mental illness. Class discussions will also allow the students to engage in self-reflection on their experiences with individuals who have mental illnesses.
本課程將透過電影介紹精神疾病的主要類別、鑑別診斷、DSM 標準和臨床表現。本課程將使學生廣泛了解各種 精神疾病的類型、起源和症狀、圍繞精神疾病的刻板印象和對精神疾病的污名化、電影中如何歪曲精神疾病，以及對這種歪曲如何損害人類之間的互動 。透過觀看不同的電影和課堂上討論，學生將能夠評估和探討現今社會對精神疾病的社會污名化和歧視。課堂間討論也能讓學生對自己與精神疾病患者相處的經驗進行自我反思。

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