how psychology is relevant to your life. The paper should cite specific examples from your own life, which answer the following question: How do you, yourself, use your knowledge of psychology in your everyday life?
Psychological Disorders and Therapies
Choose one of the psychological disorders mentioned in Chapter 12. Find out more information about the disorder on the web or at the library. Describe the key symptoms of the disorder, as well as its causes and treatments. Why did you choose to learn more about this particular psychological disorder? Talk about how you can distinguish this disorder from other psychological disorders that have similar symptoms, and/or any other information you find interesting. If you live or work with people with a certain disorder and would like to share your personal experience, this type of information can also be very valuable to others. Use two sources other than your text book, and cite your sources, so that other students can find out more information about your topic. If two people have already written about a disorder, choose a different one.