Chapter 11: Biopsychology of Psychological Disorders
11.8: Discussion Questions and Resources
Discussion Questions
- What are the formal criteria that indicate the existence of a psychological disorder?
- What are the four components of the Version III dopamine hypothesis in schizophrenia?
- How might symptoms of OCD be related to abnormal brain function?
- How may PTSD symptoms relate to hippocampal functioning in PTSD?
Outside Resources
Video: 5-minute TED Talk: The Psychology of PTSD
Video: 2-minute Neuroscience: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Video: 2 minute walk-through on Early Neural Development
Video: TED Talk: Toward a new understanding of mental illness
Video: Five psychological disorders share some of the same genes
