Mental+Disorders+Project

Mental Disorders Project

Due 5/17/2012

Since 1952, mental health professionals have used the DSM to determine if an individual has a mental illness. Your group will complete a multimedia project that highlights a mental illness, The project will address the following aspects of the illness/disease:

- history of the disease - discovery of the disease - symptoms of the disease - how common is the disease - treatment of the disease - how the disease is perceived by the general public (including famous people that have/had the disease)

Each group will do the following:

1. Short-form informational program: Your group will create a 5-7 minute program that informs the public about your chosen disorder. How you do that is mostly up to you. The only stipulation is that you must "act" out what a person afflicted with the mental disorder would behave. Keep in mind that this a serious project, so keep the simulation solemn.

2. Poster: Create a poster that highlights the mental health issue. Examples from the past will be shown.

In prior classes, more obscure disorders were covered. This time, all disorder (except sexual) are available. Only one group per disorder. The following is a partial list of available disorders:

Depression Antisocial Personality Disorder Schizophrenia Paranoid Personality Disorder Bipolar Disorder (aka Manic-depression) Borderline Personality Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Autism Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Asperger's Alzheimer's Dyslexia Parkinson's Separation Anxiety Disorder Phobic Anxiety Disorder Tourette's Panic Disorder Social Phobia Agoraphobia Hypochondria Somataform Disorder

At the end of your program, you need to attach a slide that lists your citations for your project. You need to have at least six separate citations (in MLA format). You will be given time in class to work on the project.

Points (200 total)

100: Accuracy of information 50: Creativity 20: Use of time 20: Citations 10: Teamwork