16 short essay questions

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· While there is no word count requirement, please be sure to answer each question completely, using proper grammar and spelling

1.Define what is meant by a negative symptom of schizophrenia. Then describe in detail four negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

2.Compare and contrast depression and mania and explain how these are related to unipolar depression and bipolar disorders.

3.Explain the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

4.Interpersonal therapists believe that any of four interpersonal problem areas can lead to depression and must be addressed in therapy. Briefly describe each of these areas and provide an example of each.

5. Explain the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia.

6. Trace the common pattern of development of Alzheimer’s from its initial stage until the person’s death.

7. Nicotine use and abuse through smoking cigarettes affects around 27 percent of Americans. What are the effects of tobacco use disorder? Why is tobacco use disorder so difficult to treat? What are two treatments for tobacco use disorder?

8. Explain the cognitive-behavioral treatment approach that is designed to help those with schizophrenia change how they both view and react to their hallucinations.

9. Explain why community treatment has failed those with schizophrenia.

10. Explain the psychodynamic, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for the development (cause) of conversion and somatic symptom disorders.

11. Discuss the four-phase treatment approach that is used in cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating depression.

12. Discuss the history of the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). What observation led to its development as a treatment? How has its use evolved over the years?

13. Discuss the relationship between gender and depression.

14. Discuss the best treatment for female orgasmic disorder, including what the treatment entails as well as any controversial issues.

15. Forms of behavior therapy are frequently used in the treatment of fetishes. Define and describe the following forms of behavior therapy: masturbatory satiation, orgasmic reorientation, and aversion therapy.

16. Some people think that society has become obsessed with thinness recently. Discuss three different types of societal pressure that could be used to support this claim.