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Assignment:

Part One

Use this Project One Template to complete your blog post. You will first review the various psychological disorders that you've learned about in the course and select 3 disorders to focus on for this assignment. Support your answers with credible sources when appropriate.

Blog post headline:

Three selected disorders:

• Identify and describe the main diagnostic features of each of the disorders selected.
• Consider biomedical factors: Describe what it means to characterize the disorders as "diseases of the nervous system and the body."
• Consider clinical factors: Describe the similarities between the disorders selected. In what ways might these similarities impact diagnosis and treatment?
• Consider historical factors: Describe the ways deinstitutionalization has impacted patient rights, levels of care, and access to treatment of the disorders over time.
• Consider sociocultural factors: Describe the social and cultural changes that have caused shifts in the public's perception of the disorders over time.

Part Two

For Part Two, choose 1 disorder from the 3 you discussed in Part One. Support your answers with credible sources when appropriate and address the rubric criteria.

One selected disorder:

• Consider the mind-body connection: Describe whether a discernible bidirectional relationship exists between the disorder and physical illness. If so, explain.
• Consider the impact of language and messaging: Describe how the words we use (e.g., in casual conversation, in media communications) when discussing a disorder influence our willingness or ability to manage the disorder.
• Consider the effect of lifestyle choices: Describe the small, but significant, changes in attitude/behavior we can make that could help us to manage the symptoms of the disorder.