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Essay Instructions: Instructions for the Writer: Below is a two page instruction from the professor on two assignments please write to me if you have any questions.

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: Chapter 15 - Psychological Disorders (Respond to all questions of Options 1, & 2. Your Responses should be at least 12 sentences long for each of the options.)
UPON READING CHAPTER 15 YOU MAY RESPOND TO ALL THE QUESTIONS OF OPTIONS 1 & 2. MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE QUESTIONS. MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THE OPTION IN YOUR SUBJECT HEADING. BASICALLY IN YOUR HEADING TYPE OPTION 1 ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THEN MOVE ON TO OPTION 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR OPTION 2.


1. Option 1 - Perspectives on Psychological Disorder
Select the two perspectives on psychological disorders that most resonate for you. Do some additional online research on those perspectives and discuss what you have learned about them on the website. Make sure to include the URL for the website you used while conducting research on psychological disorders.

Your response should be at least 12 sentences for Option 1.


2. Option 2 - How do you know you are normal?
Psychologists and sociologists have discussed the concept of abnormal behavior for many years. Questions remain about what abnormal behavior is, and who has the power to label others as abnormal. Conduct online research on the Szasz theory (Thomas Szasz ??" The Myth of Mental Illness) and the Rosenhan research (Rosenhan ??" On Being Sane in Insane Places) and discuss your perspective on their research and findings. Make sure you include the URLs for the websites you used to conduct your research.
Your response should be at least 12 sentences for Option 2.

Remember that you need to write at least 12 sentences using college level English, not online shortcuts. All punctuation and appropriate capitalization is expected. Make sure to use your own words. Please consider your responses carefully. They should be edited and should demonstrate your understanding of the reading




SECOND ASSIGNMENT: Chapter 14 and/or Chapter 15 (need to write about a topic from these chapters)
This is for all students in intro this semester. Do the following online research assignment. Choose two topics, either from chapter 14 or 15 that is confusing for you and do some online research on the topic. Give the actual URL to the website and summarize what you read and also write the page number of the topic you chose whether it is from chapter 14 and/or chapter 15. Please make sure that the paper is written in your own words. One page per topic should be sufficient for this assignment.

Also, remember the following Course Goals when writing your paper.
Course Goals:
1. Using basic terms, facts, principles, and theories from the field of psychology, students will explain behavior and cognitive processes, drawing from historically important cross-cultlural and contemporary perspectives, including biological, cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, and sociocultural approaches.

2. Using terminology and elements of the scientific method, students will compare and distinguish between scientific and non-scientific approaches to the study of behavior, as well as evaluate the strength of evidence offered in support of a given hypothesis, theory, or conclusion.

3. Given a topic in psychology, students will demonstrate their ability to formulate an approach for investigating that topic, gather information and/or data on that topic, reference pertinent articles from the scientific and popular literature, analyze their findings, and provide a written or oral report summarizing the important points.

4. Drawing on appropriate psychological terms, concepts, and theories, students will make applications that demonstrate personal and social understanding and awareness of behavioral alternatives.

5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of ethical principles in psychology and apply these where appropriate.

6. Students will demonstrate knowledge of career alternatives within the field of psychology, and an awareness of how a background in psychology relates to various careers outside of psychology.

7. Students will adhere to codes of student conduct and academic integrity, and will demonstrate academic responsibility, courtesy, and respect for differences in people and ideas as they participate in class discussions, activities and/or group projects.

There are faxes for this order.

Essay Instructions: The instructions for the assignment are to watch a movie and observe a character and reflect on how the characters behavior relates to a specific chapter in the textbook "Psychology in Everyday Life" by "David G. Myers" and also relate it to my personal life.

The movie I chose to watch was "Psycho" and the character I chose to observe is "Norman Bates" played by "Anthony Perkins". I am relating him to the chapter about "Psychological disorders". I need to identify his psychological disorder or disorders and relate his behavior to the chapter and also relate it to my personal life.

Essay must have a strong introduction with a a clear and focused thesis statement, a body that develops the thesis and transitions between ideas and paragraphs, and a solid conclusion. 1500 words minimum.

Essay Instructions: Character assessment essay on the movie "as good as it gets", focusing on the individual ( Melvin Udall - played by Jack Nickolson), not on the plot or theme of the movie. This essay must address questions relating to aspects of the individual and the environment. This essay should be written to demonstrate your functional and critical knowledge of major facets of abnormal psychology. This requires you to demonstrate a capacity to engage in research that develops your understanding of aetiology, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of various major psychological disorders presented in the abnormal psychology literature.
Length: 2000words (including Introduction, Body, Conclusion but excluding Abstract, Title page and Reference list).
CHARACTER ASSESSMENT ESSAY STRUCTURE
The following information is provided to assist you to structure your essay. It is important to note that the structure of an essay is not as strict as a research report. An essay usually contains three major sections: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion, with an Abstract and a list of references. Specifically, here are some points:
? Title. A concise yet informative title must be given to your essay. For the purpose of this assignment, you may simply choose to identify the film you have reviewed and the character ? e.g., As Good as it gets: Melvin Udall. You need a Title Page following APA guidelines as your first page.
? Abstract. Although the requirement and length may vary, an abstract is required for this assignment and its length is expected to be around 300 words. The same principles of writing an abstract for a research report apply. The aim or purpose of the essay is stated; the major theme and main arguments or points are to be highlighted; and the conclusions could also be summarised. The abstract should be on a separate page after the title page and headed as Abstract.
? Introduction. Two paragraphs. A brief description of the area to be discussed along with clearly stated themes / aims of the essay and possibly your main arguments and if necessary, specific terms or concepts, are to be provided in this section. The essence is to provide sufficient information for the readers to grasp what this essay is about and what they expect to read on. Heading as such (Introduction) is not necessary
? Body. This is the main part of an essay following the introduction. For the purpose of this piece of assessment, the body of your essay should be a clear presentation of responses to the questions that have been asked. The most important structural concern is the organisation of the materials. All relevant materials shall be systematically organised into a coherent, logical, and integrated presentation. Whichever specific strategy you use, if the readers could be convinced that your themes have been well articulated and arguments well grounded whether they agree or disagree with your viewpoint, then your essay would be a successful one. Please note, in general a smooth flow through appropriate arrangement of paragraphs is helpful to achieve that goal. It is strongly suggested that you use subheadings relevant to questions from each area.
? Conclusion. Now that you have presented the body of the essay to convey to the readers the thesis of your essay, you make a summary of the main points to conclude your work. This usually consists of no more than two paragraphs.
? References. Be aware that in psychology assignments, the term 'References', not Bibliography, is used. This is a required section. The list of references reflects the extent of your readings. An essay with only one reference (such as just your textbook) is not sufficient in most cases, yet, an extremely lengthy references list with many irrelevant sources will not be considered favourably either. For this assignment, there should be no fewer than 10 references. Be sure that any statements you make in answer to each question are supported by evidence from peer-reviewed literature.
? Style. APA style is the style to be abided. This includes reference citation format, language usage, grammatical rules, and so on. Please check with your APA Manual (6th ed.) if you have any doubts.
Remember to write clearly, succinctly, and in a well-organized manner. I strongly recommend you ask a friend/family member to read over your work and that you read it aloud to yourself to check on grammar. Bear in mind that this is a formal piece of writing.



Assignment Questions (remember that this is the ?Body? of your report):

Please use use brief headings in relation to each question (e.g., ?Presenting problems and mental status examination?, ?Diagnosis?, ?Treatment? etc. ). Remember that, although you are answering questions, you are presenting a coherent case report.


1. What are the presenting problems? Bear in mind that although you may be seeing a character at a range of different time periods, you want to refer to the most recent glimpse of the character. Pretend that you have had the luxury of observing this client over a range of time frames (if you have more than one time period).

2. Mental status examination
What do you observe about the character? Remember to use what you know from your lecture/textbook about mental status observations. Keep your language non-judgemental.

3. History of presenting problems
In what way does the character?s history relate to their disturbance? Keep this section as succinct as possible! Remember to write formally.

4. Environment/Era
Are there any environmental influences that you believe are influential to the character's disturbance? (e.g., the era, the institution, the dysfunctional family, the therapist's practice)?

5. Past treatment/medical history/psychiatric history
If treatment was given, was it helpful?

6. Provide a formulation for this client. How would you explain why this character is presenting with these symptoms? For high marks for this section, refer to the literature and explain why the client is presenting with these particular problems at this time.

7. According to the definition(s) presented in both the lecture and the textbook reading, is the character?s behaviour abnormal?

8. Discuss the diagnosis
Is a diagnosis for the character given in the film? If it is, do you think the diagnosis is correct? If it is not, what do you think the diagnosis is? What further questions would you ask, or information would you seek to support your diagnosis? Using the DSM-IV-TR tables from your textbook, what diagnostic criteria does your character exhibit that would support your diagnosis?

Multi-axial summary
Conclude this section by doing a multi-axial summary for your character using the DSM-IV-TR axes. Remember to use hypothetical/?query? language or ?meets criteria? language as appropriate.

9. Does the movie accurately portray the character and his/her disorder? Or, do you believe the case is distorted by "Hollywood"? Consider what you know about this disorder.

10. Proposed Treatment
What do you believe would have helped the character improve/change? Remember to refer to the literature and your formulation. Ideally, your formulation and suggestions in the literature guide your choice of treatment(s).

GRADING CRITERIA FOR CHARACTER ASSESSMENT ESSAY
Your essay is evaluated according to the ratings on the following criteria, each of which contributes to your final grade.


Title /5
Abstract /5
Introduction /10

Body
1. Presenting problems /5
2. Mental status examination /10
3. History of presenting problems /10
4. Environment/Era /10
5. Past treatment /5
6. Formulation /15
7. Is the character?s behaviour abnormal? /5
8. Discussion re: diagnosis /10
Multi-axial summary /5
9. Accurate portrayal? /5
10. Treatment /10

Conclusion /10

APA style (6th Edition) /5
References in Text are formatted correctly and information is cited when necessary /5
References in Reference List are formatted correctly, there are at least 10 and citations in text are present in reference list /5
Grammar/Spelling/Use of formal language /5
Word limit is adhered to (2000 +/- 10%) /5
Overall impression (formatting, extent of research, coherence, depth of analysis, thoughtfulness, use of non-judgemental language) /10

Essay Instructions: Discuss How You would asses and manage this client in what you have learned in "Assessment & Treatment of Psychological Disorders".

A 46 year old man, had recently not performed well at his work place and has been depressed because his immediate supervisor had given him a piece of negative feedback. He felt hurt and misunderstood and as a result, he has been having sleeping difficulties and loss of appetite. He made an appoinment with his doctor because suddenly he has lost interest in everything and there were 3 episodes of panic-attack. He complained that his heart would be racing and he even experienced breathlessness. His anxiety is so overwhelming and he is afraid that he might not recover. He also reported that he is not coping well with his daily activities e.g. reading the newspaper and teaching his two sons. His wife is very worried about him and he has hardly communicated with her in the last 3 weeks.

NOTE: Must include references.
Essay between 1800 to 2000 words. This word limit does not include the Abstract, Appendices and References. The text must be in 12-point font using Times New Roman, double-spaced. Minimum margins of 3 cm right, 3 cm left, 2.5 cm bottom and top Pages should be numbered at top right. The first page should include the title of the essay, student ID no., and word count.