Section: Module 2: Lesson 7: Adjustment Disorders | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students | NextGenU.org
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This lesson provides the learner with resources to recognize signs and symptoms associated with an adjustment disorder, provide support, and refer, evaluate, and treat them successfully.
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Students mustView
Read Adjustment Disorders: from pages 286-289. (9 minutes)
American Psychiatric Association
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Students mustView
Read the entire content. (10 minutes)
Clinicalgate - 2015
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Students mustView
Read the content under the following headings "Assessment", "Treatment& Interventions" and "Conclusions". (10 minutes)
Int J Environ Res Public Health. - 2019
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Students mustViewStart discussions: 1
General Instructions
In this learning activity, you will demonstrate your understanding of adjustment disorders.
Step 1: Analyze
Review all the required learning materials for this lesson.
Step 2: Respond
Prepare a 500-600 word piece of writing which discusses the following key points:
- How do adjustment disorders differ from normal bereavement?
- What are the similarities and differences between symptoms and features of adjustment disorders and anxiety disorders, and how do they account for the similarities and differences between managing adjustment disorders and anxiety disorders?
Step 3: Share
To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
Step 4: Interact
To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner, using the items in this Rubric to guide you. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas on other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You may use the following as a guide:
Item A is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item E is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
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Quiz: Module 2
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TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.
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Students mustMark as done
Recommended Additional Readings
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Students mustView
Read the content under the heading "Diagnostic assessment of AD". (4 minutes)
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry - 2018