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Week One: Abnormal Psychology
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Research Methods
Week Two: Assessing, Diagnosing, and TreatingPsychological Disorders
CheckPoint: Models of Abnormality
Assignment: Clinical Assessment
Week Three: Anxiety and Stress
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Stress Disorders
Week Four: Depression and Mood Disorders
CheckPoint: Suicide
CheckPoint: Clinical Interview Questions
Assignment: Depression Paper
Week Five: Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Substance Abuse
Week Six: Schizophrenia and Insanity
CheckPoint: Mind Over Matter
Assignment: Schizophrenia Presentation
Week Seven: Problems of Childhood and Adolescence
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Autism and Mental Retardation
Week Eight: Personality Disorders
CheckPoint: DSM-IV Problems
Assignment: DSM-IV Evaluation
Week Nine: Model Behavior
Capstone Discussion Question
Final Project: Psychological Disorder Analysis
PSY 270 Week 1 Appendix B - Research Methods
CheckPoint: Research Methods
Resource: Appendix B·
Due Date: Day 5 [post to theIndividual forum]·
Complete the chart found in AppendixB.·
Post your completed chart as anattachment.·
PSY 270 Week 2 Appendix C - Models of Abnormality
CheckPoint: Models of Abnormality
Resource: Appendix C·
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]·
Complete the activity in Appendix C.·
Post your completed chart as anattachment.·
PSY 270 Week 2 Assignment - Clinical Assessment
Assignment: Clinical Assessment
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]·
Review the following scenario:·
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter, Clara, to seeDr. Mason, a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason, but did notsmile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat nextto Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quietchild who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums, during which she isinconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed, and she no longerwants to go to preschool.
Create a brief response to each ofthe following questions:·
1. What other information would you like to learn during the interview withthe family? What questions would you ask?
2. In addition to the clinical interview, what other clinical assessmenttools should you consider? Why?
3. Although you need more information to begin treatment, what factors mightyou take into consideration in designing an effective intervention for thisfamily?
4. If you were preparing to diagnose Clara, you would refer to the DSM-IVclassification system to evaluate her condition on five separate axes. Whattype of information would go into each axis? Note: You are not asked to enter adiagnosis, only describe the kind of information that would be entered in eachaxis.)
5. Do you think that diagnosing Clara would be beneficial or harmful?Explain why.
PSY 270 Week 3 Appendix D - Stress Disorders
CheckPoint: Stress Disorders
Resource: Appendix D·
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]·
Answer the questions found inAppendix D.·
Post your responses as an attachment.·
PSY 270 Week 4 Appendix E - Suicide
Resources: Appendix E and the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article·
Review the Electronic ReserveReadings for Week Three, located on the student web page.·
Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum]·
Answer the questions in Appendix E.·
Post your answers as an attachment.·
PSY 270 Week 4 Assignment - Depression Paper
Many people become depressed at some point in their lives, but when thesefeelings interfere with an individual’s ability to live a normal life andpersist for an extended period, the individual should seek professional help.Some individuals not only experience depression but also extreme highs, knownas mania, making it more difficult to live a normal, productive life.
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]·
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paperoutlining the differences between unipolar and bipolar disorders.·
Address the underlying causes ofunipolar and bipolar disorders. What· symptoms would indicate that an individual may besuffering from a unipolar or bipolar disorder? What treatments are availablefor individuals who suffer from unipolar or bipolar disorders?
Provide at least two references tosupport your research.·
Follow APA guidelines.·
Post your assignment as anattachment.·
PSY 270 Week 4 Checkpoint - Clinical Interview Questions
CheckPoint: Clinical Interview Questions
The questions you develop in this week’s CheckPoint will be used in yourfinal project. Once you receive feedback on these ten questions, make anynecessary revisions and save a copy of these questions to be turned in WeekNine.
Resource: Clinical Interview sectionon pp. 69-71 of the text·
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]·
Review the information on clinicalinterviews on pp. 69-71.·
Write ten questions you would ask tolearn more about a person’s problems, feelings, relationships, and background.·
Post your answers as an attachment.·
PSY 270 Week 5 Checkpoint - Substance Abuse
CheckPoint: Substance Abuse
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]·
Review the various responses from theclusters in Discussion Question 2.·
Respond to the following: InDiscussion Question 2, you examined the· various viewpoints oncauses and treatments for substance abuse. With which viewpoint or viewpointsdo you agree most? Why?
Provide specific examples of causalfactors and treatments outlined by the respective theoretical viewpoints.·
PSY 270 Week 6 Assignment - Schizophrenia Presentation
Assignment: Schizophrenia Presentation
You are considered an expert in your field and your supervisor has asked youto speak at an upcoming symposium addressing several topics of abnormalpsychology. Your presentation must outline the symptoms, treatments, andpopularly held views of schizophrenia.
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]·
Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation that includes an introduction and a conclusion.·
Address the following in yourpresentation:·
o What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
o How is schizophrenia diagnosed?
o How is schizophrenia explained by the biological, psychological, andsociocultural views?
o What are the various methods of treating schizophrenia?
o Does any one treatment seem to be more effective than the others? If so,which treatment and why?
Post your presentation as anattachment.·
PSY 270 Week 6 Checkpoint - Mind Over Matter
CheckPoint: Mind Over Matter
Resource: “A Matter Over Mind”article·
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]·
Review the Electronic ReserveReadings for Week five, located on the student web page.·
In your reading, “A Matter Over Mind”, the author presents the case of ayoung man who shoots and kills a police officer. The case argues a defendant’sconstitutional right to use the insanity defense and the amount of leewayprovided to prosecutors.
1. What is the difference between mental illness and insanity? (Hint: Whatis the important second prong of the McNaughten rule?)
2. The McNaughten rule cannot be used to defend the actions of a person whodrinks alcohol then murders someone. Why not?
3. Identify each of the following:
o Rational and guilty
o Guilty but insane
o Not guilty by reason of insanity
4. If you were deciding this case, how would you rule? Briefly explain yourdecision.
PSY 270 Week 7 Appendix F - Autism and Mental Retardation
CheckPoint: Autism and Mental Retardation
Resource: Appendix F·
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]·
Answer the questions in appendix F.·
Post your answers as an attachment.·
PSY 270 Week 8 Appendix G - DSM-IV Problems
CheckPoint: DSM-IV Problems
Resource: Appendix G·
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]·
Complete Appendix G.·
Post your answers as an attachment.·
PSY 270 Week 8 Appendix H - DSM-IV Evaluation
Assignment: DSM-IV Evaluation
Resources: Appendix H·
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]·
Complete Appendix H.·
Follow APA guidelines.·
Post your assignment as a 350- to700-word attachment.·
PSY 270 Week 9-Capstone DQ
Capstone Discussion Question
Due Date: Day 3 [Main forum]·
Post your response to the following:Psychology has many applications· in our lives, both professionally and personally. Howcan having a background in psychology help you in your professional life? Howcan it help you in your personal life?
PSY 270 Week 9 Final Project - Psychological Disorder Analysis
Final Project: Psychological Disorder Analysis
Resources: Appendix A, Fundamentalsof Abnormal Psychology, and the· Faces of Abnormal Psychology Interactive application atthe McGraw Hill Higher Education Web site
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]·
Read the following profileintroduction on Marla:·
Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health cliniccomplaining of trouble sleeping, feeling "jumpy all of the time," andan inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her atwork, where she is an accountant.
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper,which follows APA guidelines, analyzing Marla’s disorder:·
o Decide which disorder Marla may have using the information in the Faces ofAbnormal Psychology Interactive Application at
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/psychology/faces/#(Note that the profile introduction will match more than one of the disordersfound in the application. You must choose one of the disorders and complete theprofile.)
o Include the 10 question from the week Four CheckPoint.
o Summarize the disorder using the information provided in the interactiveapplication.
o Explain the origin of the disorder as well as any potential treatments byusing one of the models of abnormality found in Ch. 2 of the text.
Post your final project as anattachment.·
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