Chapter 12 - Psychological Disorders, answer the following questions:
1) How can we tell the difference between normal and abnormal behaviors?
2) How prevalent are psychological disorders? What indicators signal a need for the help of a mental health practitioner?
3) Choose a disorder from the textbook that you feel that has the most impact on people today, and is the most significant and important disorder that should be addressed by the Mental Health community to improve life in the United States. Describe this disorder AND describe and present your argument as to why you believe this.
4) In view of the recent shootings, describe how the everyday person can identify persons with a psychological disorder and what you believe should be done AND why with this person. (Show critical thinking - not just opinion - in your answer.)
5) What did you find helpful or something new that you did not know prior to reading this chapter?