Individual Programmatic Assessment: Disorder Paper

Select a neurological, psychological, or neurodevelopmental disorder.

 

Write a 2,450- to 3,500-word paper comparing and contrasting three therapeutic interventions used to treat this disorder.

 

Compare measures of effectiveness, such as validity, efficacy, symptom and behavior management, and recidivism. One therapy should be cognitive in nature, one should be pharmacological in nature, and one should be an alternative therapeutic treatment.

 

Identify common symptoms associated with your disorder and rates of symptom reduction or management as reported with the three treatments.

 

Consider the following:

• Based on your research, what would be your approach to treating the condition? Identify which treatments you would use. Explain why.

 

Analyze the neurophysiological underpinnings of diseases and disorders.

 

Examine contemporary attitudes toward the three treatments you selected.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Include 7- to 10 peer-reviewed sources.