Psychological Disorders WebQuest
There are different types of health professionals that one may visit. Here is a list of a few:
Counseling Psychologist
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Provides help in dealing with the common problems of normal living, such as relationship
problems, childrearing, occupational choice, and school problems. Typically work in schools,
clinics, or other institutions
Degree needed: Master's in counseling, PhD, EdD, or PsyD
Clinical Psychologist
 Trained primarily to work with those who have more severe disorders. Usually in private practice
or employed by mental health agencies or by hospitals. Not licensed to prescribe drugs.
 Degree needed: PhD or PsyD
Psychiatrist
 A specialty of medicine: deals with severe mental problems - most often by means of drug
therapies. May be in private practice or employed by clinics or mental hospitals.
 Degree needed: MD
Psychoanalyst
 Practitioners of Freudian therapy, Usually in private practice
 Degree needed: MD - In the U.S. they are usually Psychiatrists who have taken additional training
in psychoanalysis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
 A nursing specialty, licensed to prescribe drugs for mental disorders. May work in private practice,
clinics, or hospitals
 Degree needed: RN - plus specialty training in mental disorders and prescribing drugs
Clinical Social Worker
 Social workers with a specialty in dealing with mental disorders
 Degree needed: MSW (Master of Social Work)
Pastoral Counselor
 A member of a religious order or ministry who specializes in treatment of psychological disorders.
 Degree needed: varies
For your webquest today, you will visit the websites below and either read the information or watch the
video to complete the worksheet for the webquest.
Visit the following webpages to complete the Mood Disorders section on your worksheet:
Bipolar disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml
Depression
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-index.shtml
Seasonal Affective Disorder
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/basics/definition/con20021047
Visit the following webpages to complete the Anxiety Disorders section on your worksheet:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/index.shtml
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
http://www.ocfoundation.org/
Phobias
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/phobias.html
http://www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Systematic-desensitization.html
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
Visit the following webpages to complete the Personality Disorders section on your
worksheet:
Narcissistic Disorder
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/definition/con20025568
Anti-Social
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001919/ Disorder
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe04.html
http://people.uwec.edu/rasarla/research/antisocial/index.htm
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/symptom.htm
Visit the following pages to complete the Dissociative Disorders section on your worksheet:
Dissociative Identity Disorder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBCtF_FrJ48 (The Extraordinary - Multiple Personality Disorder)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXuG2zI39yA (DID Dissociative Identity Disorder - Part 1)
Dissociative Fugue
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/dissociative_disorders/hic_dissociative_fugue.aspx