Biology is intertwined with our mental health. Heredity and
environment interact to produce psychological disorders. Treatment
options also reflect both environmental and biological interventions—a
therapy might address environmental triggers and maladaptive cognitions
while a medication might affect your brain’s chemistry. Consider how
one’s brain might help or hinder them in a moment of mental crisis.
Combating low quality information with scientific evidence is a
challenge faced by most human services professionals. Posters can be
used to provide easy-to-digest facts in a visually appealing way, as an
aid to challenging flawed information. For this assessment, you’ll
create a poster based on one of the following false facts:
Bad parenting causes psychological disorders. Focus on anxiety disorders or schizophrenia.
Depression is caused by personal weakness. Focus on major depressive disorder or bipolar disorders.
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) is cruel or barbaric. Focus on major depressive disorder or bipolar disorders.
Another myth of your choice about one of the psychological disorders.
Choose one of the following myths:
Bad parenting causes psychological disorders. Focus an anxiety disorders or schizophrenia.
Depression is caused by personal weakness. Focus on major depressive disorder or bipolar disorders.
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) is cruel or barbaric. Focus on major depressive disorder or bipolar disorders.
Another myth of your choice about one of the psychological disorders.
Find one flawed source of information on the Internet. To find a
flawed source, look for one with a substantial number of errors.
Read what the textbook says about the myth.
Use the myth you chose and use it as your search word/phrase.
Look for sources that are not accurate based on the information in your textbook.
If you don’t see a flawed source on the first page of results, skip to the third page of results or further.
Tips for finding flawed sources,
Scroll through your social media feeds.
Scroll through your results and look for sources that are NOT:
.gov websites.
News or press websites.
In the Capella library, find one peer-reviewed journal article about the mental health disorder. The Bachelor’s in Psychology Library Research Guide can help you get started.
Instructions:
Create a poster in MS Word where you:
Identify the chosen myth about mental health or a specific disorder.
Identify the flawed source of information related to the myth.
Describe the psychological disorder, including the key symptoms.
Relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological health.
Describe the mechanism and/or actions in the brain that lead to the symptoms of the disorder.
Explain the research you found regarding the disorder.
Include a brief mention of the findings and the population the results can be generalized to.
Explain the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder.
Describe the biological details of how it works.
Provide an alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims in the overall message.
Use visual elements that support the main points.
Additional Requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is in professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Resources: Use a minimum of three sources: your flawed source, your textbook, and one peer-reviewed journal article.
APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources in proper APA style. See the Writing Center for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
Length: One single-spaced, typed page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide
criteria:
Competency 1: Relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological and physical health.
Describe a psychological disorder.
Relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological health.
Explain the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder.
Competency 2: Construct alternative explanations based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims.
Provide an alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims in the overall message.
Competency 4: Expose flawed sources of information.
Identify a flawed source of information related to a myth.
Explain peer-reviewed evidence.
Competency 5: Write for purpose in a well organized text,
incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound
sentences.
Incorporate visuals that support the overall message.
Use citations and references.
Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating
appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Poster on Mental Health and Wellness Scoring Guide- Must Meet Distinguished Criteria.
Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished
Identify a flawed source of information related to a myth. Does not identify a flawed source of information related to a myth. Identifies a source that is not flawed related to a myth. Identifies a flawed source of information related to a myth. Identifies a flawed source of information related to a myth and provides a summary.
Describe a psychological disorder. Does not identify or describe a psychological disorder. Identifies but does not describe a psychological disorder. Describes a psychological disorder. Describes a psychological disorder, providing detailed symptoms.
Relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological health. Does not relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological health. Attempts to relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological health, but the description is inaccurate or unclear. Relates the actions of the mind and body to psychological health. Relates the actions of the mind and body to psychological health using examples.
Explain peer-reviewed evidence. Does not explain peer-reviewed evidence. Explains peer-reviewed evidence, but does not discuss findings or participants. Explains peer-reviewed evidence. Explains peer-reviewed evidence, including generalizability.
Explain the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder. Does not describe or explain the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder. Describes but does not explain the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder. Explains the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder. Explains the actions of a medication used to treat the psychological disorder, providing biological details.
Provide an alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims in the overall message. Does not provide an alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims in the overall message. Partially provides an alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims. Provides an alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims in the overall message. Provides a clear alternative explanation based on perceived flaws in behavioral claims in the overall message.
Incorporate visuals that support the overall message. Does not incorporate visuals that support the overall message. Incorporates visuals that does not support the overall message. Incorporates visuals that support the overall message. Incorporates visuals that are critical to understanding the overall message.
Use citations and references. Does not use citations and references. Uses some citations and references. Uses citations and references. Uses citations and references in APA style.
Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating
appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. Does not respond to the assessment prompt and/or does not organize
text appropriately, uses inappropriate tone, or does not include
structurally sound sentences. Addresses the assessment purpose with minimal issues related to evidence, tone, and sentence structure. Addresses assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating
appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. Presents a focused purpose through strong organizational skills.
Presents evidence through strong paraphrasing or summarizing and
appropriate tone and sentence structure.
Text Book:
Garrett, B., & Hough, G. (2021). Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience (6th ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US). https://capella.vitalsource.com/books/9781544373454
Brain & Behavior
ISBN: 9781544373454
By: Bob Garrett; Gerald Hough
Mental Health and the Brain
In this chapter, you will learn how heredity and environment interact to produce psychological disorders.
Garrett, B., & Hough, G. (2021). Brain and behavior: An introduction to behavioral neuroscience (6th ed.). Sage. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 14, “Psychological Disorders.”
In this chapter, you will be introduced to biopsychology research
techniques, and you will explore why biopsychology creates ethical
concerns. When conducting research in the field of psychology, and
specifically biopsychology, it is imperative that researchers adhere to
ethical guidelines and protect participants.
Garrett, B., & Hough, G. (2021). Brain and behavior: An introduction to behavioral neuroscience (6th ed.). Sage. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 4, “The Methods and Ethics of Research.”
