• How does stress relate to the character Truman on The Truman Show?
• What are some of the irrational or abnormal beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors the characters in the movie The Truman Show displayed, and how do they manifest? What are some examples?
• Using currentDSM and ICDdiagnostic codes, what is a possible diagnosis for this character?
• What is a psychological model that best explains the cause of the symptoms/behaviors (i.e., biological, cognitive)?
• Based on this model, what is a possible treatment plan, including some ways the character Truman can modify the stress and reduce anxiety (cope)?
• Comer, R. J., & Comer, J. S. (2021). Abnormal psychology (11th ed.).Worth Publishers. ISBN: 9781319190729