Before Reading
1. What is the difference between generalized anxiety disorder and seasonal affective disorder?
2. Describe the cycle of depression.
3. What are the general causes of depression?
During Reading
1. Compare and contrast conversion disorder and hypochondriasis.
2. Describe the symptoms of dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue (the first u is a long "u", the "ue" is silent), depersonalization disorder, and dissociative identity disorder. You may want to organize the information in a table.
3. Describe the causes and symptoms of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
4. What is schizophrenia? Describe the probable behaviors of a person who is a catatonic schizophrenic and one who is a paranoid schizophrenic.
5. Describe each of the major types of schizophrenia described on pp.507-508.
6. What neurotransmitter is associated with schizophrenia? Do people with schizophrenia have an excessive amount of this neurotransmitter or too little?
7. Explain the diathesis-stress hypothesis in your own words.
8. Compare and contrast narcissistic, antisocial, and borderline personality disorders.
9. Describe the theory of mind and how it relates to autism.
10. What is dyslexia?
11. Describe ADHD. Do you think this disorder is overdiagnosed? What is your experience with it?
12. What are the consequences of labeling people?
After Reading Try to answers these without looking at your notes or book. Only then should you go back and use your references to answer the questions.
1. What are the general symptoms of dissociative disorder?
2. Review: What is savant syndrome? What is its connection to autism?
3. What is schizophrenia?
4. Take the review test on pp.519-520 Record your answers on your paper Check your answers: How many questions did you correctly answer?
5. What is the difference between dissociative and personality disorders?
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