Explore a mental disorder that was not properly controlled

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Question: According to the text, mental disorders may be caused organically or via chemical or genetic causes. In either case, if left untreated the cost is usually dire. In this case study, you will explore a mental disorder that was not properly controlled via the case of Adam Lanza.

Read the article titled "Adam Lanza". Next, view the article that discusses Lanza's psychiatric treatments titled "Lanza's Psychiatric Treatment Revealed In Documents".

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Briefly compare and contrast the statistical, clinical, and normative definitions of mental illness.

2. Speculate whether or not Adam Lanza's engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Next, hypothesize whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Justify your response.

3. Since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness, suggest one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary. Support your response.

4. Differentiate between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Next, support or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Justify your response.

5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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