VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PSY 2012: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Dr. Idalia Montañez
I. Write a summary of the film “Prozac Nation.”
II. After viewing the film, answer the following questions:
1. Do you think that Lizzie gives up too easily? If she does, do you think she does so because of her depression or because of her character? Please explain and illustrate with examples.
2. Do you believe that the movie gives an accurate account of depression and its impact on daily life? Why or why not?
3. If Lizzie had faced her problems in the beginning stages of her depression and had not tried to run away from it or fool around, how much happier do you think she would have been? Please explain your reasoning.
4. How much do you think Lizzie’s upbringing and role models in early life affected her depression and ways of dealing with it? Please explain and illustrate with examples.
5. Do you believe that Lizzie was seriously suicidal, or do you believe that every attempt she tried was just a cry for attention? Please explain and defend your point of view.
6. Do you think that Lizzie should have been satisfied with her drugs, therapy, and supportive friends? Or do you think that she needed even more? Defend your answer.
7. Are Lizzie’s masochistic tendencies the cause or result of her depression? Please explain and defend your answer.
8. How do you think you would handle all the situations that Lizzie went through? Would you make some of the same choices? Why or why not?
9. Depression ran in Lizzie’s father’s side of the family. Was she born with depression, or did it develop as a result of her issues with her parents’ divorce and the other problems in her life? Please defend your answer.