Tuesday November 19th 2013

Circle Question: What scares you about mental illness?

Library with Ms. Lance: How to do a presentation

Good Sources for presentation project:

nimh.nih.gov
apa.org
webmd.com
psychology today (periodical)
livescience.com

Disorder Presentation Questions Period 1

How does it affect everyday life?

How are you connected to it?

How does it affect your family?

What does it stop you from doing?

What are the causes?

How is it treated? Drugs/Therapy?

When was it discovered or recognized?

Does it have multiple forms?

What are the symptoms?

What are the physical effects?

How many people are diagnosed with this disorder per year?  How common?

Can it be prevented?

What are the disorders causes?

What is it like to live with the disorder on daily basis?

Are there companion disorders?

What are the symptoms?

Can it be treated with medication?

Is it curable?

Who is at risk?  Demographics? Statistics?

How is it diagnosed?

How is it categorized?

Is it biological, cognitive, social cultural, behavioral, psychoanalytic?

Is it harmful? Fatal?

How can you help someone with it?

Disorder Presentation Questions Period 2

What is the definition of the disorder?

What are the different types?

Does it always require medication?

How does it affect family or people around them?

Is it hereditary?  Or brought on by experience?

Is it hereditary?

Who is susceptible to this disorder?  Some more than others?

How disruptive is the disorder/

Is it fatal?

What is the frequency of symptoms?

Is it recognized by the DSM-VI?

How is it diagnosed?

Is it possible to live a productive life with the disorder with treatment?

Are there side effect from treatment/medication?