Assignment: NEUROLOGICAL or PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER PROJECT

PURPOSE: The purpose of this assignment is to have you look at the human body from a different angle. It is almost impossible to open the newspaper or watch the news on TV without hearing about human disorders and diseases, new cures, and the state of our health care system. The body is susceptible to malfunction and diseases and Americans are worried about how they are going to pay the costs of their health care if they become sick. In this project, we will focus on neurological, neuromuscular, and psychological disorders as a way to learn more about the way the body works stemming from the nervous system.

PROCEDURE:

1) Choose a disorder or serious physical problem to focus on for your project. Your project will have more meaning for you if you choose a disease that affects someone in your family or "extended" family such as aunts, uncles, cousins, or a friend etc. Careful choice of a disease will make this project more interesting for you. (Note that no two students can do the same project.)

2) Find out all you can about the disorder/disease you chose for your project. The following are resources you should consult about the disease: Books, the Internet, magazines or journals, professionals in the health field, special interest organizations, and last but not least persons who are affected by the disease you have chosen.

MAKE SURE YOUR REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

a) UNDERSTANDING THE DISEASE/DISORDER

i) Background and/or history

(1) Who discovered
(2) How was it named
(3) Associated disorders- (similar to the disease)
(4) Type of Disorder- if it is inherited include Genetics of the disorder

ii) Environmental Effects

(1) Transmission or spreading
(2) Behavioral risk factors
(3) Seasonal or Climate

iii) Demographics

(1) The age one normally gets this disease
(2) Statistics of numbers with disease, and in what countries

b) HOW THE DISEASE AFFECTS THE BODY

i) Biochemical changes that cause the disease

ii) How the disease affects normal cellular function Pathology

(1) Structural and Functional Abnormalities
(2) Description of organ system(s) involved

iii) How a person's daily life is affected by the disease

iv) The symptoms of the disease

c) TREATMENTS FOR THE DISEASE

i) Tests a health care provider would run to help diagnose the disease

ii) Medications to treat the disorder and how they work

iii) Current research to find a cure or better treatment for the disease; include a copy of that article and a summary of what you understood about it.

iv) Information on the cost of having the disease, treatment, medications, hospitalization, etc.

d) CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH.

i) Write about why you chose this disease?
ii) What was the most interesting fact that you learned from doing the project?
iii) What was the most important source of information that you used to write your report?
iv) What questions would you still like answered about this disease?
v) What do you feel that everyone should learn from your project?

3) BIBLIOGRAPHY

Include at the end of your report a bibliography of sources to produce your presentation. (MLA or APA format with the exact URL address)
There is a requirement of at least 5 reliable sources with at least 2 of the 5 coming from a journal article (Google PNAS)

4) PRESENTATION

Your presentation will be held to 5 minutes maximum! Please know and internalize the important information....don't read off the screen or computer! Your research project is to design a presentation and load it to Google Classroom.

a) The presentation should include at least one graphic per slide

i) Points will be given for neatness and clarity
ii) Make sure the image serves a purpose to your topic in the slide.
b) Your paper will be submitted to an electronic website to check for originality.
c) Use note cards only to assist in the organization of your project (it is not necessary)
i) Points will be taken off for reading directly from the note cards.
d) Students should be prepared to answer a minimum of 2 questions that the teacher or students have about the disorder.
e) PowerPoints must be in your Google Classroom.