PSY 312: Abnormal Psychology
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Instructions:
Describe one of the specific mental disorders listed below in detail. Use the your book and at
least 3 research articles/studies to describe the disorder and to answer the following questions:
a. What treatments are suggested?
b. How does culture or social environments affect the symptoms and treatment for
the disorder?
c. How does society view each of these disorders? In other words, what are the
media portrayals of this particular disorder?
You will present a 10- to15-minute Microsoft PowerPoint group presentation over either option 1
or option 2, as described below. Students will pair up with other students. An outline of the
topic must be given to the instructor 1 week prior to the scheduled presentation. Presentations
should address all questions and issues contained in the topic description. Students will be
graded on their outline, research literature review, content, visual presentation, and organization
of the presentation.
Topic Choices:
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Substance Use Disorders (substance dependence and abuse)
Schizophrenia (Paranoid type, Disorganized type, Catatonic type)
Bipolar Disorders
Social Phobia
Posttraumatic Disorders
Dissociative Fugue
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Gender Identity Disorders
Kleptomania
Presentation
Outline 5 points
Literature review 25 points
Content 30 points
Visual Presentation 15 points
Organization 25 points
Elements of a Literature Review:
For each of the 3 articles/studies you use, address the following questions:
1. What was the purpose of the study?
2. What terms need to be defined?
3. How does the study build on or derive from other studies?
4. What were the working hypotheses or expectations?
5. What were the independent and dependent variables in the study?
