Directions: Now that you have read your text, browsed through chapter notes, and watched appropriate video clips, answer five (5) questions

below (you chose). Each of your responses should between 5-10 single-spaced lines.

1. Mood and anxiety disorders taken together are the most common types of psychological disorders affecting millions of Americans. What is

known about the causes of mood and anxiety disorders?  What are some of the prescribed treatments for each?

2. Distinguish among substance use, abuse, and dependence. Provide examples of each.

3. Explain the impact that stimulants such as amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, and caffeine have on neural activity and resulting behavior.

4. Why is schizophrenia considered to be the most serious and damaging of all the disorders?

5. Why do you think mental disorders lead to so much more stigma than do physical disorders? See this link for help:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489832/ (Links to an external site.)

6. In what ways are all disorders somehow related to chemical processes (excesses or imbalances)? Be specific.