Mental Disorders Essay Assignment Paper

Mental Disorders Essay Assignment Paper
According to the text, mental disorders may be caused organically or via chemical or genetic causes. In either case, if left untreated the cost is usually dire. In this case study, you will explore a mental disorder that was not properly controlled via the case of Adam Lanza.
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Read the article titled “Adam Lanza”, located at http://www.biography.com/#!/people/adam-lanza-21068899#synopsis. Next, view the article that discusses Lanza’s psychiatric treatments titled “Lanza\’s Psychiatric Treatment Revealed In Documents”, located at http://articles.courant.com/2013-12-28/news/hc-lanza-sandy-hook-report1228-20131227_1_peter-lanza-adam-lanza-nancy-lanza. Mental Disorders Essay Assignment Paper.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Compare and contrast three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Provide one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response.
Speculate whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Next, hypothesize whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Justify your response.
Since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness, suggest one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary. Support your response.
Differentiate between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Next, support or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Justify your response. Mental Disorders Essay Assignment Paper.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Mental Disorders Essay Assignment Paper.
Recommend improvements to societal stigmas associated with physical disabilities.
Evaluate the importance of reconciling and distinguishing both physical and mental disabilities and how they are perceived by society.
Use technology and information resources to research issues related to the criminal mind.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal mind topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions. Mental Disorders Essay Assignment Paper

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Transtheoretical  Model

Discussion
In five (minimum) to six pages (maximum), using the Transtheoretical  Model, describe in detail how you would go about implementing some type  of behavior change.  Real examples work the best; however, if you do not  have one, you can create a scenario.  Please note, if you do not either  use an example or create a scenario, then the assignment is less  applicable to a real-world situation and this could affect your grade.
Explain why the change is needed/why you want or need to change this  behavior, the steps (in detail) for ultimately changing this behavior,  the intended result, and how the intended result would be an improvement  over the original behavior.
You must answer all parts of the question with  no errors to receive full credit.  Use APA format, double-space,  include a title page, page numbers on the top right corner, and please  use correct spelling and grammar.
Answer the following in the paper:
Description of implementation of behavior change
Why change is needed?/Why you want or need to change this behavior?
Transtheoretical model steps in detail for ultimately changing the behavior
What is the intended result? How the intended result would be an improvement over the original behavior?
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INNOVATION IN NURSING

INNOVATION IN NURSING

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This assignment is due on Sunday at 10 am EST May 11, 2013 . It is
important to use allthe information in
the report below to respond to construct the PPT. The slides should contain a
minimum of 4 bullets points and a minimum of 100 word speaker notes elaborating
on the points in the slides. In text citation should also be used throughout
the entire assignment.

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This assignment is due on Sunday at 10 am EST May 11, 2013 . It is important to use all the information in the report below to respond to construct the PPT. The slides should contain a minimum of 4 bullets points and a minimum of 100 word speaker notes elaborating on the points in the slides. In text citation should also be used throughout the entire assignment.
The new CEO of your organization has requested that you prepare a presentation for your colleagues recommending strategies and processes needed to effectively complete your innovation in patient care. Your colleagues include the administrative team, along with all staff members of the organization, including: nurses, nursing assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and pharmacists.
3.Based on your plan and your report below , prepare a 10-15 slide presentation to present to your colleagues.
?Content should include all sections from the final report which is attached below
?Format should include:
¦10 content slides (excluding title and reference slide)
¦title and reference slides
¦Citations and references of at least 2-3 sources in APA format
Introduction
The report paper which revolves around health care sector has special interest in nursing practice and quality delivery. Delivery of safe and quality healthcare is a major undertaking that nurses are faced with in every day operations. Therefore, the report explores an innovative strategy to promote quality patient care delivery and its implementation plan. The new innovative strategy being explored is the integration of informatics in nursing profession to enhance better and efficient nursing care services. The adoption of IT best practices in health care is deemed necessary especially the use of electronic medical records (EMR).
Problem Diagnosis
Manual documentation of information by nurses in the hospital has always been a major challenge. Moreover, it has been an out-dated procedure,…
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Design a department organization chart for TIH’s inpatient and outpatient department.

6 SLIDES
You have been named the Administrative Director at Trident International Hospital (TIH) and will be presenting your PPT to the Board of Directors at TIH for approval.
TIH is restructuring to meet the current needs of their consumers.
For this assignment, you are responsible for creating a department organizational chart for both the inpatient and outpatient departments at TIH.
Using the research and information presented in your Case 1 assignment, you should:

  1. Design a department organization chart for TIH’s inpatient and outpatient department.
    1. You may create your own or use the one of the templates at the following link: http://templatelab.com/organizational-chart-templates/#.
    2. Include in the charts at least 2 units in each department, e.g., acute inpatient units, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, etc. (An example of a department organization chart can be access here: http://annals.org/data/Journals/AIM/20209/10FF4.jpeg)
  2. In the slides following each chart you are to:
    1. Describe the personnel that will staff these units.
    2. Explain the importance of having your chosen units.
    3. Explain how the chosen units meet the needs of health care consumers.
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Conservation Biology

Conservation Biology
Assessment Directions: Read Carefully and Follow Directions (PLEASE PICK THREE ESSAY TOPICS TO WRITE ABOUT)
Be sure to put your name on the FIRST page of this exam, but not the remainder of the pages. I must receive the hard copy of the printed and signed first page of the exam, or your exam will not be graded. Please upload the full exam into our class Canvas site no later than Monday March 26th by midnight. No late exams will be accepted. Do not procrastinate. Use the four days that you have to think about your responses, and develop them thoroughly. Do some research, and make sure that you “sit on” your answers, and go back and read them again before you turn in your exam. Do not rush, or it will be evident, and you will not make a good grade. Paste in the questions to your Word Doc that you are answering.. do not just paste in the number. I need to see the question while I am grading each essay. No other types of documents will be accepted (pages, PDF’s, etc.)
This exam is made up of four essay questions. You will choose two to answer for 50 points each, OR you may choose three to answer for 33.3 points each [up to you!]. You must type your answers. Any drawings or supplemental figures can be included; please insert them directly into your document. You must submit error-free, proofed cohesive answers. Your answers must be fully developed and contain properly cited sources (see each question for detailed directions). Developed answers are those that contain examples that back up your argument, and do not leave the reader with unanswered questions. Be sure to have an introductory and closing argument for each essay. Remember you are writing for your reader, not for yourself. And you should assume that your reader (me) has only a basic understanding of general biology. Your grade will primarily be based on content; however, I will dock points for typos, errors, lack of or incorrect citations. Any plagiarism will result in a zero for this exam. Do not copy the work of others. Do not use quotes in your answers. Paraphrase and use your own words. You must cite the literature when appropriate, but you do not need to cite the textbook, as that is considered general knowledge. Do NOT exceed the word counts or you will be docked points.
Each essay question will be graded blindly and one at a time, meaning that I will grade all of your essays #1, and then assign grades to each essay relative to the BEST answer in the class, then essay #2 and then #3 and so on. I will not know whose essays I am grading. This is the fairest and most objective way to grade essay exams. If your answer is the best in the class, you will receive 50 points, and all other essays will be graded relative to that best essay. I will post the “best” answers anonymously for the class after the exam (if I am granted permission by the students) , so that you may use those as guides to help you prepare for the final exam.
Good luck, and please put your best effort into this experience. This test is meant to be a learning experience for you, as much as it is meant as an assessment. Part of understanding what you have learned and how much you have learned is making new connections. So, if there are things on the exam that you haven’t seen before, that is why. You are using your new knowledge to make decisions, to make assessments, and / or to develop new approaches for Conserving Biodiversity.
Have fun!

  1. Conservation biology considered a multidisciplinary field of science, which draws on plethora approaches, backgrounds and tools. One major argument for conservation is to preserve full ecosystems, as outlined as an objective in the Endangered Species Act. However, many scientists only concentrate on conservation of one species (also a major objective in the ESA). Argue for both of the major objectives of the ESA in regards to the appropriate approach to take for conservation. How does one go about protecting one species at a time? How important is taking a population level-approach to conserving a species? What tools are used for this strategy and which are most effective? Explain. Alternatively, how does one go about preserving whole ecosystems, and how does this potentially affect single species? Should certain types of species be targeted, and if so, why? How does this work for developing conservation plans? As a conservation biologist what challenges would you face using this full ecosystem approach? What collaborators might you need? Finally, comparing and contrasting these major objectives of the ESA, which is most important for conservation of our planet, and why? Back up your argument with supporting examples. Use at least 5 citations from the primary literature for this answer, and be sure to cite correctly. Any “gray” literature citations such as the ESA also count. However, even though you may use them if you like, website and other links do not count as peer reviewed science.  This essay should be comprised of NO MORE THAN 2000 words and should include at least 3 citations from the primary literature.
  2. You are all now familiar with the story of Sudan, the last of the southern white rhino males. You are a conservation biologist with expertise in genetics, and large mammals, as you have used genetic approaches for conservation of many endangered species in your career. You are called on to consult with the Kenya National Zoo to develop a conservation plan to save the 5 rhino species. Using the current situation with the rhino populations in Africa, take a conservation genetics approach to preserving these 5 species, and particularly the two white rhino subspecies. Where would you start? What methods would you use and why? What molecular markers would you use, and why? What data would be generated, and how would these data be used to develop your conservation plan. Use at least 3 citations from the primary literature. Each essay should be comprised of NO MORE THAN 1500 words.
  3. You are an expert conservation biologist who specializes in invasive species and their effects on endangered species and ecosystems that harbor endangered or vulnerable species. The lionfish invasion is getting worse around the globe. Lionfish, native to Asia, are now spreading into the Gulf of Mexico and preying on many other fish species that are important for maintaining biodiversity and serve as prey for many native fishes. Importantly, the lionfish preys on many crustaceans and small game fish such as snapper and grouper. How might the lionfish population boom affect this ecosystem from 1) a biodiversity perspective; 2) from a food web perspective; 3) from an economic perspective; and 4) an ecosystem service perspective. Choose one of these (of numbers 1-4) and develop a plan to deal with the lionfish invasion in the Gulf of Mexico from that perspective.  Use at least 5 citations from the primary literature. Each essay should be comprised of NO MORE THAN 2000 words. That is about two-two and a half pages single spaced, or four to five pages double spaced.
  4. You are a conservation biologist and ecologist with expertise in habitat assessment and modeling. You have been called in by the US Fish and Wildlife as an expert consultant to develop a conservation plan for the ocelot as the border wall continues to be built along the Mexico Texas border. You are being paid handsomely to develop a conservation plan for the ocelot that will allow the cat to persist in its current range and still move across the border as it has a very large homerange. Specifically the USFWS wants to know: 1. How much land is necessary to preserve the cat long-term (in hopes that this might prevent the wall in certain areas along the border); 2. How many breeding pairs must be conserved to maintain viable population sizes long-term? In your plan, consider the following as your figure out the best solution to this problem: the behavior of the cat, the home range of the cat, site fidelity of the cat, life history strategies of the cat, and its current conservation status and population size. Use the following terms or phrases: home range, habitat assessment, species area curves, population viability models, minimum viable population, apex or keystone predator, population estimates. Each essay should be comprised of NO MORE THAN 1500 words. You must cite at least three papers from the primary literature.
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Future Direction of Health Care

Future Direction of Health Care
In a three- to five-page paper:

  • Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
    • Proposed health care reform and legislation
    • Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
    • Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
    • Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
    • Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
    • Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
    • Market shares and advancing age of population
    • Maintaining a skilled workforce
    • Pay for performance
  • Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.

Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library.

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Public policy that relates to nursing, healthcare, and/or the public that needs to be changed

Public policy that relates to nursing, healthcare, and/or the public that needs to be changed

The IOM Future of Nursing report calls for an increase in leadership from nurses at all levels. One way nurses demonstrate their role as a leader, is through public policy change. A leader does not always carry an official title or position, but demonstrates leadership through the work and the stance he/she takes to make a change for the good of others. Nurses have been noted by the Gallop poll year after year as the most trusted professionals.
This assignment requires thought about a public policy that is needed or needs to be changed that relates to nursing, healthcare, and/or the public. Policy changes can occur by working with members of your legislature, and state or national nurses associations, to introduce a new bill and/or change to a current law in your state or federal government.
Examples of public policy includes any component of the current legislation governing health care, Medicare part D, Medicaid, nursing regulation, medication technicians, etc.
In 750-1000 words, propose a health policy change (that is currently a bill, a law, or may not exist at all) at the state or federal level that you believe needs to change and why.

  1. The policy must NOT be a clinical care policy for individual care. The policy involved may include public or community health, legislative or regulatory, professional organization (nursing-oriented), advanced nursing practice, health plan, or hospital plan.
  2. Include a specific section for the exact wording for the bill or change in wording of the law.
  3. Include the plan for the implementation of your policy development, to lobbying for passage, to next steps after passage.
  4. Discuss who would be the champion for the bill/law change from your state advocates (legislators, federal legislators, local or national state nursing organizations). Are these individuals also influential in making changes occur? Did you vote for the individual in office that you want to help you make this change?

Resources:

  1. Review different pieces of legislation for ideas on wording.
  2. Visit your state’s legislative governmental affairs website site to understand the process your policy change could take if you wanted to introduce to into legislation.
  3. Refer to the Nursing Leadership Health Policy Presentation Rubric.
  4. Submit the assignment to the instructor by the end of Topic 2.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to submit this Public policy that relates to nursing, healthcare, and/or the public that needs to be changed assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

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considered how you might create an instrument for measuring a phenomenon or client issue

 Psychology homework help
In discussion 1, you considered how you might create an instrument for measuring a phenomenon or client issue. For this week’s Discussion 2, choose and evaluate an existing instrument to measure the concept you identified in Discussion 1. Consider how you would compare your original measurement to the existing measurement.
To Prepare: Review the following at the Walden Library on how to find existing instruments:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/testsmeasures

By Day 5

Posta brief explanation of the existing measurement instrument that you identified. Then, compare your original measurement approach to the existing instrument. Next, explain how you would revise or replace your original measurement plan. Finally explain the advantages and/or disadvantages of using existing instruments for measurement. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

By Day 7

Respond to a colleague’s post by suggesting one alternative advantage or disadvantage of their chosen existing instrument of measurement. Explain why your suggestions have value. Please use the resources to support your answer.

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L.  (2018). Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). New York, NY:  Pearson.
Chapter 10, “Measurements Concepts and Issues” (pp. 223-245)
Chapter 11,” Methods for Acquiring Research Data” (pp. 246-275)
Chapter 12, “Data Collection Instruments” (pp. 277-294)

Windle,   G., Bennett, K. M., & Noyes, J. Windle, G., Bennett, K. M., &   Noyes, J. (2011). A methodological review of resilience scales. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 9, 2-18. Retrieved from Walden Library databases

Walker, K. E., & Arbreton, A. J. A. (2001). Working together to build Beacon Centers in San Francisco: Evaluation findings from 1998–2000. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures. (see pp. 96-99 for measures). Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED464212.pdf
See pp. 96–99 for measures

Document: Tips When Evaluating Instruments

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Clinical Practice Presentation

Clinical Case Presentation COPD

Each student will present a Clinical Practice Presentation . The focus of the presentation must reflect current treatment recommendations from accepted professional organizations. See syllabus
instructions
PLEASE NO MORE THAN 10% OF SIMILARITY PROFESSOR USES TURNITIN
 
Students are expected to expand their use of resources for evidence-based practice beyond the required text, and explore nursing and related literature to improve their understanding and application of advanced interventions. Each student will present a Clinical Practice Presentation. The focus of the presentation must reflect current treatment recommendations from accepted professional organizations. Presentations will be evaluated related to the criteria listed. Presentations must be no more than 8 slides in a PowerPoint format with a Reference List in APA format, will be no more than 15 minutes in length. Topics will be listed and students must sign up for presentation by the second week of the course. Topics may include: COPD,   Please see attachment

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type of schizophrenia in which behavior is bizarre and childish and thinking, speech, and motor actions are very disordered.

Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders (Active Learning Activity = 15 points)
Page 8 of 8
Use the crossword puzzle to fill in the blanks on the next page(s). (You do NOT need to actually write your answers in the boxes here).
Part 1—Knowing Key Terms (4 points) :
Fill in the blanks from the crossword puzzle above using key terms from the textbook and/or lecture notes.
Across
10. false sensory perceptions, such as hearing voices that do not really exist.-     
11. disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness.-
17. somatoform disorder in which the person is terrified of being sick and worries constantly, going to doctors repeatedly, and becoming preoccupied with every sensation of the body.-
18. a state of immobility.-
19. in psychology, an emotional reaction.-
20. fear of being in a small, enclosed space.-
21. the break away from an ability to perceive what is real and what is fantasy.-
22. false beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness.-
23. type of schizophrenia in which behavior is bizarre and childish and thinking, speech, and motor actions are very disordered.-
Down
1. the tendency to interpret a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat and failure.-     
2. severe disorder in which the person suffers from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, hallucinations, and is unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality.-
3. severe mood swings between major depressive episodes and manic episodes.-
4. an irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity.-
5. cutting holes in the skull of a living person.-
6. term referring to someone with antisocial personality disorder.-
7. type of schizophrenia in which the person suffers from delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations.-
8. disorder that consists of mood swings from moderate depression to hypomania and lasts two years or more.-
9. anything that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life.-
12. having the quality of excessive excitement, energy, and elation or irritability.-
13. fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or impossible.-
14. a moderate depression that lasts for two years or more and is typically a reaction to some external stressor.-
15. fear of heights.-
16. the study of abnormal behavior.-
Part 2—Comprehending and Applying Concepts (4 points):
Answer each of the following questions by: (1) Underlining the correct options for multiple choice items, or (2) Providing the correct short answer where appropriate.
1. What is the primary difficulty with applying the criterion of “social norm deviance” to define abnormal behavior?
a) Norms are difficult to enumerate.
b) Cultures accept and view all behaviors as normal.
c) Behavior that is considered disordered in one culture may be acceptable in another.
d) Norms do not guide behavior except in rare instances.
2. Which of the following is NOT a criterion used to decide if a pattern of behavior should be considered to be a psychological disorder?
a) The behavior is physically exhausting.
b) The behavior causes subjective distress.
c) The behavior goes against the norms of the society.
d) The behavior is maladaptive.
3. The biological model views psychological disorders as resulting
from_____________.
a) distorted thought patterns
b) repressed memories
c) underlying behavioral issues
d) physiological causes
4. The psychoanalytic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ______.
a) learning
b) repressed thoughts
c) biology
d) biochemical imbalances
5. Alan went to see a psychologist to get some help overcoming his anxiety in public. The psychologist spent a lot of time discussing the specific thoughts Alan has when he is in public and trying to help him change those thought patterns. The psychologist could be best described as
adhering to the _______________.
a) cognitive perspective
b) behaviorist model
c) psychoanalytical perspective
d) biological model
6. Disorders such as koro, susto, and amok are considered __________.
a) restricted syndromes
b) naturalistic syndromes
c) sociocultural disorders
d) culture-bound syndromes
7. _______is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders.
a) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
b) The Physician’s Desk Reference
c) The Textbook of Psychological Disorders
d) The Textbook of Physiological Disorders
8. In any given year in the United States, approximately how many adults over age 18 experience a mental disorder?
a) 5 percent
b) 22 percent
c) 52 percent
d) 76 percent
9. Which of the following statements is true about anxiety?
a) It is never considered realistic or normal.
b) Some anxiety is realistic when its source is obvious and understandable.
c) It always manifests itself as a disorder.
d) It is unusual for a mentally healthy person to experience anxiety.
10. Liza has an anxiety disorder. She is currently seeing a therapist who believes that anxiety disorders are a result of illogical, irrational thought processes. Liza is probably seeking treatment from a
a) behaviorial psychologist.
b) cognitive psychologist.
c) psychoanalyst.
d) psychologist with a biological perspective.
11. The cognitive process of magnification could be most accurately described as
a) interpreting a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat.
b) making mountains out of molehills.
c) giving little or no emphasis to one’s successes or positive events.
d) throwing the baby out with the bath water.
12. Disorders that take the form of a physical illness that has no real physical cause are referred to as
a) dissociate disorders.
b) schizophrenia.
c) somatoform disorders.
d) mood disorders.
13. What did Freud believe about somatoform disorders?.
a) They are caused by the repression of disturbing thoughts, conflicts, or memories.
b) They result from magnifying symptoms and allowing false beliefs to dominate one’s thinking.
c) They are the result of positive and negative reinforcement.
d) They are due to an imbalance of the neurotransmitters GABA and serotonin.
14. Disorders in which there is a break in conscious awareness, memory, the sense of identity, or some combination are called _________.
a) paraphilias
b) anxiety disorders
c) somatoform disorders
d) dissociative disorders
15. Which of the following perspectives claims that shaping may play a big role in the development of some cases of dissociative identity disorder?
a) behavioral
b) humanistic
c) biological
d) psychoanalytic
16. Disorders characterized by disturbances in emotion are known as ______ disorders.
a) conversion
b) somatoform
c) mood
d) dissociative
17. Which of the following is the biological explanation for mood disorders?
a) They are a result of learned helplessness.
b) They are a result of anger turned inward on oneself.
c) They are a result of distortions in thinking.
d) They are a result of an imbalance of brain chemicals.
18. Sal has decreased levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in his prefrontal cortex. Which disorder might he be at risk of experiencing?
a) antisocial personality disorder
b) agoraphobia
c) schizophrenia
d) dissociative fugue
19. Disorders that affect the entire life adjustment of a person are referred to as
a) somatoform disorders
b) dissociative disorders
c) mood disorders
d) personality disorders
20. Which of the following statements represents the biological view of personality disorders?
a) They are due to an inadequate resolution of the Oedipus complex.
b) They are a type of learned behavior.
c) They have physiological causes.
d) They are due to disturbances in family relationships.
Part 3—Underst anding and Applying Concepts (4 points) :
For each of the following case studies, play the role of a clinician and make the most accurate diagnosis possible with the given information from the following choices. Write your response in the blank space beneath each description.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Depersonalization Disorder
Dissociative Fugue
Somatization Disorder
Panic Disorder/Panic Attack
Specific Phobia
Major Depression
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Agoraphobia
1. If you interacted with Scott briefly, you might think that he is normal. However, once he told you about the government’s plot against him and how he was going to be rescued by some alien friends, you would start to suspect that he is disordered.
2. Shannon’s moods seem to swing abruptly, and she often seems unable to control her impulses. She has had many sexual encounters and often complains of boredom, though she is seldom alone and often caught up in very intense, stormy relationships. Her friends are on edge around her because of her Jekyll-Hyde behavior.
3. Emmit, who has just suffered a serious knee injury, cannot undergo an MRI because he has an irrational fear of narrow, enclosed places.
4. Frank awoke one morning and suddenly realized that he had another name and a family in another state. He had no idea how he came to be living his present life.
5. While teaching her class one day, Theresa suddenly begins having difficulty breathing. Her heart starts pounding wildly, and she feels weak and dizzy. She feels as if she’s having a heart attack and is honestly afraid that she’s going to die in the next minute or two. (Assume that Theresa is not having a heart attack).
6. Although Jack is enjoying watching the football game, he feels oddly detached, as though he is watching himself and his actions from outside of his own body. Because this has happened several times recently, Jack is startled for fear that he will totally lose control of his thoughts and behavior.
7. Sarah has an unrealistic fear of shopping in crowded stores and walking through crowded streets. She has begun to spend more and more time home alone in order to avoid the panicky feeling she gets when she goes out in public.
8. Sam’s friends are starting to worry about him. Normally energetic and fun-loving, Sam has become withdrawn and sullen. He has lost weight, is constantly tired, and hasn’t been showing up to lacrosse practice or to his fraternity meetings. In his conversations with others, he expresses feelings of doubt and unworthiness, and seems to be entertaining suicidal thoughts.
9. Because Amy feels “dirty” a lot of the time, she spends much of her day at the sink, washing and rewashing her hands hundreds of times until they are red and raw.
10. Joan has seen several specialists and undergone numerous diagnostic tests to determine the cause of her recurring headaches and episodes of dizziness. The doctors are perplexed and can seem to find no physiological cause for Joan’s symptoms.
Part 4—Synthes izing and Evaluating Concepts (3 points) :
Using your knowledge from the textbook and/or lecture notes, answer each question by typing your response in the space provided below. For each question, your answer should be one or more healthy paragraphs (Your total answer should be at least 100 words or more).
1. Explain the four ways in which abnormal behavior is defined in the field of psychology.
2. Compare and contrast depression and bipolar disorder. How are they similar? How are they different?
3. List and describe two anxiety disorders. List the most relevant symptoms of the disorders that you choose. Describe the viewpoints of two different psychological models on the cause of anxiety disorders.
 

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