Curated OER
Psychological Disorders
Sparknotes provides this 10-question interactive quiz on psychological disorders. It includes questions on drug addiction, OCD, post-traumatic stress, antisocial behavior, schizophrenia, and more.
Curated OER
Psychological Disorders
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on pscyhological disorders. They identify characteristics of have certain disorders.
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Abnormal Psychology: The Big Picture: Chapter Overview
Summarizes a textbook chapter on abnormal psychology, providing an overview of different approaches to psychological disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used in diagnosis, and characteristics of...
California State University
Ca State University: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior [Pdf]
Chapter 3 of a psychology textbook. It explains how abnormal behavior patterns are classified, the DSM, standards and methods of assessment, and the sociocultural and ethnic factors that may need to be taken into account during...
Other
2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?
The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Borderline Personality Disorder
PBS features in-depth information on borderline personality disorder (BPD) including topics such as symptoms, helping yourself, and related personality disorders. Includes links to many outside resources.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Mental Status Exam
Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.
Other
New York Presbyterian Hospital: Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
Complete resource center for learning in-depth current information about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Find out what it is, the symptoms, available treatment options, and get links to other helpful resources.
Other
Collin College:general Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Psychological Disorders
Explains the many different categories of abnormal behavior, and the subcategories in each group.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Chapter Summary Psychology 5e
Summary of chapter in Psych text presenting several concepts on psychological disorders including: CONCEPT I: Defining Psychological Disorders, CONCEPT II: Perspectives on Psychological Disorders, CONCEPT III: Classifying Psychological...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Toward a New Understanding of Mental Illness
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for...
Other
Psych Web: Psychology: An Introduction: Chapter 12: Defining Abnormal Behavior
Describes the different criteria that can be used to identify behavior that is abnormal. Includes comprehension questions.
Other
Healthline: Dependent Personality Disorder
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Dependent Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.
Other
Healthline: Avoidant Personality Disorder
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Avoidant Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Trichotillomania
A serious, compulsive behavior of pulling one's hair out, trichotillomania is examined in this brief article.
WebMD
Web Md: Mental Health and Adjustment Disorder
Major disruption or stress in one's life can bring on a condition known as adjustment disorder. Learn about the potential triggers for this disorder, its symptoms, how common it is, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Depression
Comprehensive mental health information on a variety of topics dealing with depression, with a link to a self-assessment screener for assessing symptoms of depression.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder including characteristics, causes, symptoms, treatments, and co-occurring illnesses.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder including causes, symptoms, treatments and other related resources.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Approaches in Practice: Treating Psychological Disorders
Explore the contemporary approaches used to understand, treat and prevent psychological disorders. Learn about these approaches and then put each into practice with a patient.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a concise overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) focusing on symptoms, treatment, and current research.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Adjustment Disorders
Explains what an adjustment disorder is, the symptoms, causes, risk factors, complications, what to expect when seeing a doctor, treatments, self-help, and prevention.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nami: Mental Illnesses: Borderline Personality Disorder
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness, discover the causes, symptoms, co-occurring disorders, and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Provides links to many outside resources.