Chapter 15 Project | Introduction to Psychology, 2nd Edition

Purpose

In this chapter, you have learned about a variety of psychological disorders. Many of the disorders share similar features or symptoms, while others are significantly different. The purpose of this project is to explore the complexities of the human condition through application of the knowledge you have gained in this chapter. You are going to be creating your own version of the DSM-5-TR to organize the various mental health conditions you have been exposed to in this chapter.

Directions

For this project, imagine that you are the author of the DSM-5-TR and have been approached by a psychiatrist's office to create a simplified version of the manual. You will use a word processor, like Microsoft Word, and create a "book." Each page will contain a major disorder category noted in this chapter (i.e., anxiety, mood, etc.) and applicable information pertaining to that category of disorders.

Please use the following template for each class or category:

class or category
1. five or more pieces of pertinent information pertaining to the class or category of disorders (i.e., concepts and or ideas)
2. symptoms common to all disorders within the category
3. therapy common to all disorders within the category
4. specific conditions under the class or category of mental health disorders
  1. For each condition, list unique symptoms, treatments, and at least one notable figure who has suffered from the condition.

For example:

anxiety disorders
1. fact 1
2. fact 2
3. fact 3
4. fact 4
5. fact 5
6. shared symptoms
  1. symptom 1
  2. symptom 2
  3. symptom 3
7. shared therapy
  1. therapy 1
  2. therapy 2
  3. therapy 3
8. types of anxiety disorders
  1. specific phobia
    1. symptoms
    2. treatments
    3. notable example
  2. social anxiety disorder
    1. symptoms
    2. treatments
    3. notable example

Materials

Word processing application, like Microsoft Word

Checklist

all classes or categories in the chapter are addressed

each class or category has:

five or more facts/examples of pertinent information

symptoms common to all disorders in the category

therapy common to all disorders in the category

specific conditions under this class or category of disorder

list of symptoms, treatments, and at least one notable figure who has disorder