How has culture shaped our understanding of psychopathology?

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 This is a group project, I am responsible for 1 slide with speaker notes; my bullet is : Use the concept of culture-bound syndrome and explain the role culture plays in our interpretation of behavior.
Prepare a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes including the following:

  • Present a clear definition of psychopathology: Provide specific information and cite your sources.
  • How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders?
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of classifying abnormal behavior using a diagnostic system.
  • How has culture shaped our understanding of psychopathology?
  • Use the concept of culture-bound syndrome and explain the role culture plays in our interpretation of behavior.
  • Identify one example from a culture that may fit within the framework of culture-bound syndrome.

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Prepare a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes including the following:

  • Present a clear definition of psychopathology: Provide specific information and cite your sources.
  • How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders?
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of classifying abnormal behavior using a diagnostic system.
  • How has culture shaped our understanding of psychopathology?
  • Use the concept of culture-bound syndrome and explain the role culture plays in our interpretation of behavior.

Briefly describe some of the components of each of these factors and how they might be addressed in culture- and/or gender-specific treatment programs. 

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Answers must be paraphrased (restated in your own words with no quoting permitted), properly source credited, using APA formatting requirements – including within-answer citations and a list of references included at the end of each answer – and at least 600 words each, not counting source citations and references. Answers should be succinct, thorough, articulated in well-organized paragraphs (lists, sentence fragments and bulleted items are not permitted), and more substantive than just definitions of terms, procedures, or issues.
To complete these essay questions, construct your answers below each question on a separate page per question, attach a cover page to the front and a reference list to the end (references must also be placed at the end of each question for which they were used)
 
Questions:
1. Choose ONE of the following questions:
A. A friend says to you, “I’m really concerned about my child [an eight-year old girl] eventually developing an eating disorder. What should I do or not do?” Explain to your friend, using research-based findings and language he or she will understand, the avoidable – and possibly unavoidable – risks for the development of anorexia or bulimia.
B. The impact of culture and gender are important factors in the development and maintenance of Substance Use Disorders. Briefly describe some of the components of each of these factors and how they might be addressed in culture- and/or gender-specific treatment programs.
2. Accurately and appropriately diagnosing a sexual disorder or paraphilia can be among the most challenging tasks in clinical practice. Thinking about the 4 Ds as discussed in Week 1 of the course, choose ONE sexual disorder and ONE paraphilia covered in your text and discuss how applying those criteria could prove troublesome to a clinician. In addition, be sure to discuss any relevant gender and or cultural factors in terms of the diagnosis or the behavior itself.
3. Imagine you are a clinician at a community mental health clinic. Your client, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, has brought his mother in so the three of you can discuss his treatment options. Using general terms the client and his mother are sure to understand, describe the various types of (a) psychotherapy and (b) medications available for the treatment of schizophrenia, the types of symptoms they each treat, and their potential limitations and risks.
4. Two of the most common – and most troubling – of the personality disorders are antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder. Compare and contrast these disorders. Be sure to cover the primary symptoms, predominant causal theories, and the possibility of gender bias in the diagnosis of these disorders. Last, suggest an effective course of treatment.
5. Choose ONE of the following questions:
a. Provide some compelling evidence that children aren’t simply “small adults” and that some separate diagnostic categories are necessary to accurately capture their psychological experience.
b. Psychological problems of the elderly can be divided into two groups: those that are unique to them and those that they share with other age groups. Discuss disorders of these two groups; be sure to indicate how disorders that occur in persons of all ages are nevertheless different in the elderly.

How are you building rapport with your clients?

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Paper Topics Students will write four full 3-4 content page papers (in APA Style,
6th edition) by responding to the topic prompts below and submit to the Assignment Dropbox by the assigned date in the Course Schedule. Papers will apply the topic to your work at your site, not theoretical or conceptual. Be sure to clearly respond to all parts of the prompts in a meaningful, insightful, applied, purposeful manner. The purpose of this assignment is to begin to synthesize clinical and conceptual knowledge across the curriculum, and to apply it to actual client interactions.
Topic #1: Building Rapport & Clinical Assessment in Counseling How are you building rapport with your clients? ALSO, Please answer below questions.
1.What techniques are you utilizing?
2.What assessment tools and instruments are you using at your site?
3.If you are not using any yet, what assessment tools and instruments are used at your site?
4.Are there any assessment items that you feel most comfortable asking about?
4a. Why? or Why not?
5.Are there any assessment items that you feel uncomfortable asking about?
5a. Why? or Why not?
Paper Topics Students will write four full 3-4 content page papers (in APA Style,
6th edition)

Write a biography of at least five pages on a person who made a significant contribution to the field of psychology

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You must cite the use of at least three sources
Write a biography of at least five pages on a person who made a significant contribution to the field of psychology. You should include the following information:
-The person’s date of birth (and death), where the person lived and was educated.
-What his or her contribution was to psychology and why it was important.
-Explain the research the person conducted to reach his or her conclusions.
-If this person’s contribution is still a valid theory today or has it been refuted.
-Why you chose to write about this particular person.
You must cite the use of at least three sources. Use good grammar, correct sentence structure and spelling, and arrange and express information clearly while covering each of the points listed above. You must document your resources properly, and you must include a list of the sources that you used in compiling your paper. The final copy of this paper will be at least five pages with an additonal works cited page (six pages), neatly typed, twelve point font, and double spaced. Nothing larger than twelve point font. Use MLA style only.