BPCC-133 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS in English Solved Assignment 2024-2025

BPCC-133 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS Solved Assignment 2024-2025

Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)
Course Code: BPCC 133
Assignment Code: Asst /TMA /July 2024 – January 2025
Total Marks: 100

PART A
Assignment 1
2 x 20 = 40
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks.

1. Explain the basic elements of the assessment of psychological disorders. Discuss the types of
assessment.
2. What do you understand by personality disorders? Explain the symptoms and causes of Cluster B
personality disorders.
Assignment 2
6 x 5 = 30
Answer the following questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 5 marks.

3. Dopamine hypothesis of Schizophrenia
4. Treatment of paraphilias
5. Psychosocial treatment of substance use disorder
6. Symptoms in a manic episode
7. Causal factors of Intellectual Disability
8. Adjustment Disorder
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PART B
Tutorial
2 x 15 = 30
Note: You need to complete the activities according to the given instructions. Please attempt
the activities in a coherent and organized manner. The word limit for each activity is around
700 words. Each activity is of 15 marks. For the activities you may refer to relevant offline
or online resources. Some useful resources are also listed at the end of each unit in the selflearning material of BPCC 133.
1. ‘1 in every 8 people, around the world were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety
and depressive disorders the most common’, (Institute of Health Metrics and
Evaluation. Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx, 2019).
In light of the above, critically think on the following:
a) What do you understand by stigma of mental illness?
b) Think about the steps to deal (cope) with the stigma of mental illness.
c) What initiatives should be taken by the government or community leaders to reduce
stigma for mental health related issues?
2. Visit the website for the Monitor on Psychology, a monthly magazine published by
APA: http://www.apa.org/monitor/.
A) Select one article related to a psychological disorder(s), that may include diagnosis,
care, and treatment of people with psychological disorders. It may also include
issues related to caregiving.
B) Read the article and summarise it in your own words.
C) Explain the basic idea that emerged in the article. Can you connect it in some way
with what you have read in the self-learning material?

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