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First, read your textbook chapter 13 &14. Then, be sure to watch the videos “Cognitive Therapies,” “Psychodynamic Humanistic Therapies” and read “APA: What is Mental Illness” The APA article in particular has a lot of additional links and information about various types of psychological disorders. You are encouraged to use other sources and include them as part of your APA documentation for this assignment.
Please see 2 short descriptions of abnormal behaviors below. For each case you should explain in detail (a) what the root of the problem seems to be, (b) a diagnosis of the disorder – drawing on your knowledge of material from Chapters 13-14, your additional videos/readings and any other sources that you find (c) a prognosis for the duration or the severity of the disturbance if it is left untreated, and (d) the type of therapy you would recommend and why you recommend this. Be specific: Don’t just recommend “a behavioral approach.” Instead, you should state whether you would use systematic desensitization, aversive conditioning, a token economy, etc. NOTE: To keep yourself organized, you should label your work 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d. Remember your word count requirement and all other requirements listed below and on the grading rubric. DO NOT just list your answers but explain and elaborate!
1) “Manisha” was found wandering the streets of Atlanta. She would routinely stand in automobile traffic and scream obscenities at the top of her lungs to no one in particular. Because of these strange behaviors, she was brought to the attention of a licensed clinical social worker. During one of her rare lucid moments, Manisha told the social worker that she lived in a garbage dumpster and that she obeyed voices who commanded her to do the things she did. A search by police and news agencies for friends or relatives proved futile; no one seemed to know who Manisha was, she seemed to have nowhere to go, and her disordered thinking was becoming more and more bizarre.
2) “Toby” experiences terrible mood swings that were unpredictable and excessive in nature. One time Toby experienced a sad period, during which he could not get out of bed for more than minutes at a time. He refused to see any friends for weeks. He slowly came out of it and seemed to be normal again (for a little while). Sometimes Toby felt so dejected and agitated that he contemplated suicide. His friends and loved ones noticed that there are other times where Toby was hyperactive and extremely elated with accelerated speech and a flight of ideas which, at times, seemed incoherent. They could not understand him or keep up with what he was saying. During this period he worked feverishly day and night on an important piece of art, music or creation that “had to be started and finished that week.”
- Be sure to include scholarly content in your response and properly attribute credit to your sources in APA format (use the APA links provided to help you). I am particularly looking for your proper use of in-text citations, use of scholarly content (not just your textbook…use other sources also!), and your inclusion of a works-cited/reference list.
- See Critical Thinking Assignment Rubric attached to understand how you will be graded for all Critical Thinking Assignments.