Final Project: Analyzing Psychological Disorders

You are interviewing for a psychologist position with a top company. After your face-to-face interview with the team, they have provided you with two additional assignments-Part A and Part B below, which will complete the interview process.

• Write a 1,750 to 2,100 word paper in APA format containing your responses to Part A and Part B.

• Use a minimum of five outside resources other than the textbook, including at least 3 peer-reviewed articles, to support your discussion.

• Part A: A psychologist understands how biology can affect psychological activities and disorders. In your interview, you are asked about your understanding of the causes and treatment(s) of schizophrenia. In your reply, discuss the following:
o Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia
o "Causal" factors (things that can cause schizophrenia)
o Areas of the brain affected
o The neural basis (how neurotransmitters are affected)
o Appropriate drug treatments 

• Part B: Part B of the interview consists of interpreting some case studies from a biopsychologist's perspective. You are given four different case studies of disorders and have the option of choosing two out of the four case studies to analyze.
o Choose two of the four case studies presented in Appendix A. 
o Discuss your understanding of the problem presented in each of the two case studies from the perspective of a biopsychologist. Use the research and information learned in this course to support your discussion.
o Explain how the problems presented in each of the two case studies might relate to the Nature-Nurture issue and other relevant theories surrounding each disorder.
o Describe any available drug treatments that might be relevant to each of the two case studies. Discuss the positive and negative effects of the identified drug treatments.