Project Assignment: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 1 and 2 in the course text, as well as the Multicellular organisms and their nervous systems and Discovering the human brain: New pathways to neuroscience, with Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D videos, and watch the The DSM-5: Accessing and Using the DSM-5 in the Ashford University Library screencast on how to access and use this resource, and how to cite and reference the DSM-5.
This assignment is an analysis of a selected neuropsychological disorder. The disorder you select this week will be used to complete the assignment (topic selection). You will continue to use the same disorder to complete the assignment (annotated bibliography), the assignment (annotated outline of Final Project), and the assignment (Final Project). Your completed assignments will be used as a foundation to help you complete your assignment (Project).
Select a neuropsychological disorder for comprehensive analysis from the following list. Your selection of topic should be based on your personal or professional experience, or your own academic or personal interest in the topic. Be sure to use current terminology from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5).
Select your topic from the following list:
• Schizophrenia
• Major depressive disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Anxiety
o Choose and focus on one of the anxiety disorders (g., generalized anxiety disorder or social anxiety disorder).
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Substance use disorder (substance abuse and addiction)
o Provide both an overview of this topic plus a focus on a single drug of your choice.
• Neurodevelopmental disorder (autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• Neurocognitive disorder
o Choose and focus on one of the neurocognitive disorders (g., one of the dementias).
• Neurological disorder
o Choose and focus on one neurological disorder (g., multiple sclerosis, spina bifida).
• Sleep-wake disorder
o Choose and focus on one of the sleep-wake disorders.
• Feeding and eating disorder
o Choose and focus on one of the feeding and eating disorders.
• Sexual dysfunction or gender dysphoria
o Choose and focus on one of the conditions in these categories.
• Other neuropsychological disorder found in the DSM-5 but not on the list above
o This option must be approved in advance by the instructor before your assignment is submitted.
In keeping with the focus of this class, the emphasis of your paper should be on the neuroscience aspects of the disorder you selected. In your paper, please be sure that the following aspects of your topic are discussed:
• Explain the theories of etiology (causes) with a focus on the neurobiology of the disorder.
• Explain associated factors in development of the disorder (genetic, environmental, familial, lifestyle).
• Describe the pathology of the disorder with an emphasis on the abnormalities of nervous system structure and function, including any genetic and biochemical aspects.
• Give examples of treatment options, including both drug (pharmacological) and non-drug (nonpharmacological treatments), with rationales for use of these treatments based on current understanding of the neurobiology of the disorder.
• Summarize diagnostic and research technologies employed in clinical diagnosis, clinical and behavioral health care, and basic science research.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.