1. Complete your essay by discussing each component listed below. Your finished essay should be a minimum of 600 words in length. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

Include the following topics in your essay: The difference between normal and abnormal behavior from a psychological standpoint. How the understanding of abnormal behavior has evolved throughout history .Your understanding of abnormal psychology, based on what you've learned so far and your own experience(s). The differences and similarities between one-dimensional models and the multipath model for viewing disorders and their causes. Why and how the study of abnormal psychology will benefit you personally and your interactions with others.

2. In a single, cohesive essay, answer the following questions. Your response should be a minimum of 600 words. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

Identify and describe a nationally known tragic event or events in which great harm was done to a group of people, such as the Columbine shooting, the 9/11 attacks, or Hurricane Katrina. Create a character that experienced this traumatic event. Research the effects of traumatic events on survivors. Include at least three resources in your reference list and cite appropriately. Describe what your character might experience as a result of the trauma
How does what your character is experiencing differ from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and psychophysiological disorders such as phobias, panic disorder, GAD, etc. Be sure to define and explain the disorder(s) you discuss?

3. Answer the following questions in a minimum of 150 words each. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

How can you identify whether someone has an eating disorder? How do the methods used by psychologists to diagnose eating disorders differ from unproven methods used by nonpsychologists? Imagine you have a close friend who has an eating disorder. Following the multipath model, describe factors that contribute to the onset and continuation of the disorder. How would you help your friend with this disorder? What treatment options are available for this person? Discuss the possible effects of two different sleep disorders on an individual's day-to-day functioning. Apply these to at least one specific scenario per disorder, and use information on symptoms, characteristics, and treatments for each disorder to support your reasoning.

4. Answer the following questions in a minimum of 150 words each. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

The expression "drug of choice" refers to the use of a specific drug or classification of drug in order to feel and think in a particular way that does not occur naturally without the drug. How does someone want to feel and think when using each of the following categories of drugs? Depressants, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Substances with mixed chemical properties
Describe the dramatic increase in incarceration and detention of individuals for drug crimes. What unintended negative consequences have arisen from legal attempts to curtail drug use?
Research the apparent effects of the legalization of marijuana in a minimum of two states that have passed such laws. Describe your findings and comment on their validity.

5. Answer the following questions in a minimum of 150 words each. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

Schizophrenia is a complex disorder that is often misunderstood. Prior to this lesson, what did you know about schizophrenia? Demonstrate how your understanding has changed by explaining what you've learned about various symptoms and possible causes, as well as available treatments. Compare schizophrenia with dissociative disorders. Select a cognitive disorder. Discuss challenges associated with the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.

6. Answer the following questions in a minimum of 150 words each. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

How does the label of mental disorder affect the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with a gender or sexual disorder? Be sure to describe at least two disorders in your response.
Describe types of rape and treatment methods for survivors and rapists.
Describe paraphilic disorders and how they can be treated. What is the likely success rate of the various available treatment types?

7. Answer the following questions in a minimum of 150 words each. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

Create a fictional person who has one of the personality disorders from the DSM-5. Describe in detail this person's life, how the disorder started to become apparent to others around him/her, possible causes, possible treatments, and the person's feelings about having this disorder.
Compare the major diagnostic criteria, theories, and treatment for three personality disorders (not including the disorder you chose for your response to Question 1).
How are impulse control disorders related to other types of disorders covered in previous lessons? Using symptoms and treatments for impulse control disorders, discuss whether these disorders should continue to be a separate class of disorders, or if they should be incorporated into other disorder classes.

8. In a single, cohesive essay, answer the prompt items below in a minimum of 600 words. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources as necessary.

Discuss the differences among internalized, externalized, and neurodevelopmental disorders that occur in childhood in depth. Describe at least one specific disorder from each category,
Including the symptoms, contributing causes, and possible treatment for each disorder you discuss. How do you think bullying may be related to these disorders? How does the information in the compare to your own knowledge?