Morrisville State College Anxiety Disorder Research Paper it needs to be a mental illness Written Assignment for Abnormal Psychology
Professor Cesare
“All professions are a conspiracy against the laity”
George Bernard Shaw
Research Paper
As we have discussed, the way in which one conceptualizes the cause of mental illness necessarily
dictates the form of the intervention. If the prevailing world view is that mental illness is caused by
malevolent spirits rattling around in a person’s skull, sharpen up your stones and prepare for the
trepanning. If everyone knows that mental illness is at root caused by bad blood, schedule an
appointment with the town Barber and his friendly leeches. If you are diagnosed by a psychiatrist in the
twenty-first century with unipolar-depression, you are likely to find yourself talking to your pharmacist
about the possible side effects of drugs designed to increase your levels of serotonin and nor-epinephrine.
Your assignment for this paper is to choose a disorder from the DSM5 and research the theorized
historical causes and associated treatments culminating with the most modern understanding of the causal
mechanisms of the disorder and associated treatment approaches. Utilize the relevant major theoretical
schools of thought in the field of Psychology and Psychiatry, making use of both psychogenic and
somatic causal explanations and treatment approaches where appropriate.
The paper is to be 7-8 pages in length and follow APA standards. Please provide at least two references
other than our textbook or the DSM 5. The paper is due on the last day of regular classes.
Please bring any questions regarding the topic or the format to my attention in a timely manner. My
email is cesarewa@morrisville.edu and my office hours follow: Tue. Thur. 4:00 to 5:00, Wed. and Fri.
from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. If these times do not work into your schedule, let me know and we can find a
time that does.
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