Reference no: EM132303129

Assignment

You will to utilize at least 4 (primary) scholarly sources (and cite them) when completing the following questions.

Remember that there is the overarching topic and that 3 disorders within that topic need to be addressed here.

Note from student: The disorder that I choose is " TRAUMA DISORDER" and the three related topic that need to be address that is associate with "Trauma Disorder" is Acute disorder, PTSD and Adjustment disorder.The number (1) overarching topic would be" TRAUMA DISORDER" 1a would be Acute disorder, PTSD and Adjustment disorder.

1. What psychological disorder topic are you researching? (the overarching topic)

a. What are the 3 disorders within that topic that you plan on researching/discussing?

2. What are the "definitions" of your disorders? (all three)

3. What are defining characteristics of the disorders you chose to research? What are the common symptoms? (all three)

4. What are some of the potential risk factors that may lead to these disorders (think in terms of correlates that could lead to this)? (all three)

a. Who is prone/susceptible to these disorders? (all three)

5. What are the prevention suggestions for these disorders? (you will want to look at the risk factors in order to find this information - look into if you can prevent severity, if you can prolong age of onset, etc.) (all three)

6. How are these disorders treated? (be specific - provide all information. If medication, provide which kind and the type it is. If therapy, what kind and whatnot) (all three)

7. What does research say about each of the following disorders? (hit on both the physiology and the psychological factors of this disorder) (all three)

8. What are common myths regarding these disorders? What are the respective facts to those myths? (all three)

9. Provide at least 5 statistics regarding one of the disorders you chose. You can look into national, city, state, etc. You could look into adult versus teenage, men versus women, etc. But provide at least 5 (you are welcome to provide more). (just one disorder of the three)

10. Provide at least 5 specific resources that could help those in need with one of the disorders you mention. Think of organizations, such as the APA, hotlines, websites, etc.

You can even provide community resources, such as groups or organizations within a specific area/location. You will need to provide the name as well as a website for this to be counted. (just one disorder of the three)