CRJ 322 Case Study 5: Mental Disorders
According to the text, mental disorders may be caused organically or via chemical or genetic causes. In either case, if left untreated the cost is usually dire. In this case study, you will explore a mental disorder that was not properly controlled via the case of Adam Lanza.
Read the article titled “Adam Lanza”, located at http://www.biography.com/#!/people/adam-lanza-21068899#synopsis. Next, view the article that discusses Lanza’s psychiatric treatments titled “Lanza’s Psychiatric Treatment Revealed In Documents”, located at http://articles.courant.com/2013-12-28/news/hc-lanza-sandy-hook-report1228-20131227_1_peter-lanza-adam-lanza-nancy-lanza.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
- Compare and contrast three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Provide one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response.
- Speculate whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Next, hypothesize whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Justify your response.
- Since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness, suggest one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary. Support your response.
- Differentiate between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Next, support or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Justify your response.
- Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Compare and contrast three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Provide one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Did not submit or incompletely provided one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response. |
Insufficiently compared and contrasted three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Insufficiently provided one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response. |
Partially compared and contrasted three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Partially provided one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response. |
Satisfactorily compared and contrasted three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Satisfactorily provided one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response. |
Thoroughly compared and contrasted three (3) key similarities and three (3) differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Thoroughly provided one (1) example of each similarity and difference to support your response. |
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2. Speculate whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Next, hypothesize whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Justify your response. |
Did not submit or incompletely speculated whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Did not submit or incompletely hypothesized whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response. |
Insufficiently speculated whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Insufficiently hypothesized whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Insufficiently justified your response. |
Partially speculated whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Partially hypothesized whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Partially justified your response. |
Satisfactorily speculated whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Satisfactorily hypothesized whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Satisfactorily justified your response. |
Thoroughly speculated whether or not Adam Lanza’s engagement with violent video games was a stressor that caused him to act out his obsession with mass murders. Thoroughly hypothesized whether or not Adam Lanza would have been a good candidate for treatment of his mental illness if he had not committed suicide. Thoroughly justified your response. |
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3. Since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness, suggest one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary. Support your response. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely suggested one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response. |
Insufficiently suggested one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness. Insufficiently supported your response. |
Partially suggested one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness. Partially supported your response. |
Satisfactorily suggested one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness. Satisfactorily supported your response. |
Thoroughly suggested one (1) action psychologists should have suggested that could have prevented the assault that occurred at Sandy Hook elementary, since Lanza was diagnosed at a young age with a mental illness. Thoroughly supported your response. |
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4. Differentiate between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Next, support or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Justify your response. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Did not submit or incompletely supported or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.
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Insufficiently differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Insufficiently supported or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Insufficiently justified your response. |
Partially differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Partially supported or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Partially justified your response. |
Satisfactorily differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Satisfactorily supported or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Satisfactorily justified your response. |
Thoroughly differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Thoroughly supported or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Thoroughly justified your response. |
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5. 3 references Weight: 5% |
No references provided |
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. |
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present |
7-8 errors present |
5-6 errors present |
3-4 errors present |
0-2 errors present |
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