Assignment Title - Short Assignment 1 (Lesson 5,6)

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: CLR 1:

Objective of this Assignment: To apply your understanding of the presentation of specific mental illness an how to respond.

Pre-Assignment Instructions:

Assignment Tasks:

1. Answer the following questions:
2. What are the presenting characteristics of schizophrenia? How might you respond (behaviours, language, etc) to a person presenting with such characteristics? Given your knowledge of the MHA, how might you proceed?
3. What are the presenting characteristics of Bipolar Disorder? How might you respond to a person presenting with such characteristics? Given your knowledge of the MHA, how might you proceed?
4. What are the presenting characteristics of Major Depression? How might you respond to a person presenting with such characteristics? Given your knowledge of the MHA, how might you proceed?

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