Assignment: selected disorder

Assignment: selected disorder
Assignment: selected disorder
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Grading Guide: Psychological Disorder Paper
PSY/450 Version 5
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Grading Guide
Psychological Disorder Paper
This assignment is due in Week 3.
Content
60 Percent
Points Earned
X/6
· Discusses research found through the organization’s website or speaking to someone in the organization
· Identifies multiple cultures the organization serves
· Identifies symptoms of the selected disorder and describes how the interpretation of the symptoms varies across cultures
· Discusses how the impact of culture affects interpretations of symptoms and recommendations of services for that organization
Comments:
Organization and Development
20 Percent
Points Earned
X/2
· The paper is 700 to 1,050 words in length.
· The paper is clear and organized; major points are supported by details, examples, or analysis.
· The tone aligns with the assignment’s purpose and is appropriate for the audience.
· The paper provides relevant and sufficient background on the topic.
· The paper is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.
Comments:
Mechanics and Format
20 Percent
Points Earned
X/2
· The assignment file is presentable and functional.
· Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.
· The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables, and any appendices—is consistent with APA guidelines.
Comments:
Additional Comments: Total Earned
X/10
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Growing evidence of an etiologic overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has become increasingly difficult to disregard. In this study, we examined paternal age, urbanicity of place of birth, being born “small for gestational age,” and parental loss as risk factors for primarily schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but also unipolar depressive disorder and schizo-affective disorder. Furthermore, we examined the incidence of the disorders in a population-based cohort and evaluated our results in the context of the Kraepelinian dichotomization.
METHOD:
We established a register-based cohort study of more than 2 million persons born in Denmark between January 1, 1955, and July 1, 1987. Overall follow-up began on January 1, 1973 and ended on June 30, 2005. Relative risks for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, unipolar depressive disorder, and schizoaffective disorder (ICD-8 or ICD-10) were estimated by survival analysis, using Poisson regression.
RESULTS:
Differences were found in age-specific incidences. Loss of a parent (especially by suicide) was a risk factor for all 4 disorders. High paternal age and urbanization at birth were risk factors for schizophrenia. Children born pre-term had an excess risk of all disorders except schizophrenia if they were born “small for gestational age.”
CONCLUSIONS:
An overlap in the risk factors examined in this study was found, and the differences between the phenotypes were quantitative rather than qualitative, which suggests a genetic and environmental overlap between the disorders. However, large gender differences and differences in the age-specific incidence