Americans are dealing with a mental health concern and over 50% do not receive treatment.

For your project, you will conduct research on a psychological disorder.

Step 1: Select a Topic

Pick ONE psychological disorder (YOU MUST MAKE SURE IT IS CLASSIFIED IN THE DSM V) to

research (which you will write a research paper AND PowerPoint over). You can do this by

reading through your textbook and/or doing research online. The topic you choose needs to be

specific. For example: schizophrenia is specific enough, BUT anxiety disorders are NOT specific

enough. You could pick a specific anxiety disorder like PTSD or panic disorder because both of

those topics are specific. If you are unsure on whether the disorder is specific enough, just ask

me through email. Once you have decided on a topic, you will need to post your name and the

disorder on the discussion board. Please make sure you read the discussion board BEFORE

choosing a topic because once a student has picked a topic, that topic is off the table for any

other student. For example, if a student decides to do PTSD, then no one else in the class can

choose that same topic.

Step 2: Research Topic

Once you get the OK from me about your topic choice, you can begin researching the disorder.