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Mental Health Research

Assignment

Choose a topic below. 

Research the topic using the provided databases. You may also do web research, but only after you have exhausted the database resources through both the CHS library and Frederick County Public Libraries. Use the notecards feature in NoodleTools to keep track of your information. 

Write a 200 word summary of your topic, including (at least one) in-text citations and a works cited page. Remember, anything you PARAPHRASE or QUOTE within your summary must include an in-text citation. 

Expectations: 

  • You cite in-text at least once. 
  • You include a works cited page that includes at least three reputable sources. 
  • Your summary provides an overview and history of the disorder, disability, condition, or topic. 

Research Topics

Acute Stress Disorder

Agoraphobia

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

Anxiety

Attention Deficit Disorders/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness) 

Cerebral Palsy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Depression

Disassociative Identity Disorder

Down Syndrome

Erikson’s Eight-Stage Theory of Human Development

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Fragile X Syndrome

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Intellectual Developmental Disorder

Mania

Muscular Dystrophy

Neurocognitive Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Prenatal Development

Postpartum Depression 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Schizophrenia

Social Anxiety Disorder

Social (pragmatic) Communication Disorder