Abnormal Psychology

Activity Description

This assignment MUST be typed, double-spaced, in APA style,and must be written at graduate-level English.

Use the reading assignments thoroughly in an integrative discussion. Rememberto reference all work cited or quoted by the text author. You should be doingthis often in your responses. Additional evidence-based research may beused, to support the text information, but not replace the text. Rememberto cite and reference in APA format.

Respond to each question in 1-1 pages per question.
Total assignments should be 5-7 pages plus a title andreference page. 

1.  Explain how what is known about the brain bases ofmemory and reward enhance psychopathologists understanding of mentalillness. How do these neuroscientific insights encourage adimensional approach to psychopathology, rather than the traditionalcategorical one?
 

2.  It is widely recognized that people with autismspectrum disorder display deficits in communication and social behavior. It isperhaps less often noted that in some areas, their abilities may surpass thoseof people without autism spectrum disorder. Draw off what you have learned inthe text to support this statement. Very generally, how do the enhancedabilities of those with autism spectrum disorder lend credence to an evolutionaryapproach to psychopathology?
 

3.  Succinctly distinguish among traditional cognitivetherapy, new wave cognitive therapy, emotion-focused therapy, andpsychodynamic therapy with respect to the aspects of the clients experiencethat is thought to be most important in treating depression. 

4.  Distinguish between adjustment disorder, acutestress disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder with respect to the natureof the precipitating event, the symptoms required for diagnosis, and theduration of the symptoms.
 

5.  Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapyoffer effective psychological treatment alternatives for many of the anxietydisorders. In a few sentences, contrast the general focus and overall approachof exposure therapy with that of cognitive behavioral therapy. Illustrate thedistinction with specific reference to the treatment of social anxietydisorder.

Activity Outcomes

Explore the biopsychosocial aspects of abnormal behavioracross the life-span