Reaction Paper - 2
Please write about any of the topics covered in Chapter 15, or Chapter 16 as it relates to a current event topic in the media. (Current events should be within the last month if possible). You can choose from a variety of media sources, including but not limited to newspapers, online media sources, and television. In the paper, discuss the event and how the topic you learned about relates to it, incorporating information from the lectures and readings.
This paper should be three pages in length, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. You should also use 12-point font.
MLA format and citated
Learning Objectives
By the end of the week, you will have the opportunity to:
Discuss the various goals and techniques of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapies
Identify the goals and techniques utilized in humanistic therapies
Describe and apply classical and operant conditioning models
Discuss examples of cognitive distortions
Describe group, family, and couples therapy
Criically analyze the effectiveness of psychotherapy
Identify the various drug treatments available to treat mental health disorders
Chapter 15
Learning Objectives
By the end of the week, you will have the opportunity to:
Define psychological disorders
Discuss implications of labeling and stigma associated with mental illness
Describe the symptoms associated with anxiety disorders
Explain theories associated with anxiety disorders
Describe the various types of mood disorders
Discuss the biological and social-cognitive theories of mood disorders
Identify the symptoms of schizophrenia
List the subtypes of schizophrenia
Explain the theories of schizophrenia
List the types of dissociative disorders
Explain the symptoms of DID
Discuss personality disorders
Explain antisocial personality disorder