PSY ESSAY QUESTION
You are a clinical psychologist that has been asked by the government to provide a report on the modern conceptualization of psychological disorders and their treatment. In your report, you want to be sure to address the following questions: What should a psychologist consider when trying to decide if a patient’s symptoms are normal or abnormal? What are the most important criterion in defining normal and abnormal behavior and is it more important to consider society or the individual? What assessments should a psychologist use to determine if a patient has a significant clinical disorder? Finally, what type of therapy (or therapies) or medications should a psychologist use today to help patients – what has the most scientific support? The report requires that you use examples of specific disorders to make your points.
In your answer, include a discussion of disorders from a minimum of 5 of the chapters in the text. The strongest answers will provide specific examples and reference from the course material to support the position.
Your report should be between 5 – 10 double spaced pages and will be graded on the following rubric:
Use of Course Material = 30 points
Quality of response to essay questions = 30 points
Integration/Synthesis of material/Quality of argument = 30 points
Grammar/APA format/References = 10 points
NOTE: There is more than one way to correctly answer this question. You will be graded on the quality of response and use of course material.
**ONLY USE THE SOURCES PROVIDED! NO OUTSIDE SOURCES**
**PLEASE READ TEXTBOOK**
**CHAPTERS 1,3,4,6,10,11 ONLY**
**BEFORE SUBMITTING, PLEASE CHECK BACK ON RUBRIC**
