Abnormal Psychology

  Abnormal Psychology   SLO 1: Anxiety disorders and diagnosis. Watch the video case study of “Hannah.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝XH2tF8oB3cw Hannah clearly has some anxiety, and it seems to be mostly related to social situations, but what diagnosis would you give her? Does she have Social Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphobia, or maybe Generalized Anxiety Disorder? Explain and justify your choice of diagnosis, showing how you compare her symptoms to the diagnostic criteria and desсrіptions in the textbook to arrive at a conclusion. The important thing here is not so much to pick the “right” choice; rather, the important thing is your attention to detail and the sophistication of your analysis. SLO 2: Mood disorders and treatment. Watch the video case study of “Gabriella.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝JKUFWK6iSsw This video shows a first session of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Gabriella describes symptoms that fit well with the CBT approach, and the therapist is obviously setting up for that, but it is only the first session. Draw on the textbook’s desсrіption of Cognitive therapy in general, and CBT in particular, and describe how you would continue the treatment from here. In this section, I am looking for how well you describe and apply generic elements of therapy to a specific case. SLO 3: Eating disorders and causal mechanisms. Watch the case study of “Jennifer,” who suffers from Bulimia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝IirwsVN4L9Q A large proportion of the video is devoted to her relationship with her mother, which suggests that this may be a case where family issues are involved. Describe Bruch’s idea of ineffective parenting (p. 274-275) and Minuchin’s enmeshed family pattern (p. 279), and discuss why you think either of them may, or may not, apply to Jennifer. If you don’t think they do (or if you don’t have enough evidence to support those views in this case), draw on other theories in the textbook to explain what you think may be the main causal factor producing her bulimic symptoms. The important thing here is not so much to pick the “right” choice; rather, the important thing is your attention to detail and the sophistication of your analysis. Tips and Technical Issues No length requirement. Your paper is graded on quality of analysis, not quantity of pages. Thus, there is no minimum or maximum length requirement; use as many words and/or pages as you need, in order to say what you have to say. However, although you are not being graded on how much you write, you do need to write enough to fully express your ideas and do a quality analysis of the material. Format and neatness count. You should proofread your essay for neatness and grammar. It should follow the general look of APA format, which is the style I am using for this set of instructions, so make it look like this (in terms of headers, font, spacing, etc.) and you should be okay. Give complete explanations. You should give full and complete explanations to show how much you know. Many of the questions in these instructions leave room for people to give different answers at different levels of detail and analysis. To earn a better grade, you should try to draw on more material from the textbook (and additional sources if you want) and do more sophisticated analyses of the case studies. Part of the challenge in writing a good paper is in deciding how to demonstrate what you have achieved. The way you express yourself is up to you, but remember that it is your responsibility to demonstrate that you have learned (or at least that you know where to find) the relevant material. Don’t just assume that the reader knows what you mean or is already familiar with what you are talking about.