What
is diagnosable? After you've read Chapter 1 about what abnormal behavior
is and isn't, try this exercise.
What's
happening in your brain? Test your understanding of how the major parts
of the nervous system interact. Based on your Chapter 2 reading.
Follow
an impulse! How neurotransmitters work. Also from Chapter 2.
What
assessment to do for what? Do you know what assessments are important
for psychodiagnosis? Can you name the assessments?
The
Case of John: Diagnosis of Disorders related to Anxiety, Stress, and OCD In this activity you'll see
what it is like to do a diagnosis.
The
Case of Jennifer: Diagnosis of disorders of mood In this activity you'll
see what it is like to do a diagnosis.
Differential
Diagnosis of Somatic Symptom Disorders: Earn "Diagnostician Dollars"
while you match sentences with disorders. Read your chapter first!
Differential
Diagnosis of Dissociative Disorders: A variation on the "Diagnostician
Dollars" game.
The
Case of Karla: Diagnosis of Psychosis
Characteristics
of Eating Disorders: Earn "Diagnostician Dollars" by matching
the symptom or characteristic with the proper disorder/disorders.
Who
are they? Variations of Gender-Related Behaviors. Can you distinguish
between gender identity disorders, transvestic fetishism, drag queens, cross-dressers
and intersexed? Warning: Descriptions of behaviors are fairly explicit and
designed to educate students on the differentiation of various sexual behaviors.
Do not start if you are uncomfortable with varieties of sexual behavior.
Factors
in addiction. What influences people to become addicted?
Disorders
First Apparent in Childhood
Neurocognitive
Disorders: What is happening to your "mother"?
Differential
Diagnosis of Personality Disorders
Mental
Health and the Law: Explore the law through a case history.