Schizophrenia

Prepare to present a six to eight minute PowerPoint presentation on a psychological disorder of your choice Check with instructor to make sure it qualifies as a psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorders include schizophrenia, depression anxiety disorders, and ADHD. The speech should address the following topics:

1. The current prevailing position on what causes the disorder, including any controversy (i.e., biological vs. behavioral/environmental)
2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) information about the disorder. Use the most recent edition you can find. Many public libraries will have this.
3. Effective treatments
4. Faith perspective, including faith-based perspectives on etiology (i.e., is it a personality disorder or is it pride?), and faith-based treatment modalities
5. What’s next? For example, which aspect of the disorder should researcher focus on next?