One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Before we begin reading Ken Kesey's "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", it is important to understand the history of the events in the story. Working alone or in groups, you will complete the following tasks on a word document or Google doc that you will then email me. You may also wish to print off a copy for class discussion and your reference. Please type up your answers using your own words. 

Task 1: The novel is set somewhere in the late 1950s or early 1960s. You will need to create a timeline of 5 events that you feel are the most important that took place in the United States between 1955-1965. With each event, you need to write a brief description (2-3 sentences) of the event in complete sentences. 

Task 2: Write one full paragraph for each of the six mental illnesses and treatments describing what it is, the process, and the symptoms.  

1. Paranoiod schizophrenia

2. Electroshock therapy

3. Lobotomy

4. Epilepsy

5. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

6. Anxiety disorders

Task 3: Create a compare and contrast chart depicting the similarities and differences between psychiatric hospitals in our society compared to psychiatric hospitals in the 1950s and 1960s. You do not need to write in complete sentences for this task, and you can use a venn diagram or chart to organize your thoughts. 

Use the following sources to help you in your research. You do not need to use all of the sources. Other sources may be used, but please provide the URL on your paper.

Task 1 Resources:

http://www.history.com/topics/1950s

http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html

http://www.history.com/topics/1960s

http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/timeline/timeline_text.html

Task 2

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/lobot…

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15629160

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/lobotomy.html

http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Treatment/ECT,-TMS-and-Other-Brain-Stimu…

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/ect

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/schizophrenia

http://psychcentral.com/lib/paranoid-schizophrenia/

http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-101/what-epilepsy

https://medlineplus.gov/epilepsy.html

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-oc…

https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/

https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder…

Task 3

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/timeline/timeline2.html

http://study.com/academy/lesson/mental-institutions-in-the-1950s.html

http://www.uniteforsight.org/mental-health/module2

http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/science/how-release-of-mental-patient…

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/opinion/the-modern-asylum.html?_r=0

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/hospitalization#duringthe

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93581736

Your grade will be determined based on completeness and accuracy of your answers. 

The assignment will be worth a total of 65 points. 

Task 1: 10 points

Task 2: 18 points

Task 3: 5 points

If you do you not use your own words, but rather copy and paste the answers, points will be deducted. 

Be prepared to discuss your findings in class.

http://www.history.com/topics/1950s

http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/worldevents_01.html

http://www.history.com/topics/1960s

https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/sixties/walkthrough/kenk…

http://furthurdowntheroad.org/index.php/history/ken-kesey/

http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/culture/newsmakers_3.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/lobot…

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15629160

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/lobotomy.html

http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Treatment/ECT,-TMS-and-Other-Brain-Stimu…

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/ect

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/schizophrenia

http://psychcentral.com/lib/paranoid-schizophrenia/

http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-101/what-epilepsy

https://medlineplus.gov/epilepsy.html

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-oc…

https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/

https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder…

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/timeline/timeline2.html

http://study.com/academy/lesson/mental-institutions-in-the-1950s.html

http://www.uniteforsight.org/mental-health/module2

http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/science/how-release-of-mental-patient…

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/opinion/the-modern-asylum.html?_r=0

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/hospitalization#duringthe

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93581736