"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens." John Homer Miller

Friday, March 19, 2010

Mental Illness Research Paper

The mental illness research paper is due on Wednesday, March 24. It counts as a test grade on the second marking period.

Please make sure you include all of the following in your paper:

A brief description of the mental illness (15 points)
Signs, symptoms and behaviors of the illness (25 points)
Possible causes of the illness (20 points)
Treatment available for individuals with the illness (25 points)
Bibliography/list of sources (15 points)

Topics to choose from:
Schizophrenia
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bi-Polar Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Tourette's Syndrome
Dissociative Disorder (Multiple Personalities)
ADD/ADHD
Panic Disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
Anorexia
Bulimia
Autism