Psychological Disorders Supplemental Assignment
Pick one of the disorders from Chapter 15 that interests you, and read more about it by vising the National Institute of Mental Health (Links to an external site.) and searching for the disorder. Read through the NIMH’s information on the disorder.
In a format of your choosing (e.g., Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google doc, piece of paper that you scan as a pdf), create a one-page “At-a-Glance” visual that includes the following information about the disorder:
Descriiption
Prevalence
Causes and Risk Factors
Treatment and therapies for the disorder
Either as a footnote on the same page, or on a separate page, include the citations in APA format (see below for an example).
Here is an example (Links to an external site.) of a possible way to visually present borderline personality disorder.
How to Cite the NIMH Webpage in APA Format
National Institute of Mental Health. (YEAR OF PUBLICATION or LAST REVISION). Title of the article. Retrieved from [link].
Example
National Institute of Mental Health. (2017). Borderline Personality Disorder. Retrieved from
