Manic depression

After the watching the documentary boy interrupted you should have a very good picture of what bi-polar disorder looks like.. Take some time to discuss the signs and symptoms of bi-polar disorder that were shown in the film. Give some examples. Also, discuss if you feel this disorder is more nature or nature and given reasons why you feel this way. Finally tell me what you would do if you were the parent of a child like this... I know your not, but one day you could be. So give me a few of your thoughts. You guys are great, sorry I am a bit late posting. I look forward to teaching you tomorrow have a great evening.

Mr. Hamilton

OCD

Today in class we watched a documentary that followed two individuals that suffered from OCD. Tell me what where their compulsions and rituals are, give examples from the documentary of how they reduced their anxiety, and what effects this disease had on their life as well as others that were close to them. Also explain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Therapy.

PTSD

Today in class we watched an episode of True Life: I have PTSD. To get full credit for the blog you must tell me what a stressor is and list some of the stress that the veterans went through during the war. Be specific and use examples from the episode. Do not say "They got shot at, like all the time." You also, need to tell me the signs and symptoms that the veterans displayed that fit the diagnosis of PTSD. Again, be specific to the episode. Lastly, tell me how these veterans are coping with PTSD today. 

Compare and Contrast Intervention

Please take some time to compare and contrast Laurie and Jessie's addictions. Remember Laurie was addicted to pain killers and Jessie was the bulimic that was addicted to food. Think critically about how their addictions are similar, but then again all together different in their manifestations. 

No blog due for Monday 11/21/11

Today in class we watched a movie about Emily, a young woman suffering from anorexia. In the documentary we watched Emily's daily life and the struggles that she has been fighting for the past 8 years. Using the information that you learned today in class about drive reduction theory explain how Emily reduces the drive of feeling overweight and restores her body back to homeostasis in her mind. Use specific examples in your answer and make sure you explain drive reduction theory. Also explain how a drug addict and Emily's battle with anorexia are similar and different. Also, tell me what Emily's drug is. 

Please answer all the questions to receive full credit.

Intervention Application

Over the past few classes we have been watching numerous addicts battle their addictions. As we have watched we have learned that the addict was almost always triggered by something to start their usage and usually it was out of their control. Tell me some of the most frequent triggers seen and how seeing them and the havoc they caused effected you and what you are going to do to make sure you don't make the same mistakes in your future family or even now in your own life. Give me at least 2 and your action steps.