What is neurogenesis and where does it occur in the brain?

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Continue your investigation of the effects of stress on brain function and behavior. Read more about the hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex in these articles:
“How to Prevent Stress from Shrinking Your Brain,” in Psychology Today
“Stress Effects on Structure and Function of Hippocampus,” by the Rockefeller University
Answer the following questions in paragraph format to write an essay about the findings reported by these articles:
Introduction Paragraph:
First, do some research on how the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex communicate and result in normal behavioral response. You will begin your reading on the amygdala by following this link. After reading this section, click on several other structures in the brain at the end of the page to read about the interactions between these three regions. Briefly describe this pathway and the behavior that results from the interaction of these regions using the format and requirements outlined below.
Body Paragraph 1
Summarize the effects of glucocorticoids on the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex reported in the article How to Prevent Stress from Shrinking Your Brain.
Body Paragraphs 2 and 3
What effect on hippocampal cells have stress hormones had in recent studies described by Stress Effects on Structure and Function of Hippocampus? What effect have they had on the amygdala in studies? What are the implications of these effects? HINT: What are the functions of the regions and how might they be affected by changes in their structure?
Body Paragraph 4
What is neurogenesis and where does it occur in the brain? What effect on the regeneration of hippocampal cells is reported in this article? What is the mechanism?
Conclusion Paragraph 1
Summarize the effects of cortisol on this pathway by describing how PTSD can result from perpetuated cortisol release and how this can result in depression by activating and/or reinforcing depression pathways.
Conclusion Paragraph 2
Describe the methods proposed to counteract the negative effects of chronic stress in How to Prevent Stress from Shrinking Your Brain.

SLP Assignment Expectations

For this assignment, write an essay using the outline above. You are provided with many scholarly references to complete this assignment. Include a References section that lists these and any additional sources you used (refer to the Background page). For any additional research you are required to do to complete your assignment, please use scholarly references such as a peer-reviewed journal article or a government-sponsored or university-sponsored website. As you read through your sources, take notes from your sources and then write your paper in your own words, describing what you have learned from your research. Direct quotes should be limited and must be designated by quotation marks. Paraphrased ideas must give credit to the original author, for example (Murray, 2014). Direct copying from “homework help” websites will not receive credit.

Analyze their replies and discuss what this might imply about how this disorder is known and perceived by the general public.

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Assignment 1: Common Disorders
 
Choose one of the seven disorders you read about in this unit: Fragile X syndrome, ADHD, Turner syndrome, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, autism, and FAS. Respond to the following questions using the disorder you chose.
Your friend Alice tells you that her daughter Lauren has been recently diagnosed with this disorder. Alice would like more details and comes to you for information.
Provide a brief description of the disorder.
Ask three friends or family members who are not in the field of medicine or psychology what they know about the cause and symptoms of the disorder. Analyze their replies and discuss what this might imply about how this disorder is known and perceived by the general public.
 
Alice expresses guilt that she may have caused Lauren’s disorder and is also concerned that it might occur again in future offspring. What would you advise her in terms of preventive actions, available testing, and reproduction options?

Describe the character's diagnosis in terms of the DSM-IV

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Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
Part A:
For Part A of this assignment, choose a movie, book, or television show that depicts a character or character(s) suffering from mental illness. Write a paper analyzing a character’s illness in terms of one or more of the theoretical perspectives (e.g., biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, biopsychosocial) presented in the text.
1.    Describe the character’s diagnosis in terms of the DSM-IV. Make sure to include two (2) criteria that the character meets.
2.    Describe one (1) perspective(s) of mental illness that best explains the development of the character’s symptoms, along with two (2) facts to support your position.
3.    Describe any treatment received by the character. Describe two (2) reasons that you would recommend similar or different treatment. If the character did not receive treatment, describe the type of treatment you would recommend with two (2) supporting facts.
Suggested movies include:
•    Beautiful Mind (2001).
Suggested television shows include:
•    Wilfred.
•    Perception.
•    Alphas.

Why is the APUS online library required?

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Specific Instructions for this assignment can be found in the attached document. The grading rubric is listed below.
IMPORTANT: A Turnitin Originality Report will be generated for this assignment. Your originality report must show a score of 15% or less excluding the bibliography and quotes in the amount permitted by the assignment instructions.  Any report with an Originality Report between 20 and 29% will be scored with a significant point reduction. Any paper receiving an Originality Score of 30% or greater will be scored with a grade of 0 with no opportunity to resubmit. Additional information on Turnitin can be found in the Student Services section of the APUS Library. .
Grading Rubric for this Assignment

Grading Rubric
Topic
Possible points
Points earned
Introduction/Description of Disorder
20
Appropriate Journal Article Selected
10
Article Summary
–          Focus of the research
5
–          Description of hypothesis
5
–          Description of how study was conducted
 10
–          Description of results
5
Review of article
–          Potential problems of methodology
10
–          Three ideas inspired in you by the article
10
–          Description of the impact of the research
10
Writing Mechanics
10
APA format
5
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE   140
100
For this assignment you will review a single scholarly article in the APUS Online Library and summarize what it says about the specific topic that has been identified in the Assignment section of the classroom.   This 2-3 page paper must be a review of scholarly research, not commercial Psychology Today, Wikipedia or WebMD style publications or self-help or parent support organization material (the latter is very valuable to families in need of easy to digest and access information, but isn’t applicable to this assignment).
The introductory paragraph will give a brief description of the topic and the article that you will be reviewing.
The article summary will include the following:
• Discussion of the focus of the research• Description of the hypothesis of the study• Description of how the study was conducted including the population that was studied, the methodology used (i.e. naturalistic observation, experiment, case study, survey, etc). How the data was collected and analyzed• Description of the results of the study
Your review/discussion of the article will include
A discussion of the way the research was conducted and potential impact on results (e.g. problems with the studymethodology that might have affected its validity and/or generalizability).
A description of three ideas inspired in you by the article.
A description of the use, impact, or potential the research might have.
For this type of academic paper scholarly publications from the APUS online library must be used.  Why is the APUS online library required? Scholarly sources are found in academic journals (The Journal of… is a good tip for identifying these) and the APUS online library has a very large set of holdings and a staff of librarians to assist.  You can connect with both by clicking the Library link while logged into your classroom.  Other university libraries also carry such journals but online access is frequently restricted to those universities’ enrolled students.  Hard copies from traditional “brick-and-mortar” libraries cannot be used unless you can also provide an online copy to verify the article’s existence in digital format.  This is because your instructor needs to be able to verify that you are using actual published journal articles, the journals they are published in, their dates of publication and their authors.  Although some of the following may be accessed through links in the APUS online library, popular magazines, Wikipedia, About.com, Ask.com, newspapers, blogs or other opinion-based publications may not be used.  Not all articles found in the databases are scholarly.  If you are unsure about the appropriateness of a resource, check with your instructor before using it for your assignment.  The source for your article must be cited in the paper body and listed in APA style in a page entitled “References” attached separately to the end of your paper.  (HINT: since this is a review of a single scholarly article, your reference page will only contain only SINGLE source.  Do not incorporate any information outside of this SINGLE source.) The Online Library contains and excellent discussion on identifying scholarly articles in the Tutorial and Student Studies Center.
APA style can be a bit like learning a second language.    HYPERLINK “http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/apa/index.html”http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/apa/index.htmlis an excellent practical, how-to guide to this formatting style.  Your classroom Resources folder also contains APA formatting guides.
You don’t need to have an abstract, as is typically required for APA style, for this paper but you must include an APA formatted cover page in addition to the References page mentioned above.  The 2-3page requirement does not include the cover or reference pages and the paper must be formatted in Times New Roman or Arial font no larger than size 12 with 1” margins on all sides of the paper body and double spaced.  Length compliance is determined using these formatting rules in grading the work.  Formatting will be checked on your instructor’s end and a paper that falls short of the required length submitted in large font or with wide margins will receive a point deduction of 10% for each missing page.  Be careful to check your work for proper formatting and other instructions compliance before submitting.  Revisions cannot be allowed after students are notified via grading feedback of these problems.  Your paper must be written at a college level.  This means a minimum amount (nobody often achieves perfection) of spelling and grammar errors that don’t get in the way of following your points; no use of personal first or second person pronouns (“I” or “you”) in your article summary; no personal story sharing or creative writing style wording (papers that begin with a question or “Imagine for a moment that…” or “Webster’s Dictionary defines _____ as…” style openers are fine for some courses but not for this assignment.  Simply start with, “This paper focuses on ________” with the topic of your paper in the blank space, and then move on to summarizing the findings of the publication you cite in the paper and the other required elements).
The 2nd part of your paper will include your review/discussion of the article as outlined previously. This section of your paper may include first person writing.  Please be sure that your article summary is clear and distinct from your review of the article. Do not intermingle the two sections of your paper.