Videos: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Today in class you'll be comparing the neurodevelopmental disorders. These videos may help refresh your memory of key ideas from your text about ADHD and ASD.

ADHD:


Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):


Intellectual Disability due to Down Syndrome:
(Note: As your text points out, Down Syndrome is only one of many potential causes of Intellectual Disability)

Big Five Personality Inventory

Today in class we will discuss alternatives to the current DSM-5 criteria for diagnosing personality disorders. One of those models involves use of the Big Five Personality Trait Model.

If you would like to take a Big Five, you may do so here.

Substance Use Disorders - Addictive Substances

Today in class we'll be looking at the various substances that have been associated with Substance Use Disorder. As part of your exploration, you may choose to investigate links from this website.

Stress and Stress Responses

Today in class we'll be taking a look at "Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions," otherwise known as Psychophysiological Disorders. There are a couple of pieces of research that your text introduced that are worth revisiting here.

The first is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale developed by Holmes and Rahe. This attempts to measure the number of stressors one has encountered in a particular period of time. Each item on the scale is assigned a number of "Life Change Units," and this Undergraduate Stress Questionnaire (designed for college students) gives you a sense of how it is scored.

You'll also encounter the work of Friedman and Rosenman, whose work established a link between personality style and risk of heart attack. This (brief) Type A/Type B Indicator will give you a sense of the different personality styles addressed in the model.

PTSD Treatments

Today in class you will be completing a Jigsaw on treatment approaches for PTSD. After reading your case example and discussing with others in your "expert group," add your description to this shared document to help others understand the treatment approach you explored.

Lab: Clinical Observations

Today in class we'll be exploring methods of Clinical Assessment, including clinical observations of patients.

When your instructor directs you to, please complete this form. We will be using the data from this lab to explore issues related to assessment.

Link to Clinical Assessments Grid Google Doc

Today in class we'll be exploring various strategies for Clinical Assessment. You may choose to make use of this Google Doc to organize the information you've found. Alternatively, you may use the paper handout.