Below are 5 short essay questions. Each answer is worth 10 points.
Make sure to number your response so that I know which question you are answering.
These are SHORT essays—no more than 3 paragraphs.
You may use your notes, my notes, and your textbook. You may NOT use the internet or AI. If I find content in your answers that I did not give you in the class, you will receive a 0 on that question.
1. Anorexia and Bulimia are different disorders with significantly overlapping symptoms. Explain the key features that distinguish the two disorders AND discuss how they overlap.. Synesthesia
Make certain to include similarities and differences in the symptoms of the disorders as well as the dysfunctional thoughts (beliefs underlying the disorder) typically associated with each disorder.
2. Antisocial Personality Disorder is very difficult to treat. In fact, treatment is quite likely to fail. For this question, demonstrate your understanding of antisocial personality disorder by explaining the basic criteria for diagnosis (symptoms). Synesthesia
Based on the criteria, explain why the statement above is true, that therapists will be unlikely to successfully treat someone with ASPD: provide at least 2 reasons.
3. You are a podcaster AND you have a time machine! (lucky!!) After traveling back a few years, you find that you have an opportunity to do an exclusive podcast with your mom’s favorite pop star: M. Jackson. As you talk, he begins to complain of persistent, intrusive, and negative thoughts about his physical appearance. He suddenly and unexpected reveals that he was recently diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). You realize instantly that this is BIG–you have an opportunity to educate your audience on this rather rare but debilitating disorder.Psychic
What you must do quickly is think up (1) three questions you can ask Jackson to help your audience understand the symptoms or characteristics of BDD. Then, for the purposes of this exam, (2) provide the answers that Jackson would potentially give to your questions. (Again, the point is to ensure that the audience leaves with a clear understanding of BDD).
4. A young woman, Susan, was repeatedly abused as a child. There are two overlapping disorders, DID and PTSD which are likely to develop from this kind of early trauma.Psychasthenia
Select one and describe the kinds of symptoms she might experience and why (i.e., what is the mind doing, in the case of each disorder, to cope OR demonstrating an inability to cope)?
5. Explain the relationship between the following categories of disorders covered in the class: Anxiety Disorders (specifically GAD and Panic Disorder), Stress-related Disorders (specifically PTSD), and somatoform disorders. Psychasthenia
Explain, briefly, what factor(s) tie them together and what factors distinguish these disorders from each other. This should be accomplished largely by describing their symptoms.
