Clinical Practical

Question 1

research question

Answer 1

do media portrayals of mental illness show patients to be more negative and aggressive compared to real life case studies?

Question 2

null hypothesis

Answer 2

there will be no significant difference in portrayals of mental health in fictional media and factual media. any difference will be due to chance factors

Question 3

1 - tailed hypothesis

Answer 3

media portrayals of mental health will be significantly more negative in fictional media than in factual media

Question 4

sources - how and why they were selected

Answer 4

used video media only (films and doccumentaies)
video clips less than 15 mins long
all clips show interactions with others
fictional clips were theatrically released films - likely to be seen from a wide audience
clips were created from 1976-2019 so we can make wider generalisations

Question 5

what is summative content analysis

Answer 5

considering the type of key words of interest to the investigation

define categories/codes
the frequency is then quantified
analysis is then extended to use latent meanings and themes

Question 6

manifest content

Answer 6

define categories/codes
the frequency is then quantified

Question 7

latent content

Answer 7

qualitative data
can include context

interpretation of manifest content

Question 8

procedure

Answer 8

watched a range of video clips of people with mental disorders to define categories

the summative content analysis
- define categories/codes
- record their frequency

Question 9

Latent content (interpretation) of Girl, Interrupted

Answer 9

upon Lisa’s return she angrily assaulted a new patient at the mental institution as she realises her best friend has committed suicide - which was the reason for her anger

Question 10

latent content (interpretation) of By Reason of Insanity

Answer 10

documentary on inmates who have been found NGRI

Louis speaks to Jonathon, who was institutionalised for killing his father

shows what life is like in the institutions & treatment

calm conversation & location show the effectiveness of mental health treatment and recovery

Question 11

conclusions

Answer 11

within fictional media, it exaggerates and over-dramatises mental illness compared to the factual media, as this would cause more people to watch

fictional media perpetuates stereotypes of mental illness

Question 12

GRAVE - positive

Answer 12

generalisability- large time range - 1976-2019
application - can be used to reduce stereotypes - shows conditions have been exaggerated in fictional media
ethics - people have already consented to be on television and it is expected that people are going to watch them
validity - objectivity - qual data has been quantified
reliability - standardised procedure

Question 13

GRAVE - negative

Answer 13

validity - tallying some of the behaviours may require a degree of subjectivity - may be subjective when a person experiences a mood swing

reliability - only a small sample - individual differences of the video clips would have a large impact on results