Teacher: Pitotti
Class: Psychology    

Psychological Disorders

Assignment: Each group will research one of the following: personality disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenic disorders, dissociative disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders.

 

Suggested Topics or Suggested Subject Headings and/or Key Words:

 specific disorder      

 

 

Call Numbers which might be helpful:

 616 612 153  

 

Reference Books to Consult: 

R616.85 ROE    Encyclopedia Of Depression
 R612.8 TUR    Encyclopedia Of Brain and Brain Disorders
 R616.89 NOL    Encyclopedia Of Schizophrenia 
 R153.1 TUR    Encyclopedia Of Memory and Memory Disorders 
 R616.85 DOC    Encyclopedia Of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties 
 R 616.89 KAH    Encyclopedia Of Mental Health 
 R 616.003 VAL    Gale Encyclopedia Of Medicine  (3 volumes) 
 R 616.003    Cornell Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Health  COR
 R150.3    Encyclopedia of Psychology (18 volumes)
 R153.1 LEA   Learning and Memory 
 R305.231 CHI   Child Development 

 

Online Databases on the library's homepage:

 Magazine, Newspaper, and Reference Online Databases   Choose "Discovering Collection," then type the specific disorder as the search term.
 eLibrary    Click on "Topics" tab; use the specific disorder as the search term.

 

Online Encyclopedias on the Library Home Page:

Choose Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. Select either Grolier or  World Book and use the specific disorder as the search term.

 

Websites:

To Find Recommended Websites:
using  eLibrary: After searching as described above, there is a box above the results labeled "common topics for the search results;" click on topic of interest. A new window will have results as well as a box labeled "bigchalk's Editor's Choice Websites."
mentalhealth.com  
This is an authoritative site with information on social disorders, child development, etc.

 

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