A. Identify the behavioral criteria of the major DSM-5 categories of anxiety, trauma- and stressor-related, bipolar and related, and depressive disorders. (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

B. Describe the prevalence and causes of anxiety, stress-related, bipolar and related, and depressive disorders. (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

C. Examine the contemporary approaches, based on theoretical models and current research, that are used for treatment of anxiety, stress-related, bipolar and related, and depressive disorders. (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

D. TED Talks: Ruby Wax- What’s so Funny About Mental Illness (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

https://www.ted.com/talks/ruby_wax_what_s_so_funny_about_mental_illness?language=en

E. Numb the Problem with Antidepressants (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

http://digital.films.com/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=47520

F: Bipolar Between Two Extremes (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

http://digital.films.com/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=43853 

G. The difference between normal and pathological anxiety (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

What is the difference between normal anxiety and pathological anxiety. Provide an example of each.

H. Watch the video linked in the instructions. Discuss the following: (150 word minimum 1 peer reviewed reference and your opinion)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByYFLJaNCBevWHMxNHNpRlJPOG8/edit

1. Do you or anyone you know have one of the phobias shown in the video (or perhaps one not in the video). What do you or the person act like or experience that makes you believe this is a phobia?

2. How do phobias develop? Can phobias be cured?