Instructional Continuity Assignment
Name:Date:
Siblings:
Current Medications:
Thoughts of Suicide:
Parents' Occupation:
Question 1:
If you don't think a problem is a problem, is it still a problem? Also, Ph.D or MD?
Include non-anecdotal evidence supporting why you feel one might be superior to another. Hint: remember to factor in weighted average cost of social capital (WACsC) when considering your response!
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Question 2:
If you don't think at all, is it a problem?
Answer between hours eleven and fourteen of weighing the pros and cons of getting out of bed. Bonus points for swollen cigarette burns on back of hand!
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To the best of your ability, circle true or false:
Night sweats go hand in hand with nightmares. True / False
Taking medication as a "line" is more effective. True / False
Study drugs. True / False
CBT and DBT are ineffective forms of treatment. True / False
I feel happier now than ever in my life. True / False
Question 4: Read ALL options before answering question!
Consider the Following:
A) ADD
B) "Real" ADHD
C) "Fake" ADHD
D) MDD
Given that:
I = A, C and D
II = C and Sometimes D
III = It's Congenital
IV = D plus OCD
Circle the correct answer(s):
1. I
2. I AND II
3. I AND II AND III
4. I AND II AND III AND IV
5. III ONLY
6. IV ONLY
7. II ONLY
8. I AND IV ONLY
Question 5:
Walk me through your resume! Cite relevant experience, stories of personal failure, and why you're still here.
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Question 6:
40mg Fluoxetine HCL : 500mg Cefuroxime Axetil :: 50mg Fluticasone Prop : ___________.
a.) An aqueous suspension containing the inactive ingredient 0.02% w/w benzalkonium chloride.
b.) Call your doctor if you experience MOOD CHANGES, SADNESS, DEPRESSION, or FEAR.
c.) This is a PINK, OBLONG-shaped CAPSULE imprinted with S489 on one side.
d.) And your total is $325.00 if you'd like to sign here please.
Question 7:
Imagine your month's supply of medication were stolen from your home. What would you do? Would you do the same if you didn't think it were a problem?
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John, this is a wonderful satirical experiment: writing in the form of a form. I loved your collisions of language-games (medical, survey, unanswerable questions, leading questions, and the language of polls. I particularly liked your closure-- intentionally left blank.
ReplyDeleteI also find "instructional continuity" very difficult and don't like being away from our seminar room and the vibrancy of the FTF meeting. I'm doing my best, but this can't possibly substitute for a class.
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DeleteI'm afraid I got a bit bogged down in the writing here, and put instructional continuity up there as an unfair jab at the administration in a fit of passion! My apologies if it came off as rude... I'm actually liking the assignment for what it's worth - being able to read everyone's work as it is published is really cool.
I think it could be really fun to look at how one might actually go about answering these questions, or to place this form in the context of a larger poem in which a person actually sits down to fill out a form and this is what they get. It could be interesting to see a reaction to or interaction with this satirical medical form. I think this is fantastic by the way.
ReplyDeleteThanks Will, I actually hadn't thought about crafting a prepared response to any of the questions, but there's definitely potential there to establish characters, images, etc. Thanks for that note - I'll definitely run with it.
DeleteHi John, I read your proposal before reading this poem and all I can say is WOW! This project has so much potential and I love how you play with the visual materiality of the page (I'm a big believer in occupying as much of the page as possible) and your subversion of psychiatric forms and drug applications. I am wondering if you're going to draw upon other authors' works and intertextually weave it throughout your "Assignments"?
ReplyDeleteI liked the balance between humor and darkness in the work and I now I think I have a better idea of what you described in your project proposal. On Question 6, I was confused but it was a good kind of confusion. I also thought weighted average cost of social capital (WACsC) was clever.
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