Introduction
Although mental disorders have been present since the start of history, they only became diagnosablel during the early 20th century. Asylums became hospitals and inmates were renamed as patients. With several different psychosis disorders present in today's society, the diagnosis, causes, and treatments vary from culture to culture. Through web research and word processing programs, you will learn the differences between certain mental disorders and how they may be culturally bound.
Task
Your assignment is to read and analyze three articles relating to the psychological disorders we have studied so far in class. You will compare and contrast their diagnoses, causes, and treatments and discuss whether or not they are persistent through out all cultures. Your task is to create a multipage document displaying the research you have found using a word processing program.
Process
First, you will search the web for articles pertaining to three psychological disorders. Helpful websites may include:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/mind/
Then, you will organize your findings into a multipage document explaining the similarities and differences between the three psychological disorders you chose to conduct your research on.
Finally, you will present your research to the class.
Evaluation
| Beginning 1-2 | Developing/Accomplished 3-4 | Excellent 5-6 | |
| Analysis of Disorders | Student describes disorders lacking information pertaining to causes, diagnosis, and treatments. | Student describes disorders with limited information about the causes diagnosis and treatments. | Student describes information in a logical interesting sequence pertaining to the causes, diagnosis, and treatments. |
| Comparisons and Contrasts of Disorders | Student compares and contrasts disorders in a poor manner using uninteresting information | Student compares and contrasts disorders in an average manner using interesting information | Student finds interesting links between disorders and manages to compare and contrast them in a well mannered fashion. |
| Presentation/Multipaged Document | Information is poorly organized and is lacking in format. Student is unable to present information in an understandable manner | Information is organized in an average manner with limited errors in format. Student presents information in an understandable fashion with limited errors. | Information is well organized and interesting with correct format. Student is able to present in a well mannered fashion with no errors. |
Conclusion
After all your research is conducted through the web search, you will be able to create a well organized multipage document explaining three psychological disorders and how they relate. Make sure to answer the following questions through out your writing.
How do the psychological disorders relate in their causes, diagnosis, and treatments?
How do they differ?
Are the psychological disorders culture bound or do they vary from culture to culture?
Credits
Credit goes to those who provided information on the internet for others to use.
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