The following chapter from my book contains reports and evaluations of teaching units in which I have tried to teach students the concepts of "psychosis" or "schizoaffective disorder", but also treatment methods such as motivational interviewing with methods of "narrative medicine" and at the same time to encourage critical thinking and discussion. Part one deals with a seminar on paranoid schizophrenia, in which scenes from the movie “a beautiful mind” were shown to illustrate the main symptoms but also the suffering of those affected and possible conflicts. The use of a “Hollywood” representation of illness and its limitations is illustrated with excerpts from the evaluations.Part two also deals with a seminar in which film excerpts were shown, but in this case the focus is on bipolar disorder and related schizoaffective disorders. The film “silver linings playbook” used for this purpose is briefly introduced and possible topics for discussion are outlined.Finally, part three deals with a seminar in curricular teaching in which basic techniques of motivational interviewing with simulation patients should be practiced. However, a modern version of the story “Der Sandmann” by ETA Hoffmann was used instead of a standardized case story. It will be evaluated and discussed to what extent the goal of an immersive learning experience that interests and motivates students could be achieved. In addition, numerous original materials from the seminar will be made available.You are welcome to use the concepts and materials presented here for your own courses, but also to discuss them critically and develop them further. I would be delighted if the work that my team and I have done on this topic in recent years were to bear fruit elsewhere.
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