Unit+13+-+Abnormal+Psychology



=Click here to take an online practice test for this unit=





Posted below is an example of a previous student's paper. No paper is necessarily perfect, but this one was extremely well done and can serve as a very good example. Obviously I expect that you would not plagiarize this paper if you have chosen a similar topic.

Use this to check your answers, but obviously don't look at this until after you have filled out the matching activity for Personality Disorders.

What Counts As Crazy? (Time Magazine, 3/19/12)
This is a relatively recent Time Magazine article about the release of the DSM-5 and the controversies surrounding it. It's well worth a quick read.

**DSM-IV TR (Online Version)**
This is an online version of the DSM-IV TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual). It is the handbook for psychological disorders published by the APA. I also have a hard copy available in class if you ever want to look at it. The APA has recently released the new DSM-5, but AP courses are not switching to teaching that version until next year.

__Major Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5__
Click the link below to view a publication from the APA about the more significant changes that took place with the change from the DSM-IV TR to the DSM-5. @http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/changes%20from%20dsm-iv-tr%20to%20dsm-5.pdf

__Old DSMs in pdf format__
On their website, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. includes electronic versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders I, II, III, IIIR, and IV. Each of the books are available in a PDF format. This provides a perfect opportunity to see how the various disorders names, descriptions, and symptom patterns have changes over the years. Below I've included the links to each of the past DSMs. DSM-I DSM-II DSM-III DSM-III-R DSM-IV



Discovering Psychology: Psychopathology
This is a good general overview video that might serve as a nice review of some of the key concepts from this unit (although it doesn't cover all of the classes of disorders).
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== **__Internet Mental Health__** == []

== __NIMH (The National Institute of Mental Health) Publications__ == The NIMH is probably one of the best and most respected institutions for information on mental health issues. I have put some links below to serve your own personal interests, or as a resource for your research paper. The National Institute of Mental Health has a large number of excellent mental health publications. They come in booklet, easy to read, or fact sheets formats. At [] there is a search function for all of their mental health publications. Booklets: Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens: A Parent's Guide Depression Eating Disorders Men and Depression Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Schizophrenia Women and Depression: Discovering Hope

== The World of Abnormal Psychology == This is an older video series (and not the best one in the world...) but you might find some of the information useful. Individual programs from the series include: 1. Looking at abnormal behavior 2. The Nature of Stress 3. The Anxiety Disorders 4. Psychological Factors and Physical Illness 5. Personality Disorders 6. Substance Abuse Disorders 7. Sexual Disorders 8. Mood Disorders 9. The Schizophrenias 10. Organic Mental Disorders 11. Behavior Disorders of Childhood 12. Psychotherapies 13. An Ounce of Prevention

__Phobias, Phobias, Phobias__
Here are a bunch of sites pertaining to phobias, many of them with very extensive lists of phobias that you never knew existed. [] [] [] [] [] []

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**__PsychCentral - OCD Online Screening Quiz__**
Like any of the self-assessments that we've done in class, this is not intended to be a diagnostic tool. However, it still might be useful to you to become more familiar with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

[|http://psychcentral.com/ocdquiz.htm]



== __Depression: Out of the Shadows (PBS)__ ==

This is the video that we watched part of in class. I strongly encourage you to watch the rest if you have time. The link will take you to the video on You Tube. It is split into 8 parts.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inbx6ZWIlKA&list=PL72CF81B0F4ACEA65

== A Depressing Future for Men? (PsychCentral News) == [] This article is about how trends in rates of depression amongst men and women may be changing.

Andrea Yates
This video is about the famous case of Andrea Yates - a woman who killed her children while suffering from Post Partum Depression with Psychotic Symptoms. media type="custom" key="25201162"

Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality) - from "The Brain" video series
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Case Study in Schizophrenia: Gerald
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Case Study in Schizophrenia: Heather
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20/20 (ABC) - Schizophrenia
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A Complex Link Between Marijuana and Schizophrenia (Time Magazine 7/21/10)
@http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2005559,00.html?hpt=T2

== ABC 20/20: Inside the World of Childhood Schizophrenia (episode from 3/12/10) == [] media type="custom" key="25201252"

Mr. Lopez & Mr. Ayers - The Real Life Basis for the movie "The Soloist"
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Online Self-test for Personality Disorders
Especially since I'm not familiar with the source for this self-test, do not take this test too seriously, and obviously it is ** not ** for actual diagnostic purposes. However, I thought some of you might find it interesting, so I decided to post it. []

== "The Mind of the Psychopath" (from "The Mind" video series) == This is about a 20 minute clip about Antisocial Personality Disorder (aka psychopathy or sociopathy). == [] ==

Temple Grandin
This video is a speech given by Temple Grandin. She's a truly amazing woman with autism spectrum disorder who used her disorder to her advantage in helping pioneer making cattle ranches and slaughterhouses more humane. The way that her mind works helped her to think about things differently and understand what animals were thinking better than others could. She references an HBO movie called "Temple Grandin" that tells her story and stars Claire Danes. I would recommend it to anyone that is interested. media type="custom" key="25201270"