Read:
Chapters 15 and 16 of the textbook (Spielman, R., Dumper, K., Jenkins, W., Lacombe, A., Lovett, M. & Perlmutter, M. (2017). Psychology. OpenStax College, Rice University. https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology.)
Watch:
Insel, T. (2013, January). Toward a new understanding of mental illness [Video]. TEDxCalTech. https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_insel_toward_a_new_understanding_of_mental_illness
Chibanda, D. (2017, November). Why I train grandmothers to treat depression [Video]. TEDWomen2017. https://www.ted.com/talks/dixon_chibanda_why_i_train_grandmothers_to_treat_depression
For ESSAY:
Mental Illness is highly misunderstood. For example, there are some police officers that will mistreat an individual that is diagnosed with mental illness because they are not aware of their disability. Others, claim to have acted on horrendous acts (e.g., massacres) due to mental illness.
Answer the following questions:
What were your previous thoughts about mental illness?
Have you met/encountered/heard of anyone with a mental health illness?
Describe the event, how did you feel about their behavior, what happened to the individual?
How is mental illness viewed in the media/society?
What can we do, as a society, to change the stigma associated with mental illness and how can we become a better resource for individuals that have a psychological disorder?
***Note: Be sure to use in-text citations and provide references for your sources, including textbooks.
Read: Chapters 15 and 16 of the textbook (Spielman, R., Dumper, K., Jenkins, W.,
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