Disorder: Define And Describe The Clinical Symptoms That Manifest With This Disorder
psychology
Description
Directions:
For your final paper, you are to choose any
disorder covered in this course and the DSM-5. You will be researching
the psychological, neurological, biochemical, genetic, environmental and
socio-cultural aspects of the disorder you choose, with specific regard to
psychopharmacological intervention.
Your paper
should be 10 pages plus a title and reference page
Your paper
must include all of the following:
1. Disorder: Define and describe the clinical
symptoms that manifest with this disorder
2. Etiology of the disorder: Describe the known
and potential contributing factors of this disorder, your discussion must
include the proposed neurological and biochemical underpinnings of the disorder
(although these may be theoretical). Your discussion must include both genetic
and epigenetic variables. Environmental & sociocultural factors relevant to
the disorder (e.g., increased incidence rate, etc.) must be included in your
discussion.
3. Treatment- Part
1: Describe what evidence-based research has shown to be the most
effective psychopharmacologic intervention for this disorder and discuss any
controversies in psychopharmacology which may influence the pharmacologic
treatment of this disorder.
4. Treatment- Part 2: Describe what evidence-based
research has been shown to be the most effective psychotherapeutic intervention
for this disorder.
5. Research gaps: Illustrate an
advanced understanding of the biological underpinnings and psychopharmacologic
approaches to the treatment of this disorder by discussing gaps in what is
known about the disorder and psychopharmacologic treatment of this disorder and
future directions for science. Additional research may help you to identify
clinical trials currently in progress to address the psychopharmacologic
treatment of this disorder.
