Psychological Disorder Analysis

Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping, feeling jumpy all of the time, and experiencing

an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work, where she is an accountant.

€¢    Resources: Appendix A, Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology, and the Faces of Abnormal Psychology Interactive application at the McGraw Hill Higher Education

Web site

€¢    Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper analyzing Marla’s disorder. Address the following:

o    Decide which disorder Marla may have using the information in the Faces of Abnormal Psychology Interactive Application at

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/psychology/faces/#. The profile introduction will match more than one of the disorders found in the application. You must choose one of

the disorders and complete the profile.

o    Include the 10 question from the week Four CheckPoint.

o    Summarize the disorder using the information provided in the interactive application.

o    Explain the origin of the disorder and any potential treatments by using one of the models of abnormality found in Ch. 2 of Fundamentals of Abnormal

Psychology.

€¢    Format your paper according to APA standards.

€¢    Post your final project as an attachment.
Student Score    Max Points
Decided which disorder Marla may have using the information in the Faces of Abnormal Psychology Interactive Application at

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/psychology/faces/#.              50
Included the 10 question from the week Four CheckPoint.               50
Summarized the disorder using the information provided in the interactive application.               50
Explained the origin of the disorder and any potential treatments by using one of the models of abnormality found in Ch. 2 of Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology.

50
Formatted the paper according to APA standards.            25
Spelling, grammar and word count.              25
Total Points Awarded (250 Possible)              250

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