Mental Disorders

Discussion 5

“Mental Disorders” Please respond to the following:

  • Analyze the factors (both genetic and environmental) contributing to the development of a specific mental disorder (of your choice). Discuss steps that could be taken to reduce the incidence of the disorder that you had identified above. Be sure to focus on prevention, not treatment

Discussion 6

“Learning” Please respond to the following:

  • Think about a behavior that has been learned (e.g., your dog learning to sit, your mouth salivating at the sight of the Domino’s car pulling up in front of your house, etc.). Determine which of the three theories discussed in Chapter 6 would best explain how this behavior was learned. Explain your rationale