Stigma Project

Description

The Purpose of the Final Project One of the biggest barriers to getting help for psychological distress and disorders is stigma –negative attitudes associated with mental illness. Stigma can lead to years of unnecessary suffering, of feeling different, misunderstood, and alone. The purpose of this project is to lower the barrier of stigma by sharing accurate information about psychological disorders and effective treatments. You are learning a lot in this class! What perspectives on psychopathology could be shared with friends, family, co-workers, or the general public to help eliminate negative attitudes associated with mental illness? To “Stamp out Stigma” and to help promote a more just and equitable society, you will create an infographic using accurate information that can be shared with others. An infographic is a visual representation of information or data that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic. This assignment will help you develop skills consistent with the three goals of this class: Support Well-being Communicate the difference between scientific and popular notions of psychopathology. Think like a psychologist by using critical thinking to appreciate the complexity of psychopathology as it applies to “real world” behavior. The assignment will also increase your psychological knowledge of Evidence-based research on psychopathology. Stigma and misconceptions about mental illness Incidence and prevalence of different psychological disorders Advocacy and understanding for individuals with mental illness Task Your final project is a word document and infographic in which you will explore mental health stigma. To keep you on track, there are discussions assignments that will give you an opportunity to think, reflect, write, and receive feedback from your classmates about the questions you will answer for the final product. The questions you will answer for your discussion assignments are the same questions you will answer for the final project. The more high-quality your discussion, the more likely your project will be high-quality (and receive a better grade).  Please note that just because your discussion receives full credit it does not mean your project will receive full credit in that area. Please review the rubric for each question and answer in a thoughtful and thorough manner. What You Need to Do Review the infographics listed below. Pick an infographic from the list to analyze. Pick a psychological disorder (or suicide) you would like to address in your own created infographic from one of the chapters we have covered or will cover in the book. Please submit the completed final project via Word document to iCollege by 11:59pm on the date assigned. If you are unable to copy and paste your own created infographic to the end of your Word doc, please include a separate attachment with a .pdf or .jpeg of the infographic. List of infographics to review: https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-by-the-Numbers/Infographics-Fact-Sheets https://adaa.org/infographics https://www.mhanational.org/infographic-life-anxiety https://www.mhanational.org/infographic-mental-health-men Answer These Questions In your own words, explain what you learned from your external chosen infographic. Discuss what was surprising or thought provoking about the information presented on the external infographic. Explain how, in your opinion, the external infographic promotes (or hinders) a just and equitable society. What psychological disorder did you choose for your created infographic and what led you to this choice? Discuss three different evidence-based statistics related to the disorder you chose (e.g., prevalence, incidence, evidence-based treatment options, evidence-based model of the disorder, etc.) and include a citation or link for each. [These might be items to consider for later inclusion in your infographic.] Discuss one or more myths about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. Describe the strength and resiliency seen in individuals diagnosed with the disorder you chose. Give a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to help them be effective in their career. Be specific! Give a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to make their lives more meaningful (e.g., improve relationships, help others, etc.). New question to be included on Word doc (from end of Infographic section below): Explain why you think your infographic can reduce stigma and promotes a more just and equitable society. Create an Infographic on Your Chosen Disorder Complete a minimum of 6 different areas of coverage, although more are welcomed and encouraged. See Final Project Resources (below) for suggestions on what to include on infographics. Include a real phone number or website for additional resources. If you are unaware of real resource to include, you may make one up (e.g., www.exampleresourcesforstigmareduction.com ; 1-800-123-4567). The inclusion of contact information is designed to give the infographic viewer an easy next step to receive more information, follow up with services, etc. Explain why you think your infographic can reduce stigma and promotes a more just and equitable society. Include this at the end of your Word document. Final Project Resources What to include on infographics https://venngage.com/blog/what-is-an-infographic/ https://neilpatel.com/blog/12-infographic-tips/ https://expresswriters.com/how-to-write-great-content-infographics/ Sample infographics https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-by-the-Numbers/Infographics-Fact-Sheets https://adaa.org/infographics https://www.mhanational.org/infographic-life-anxiety https://www.mhanational.org/infographic-mental-health-men Infographics Website Canva https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/ https://www.canva.com/pricing/ Easel.ly https://www.easel.ly/ Piktochart https://piktochart.com/ https://piktochart.com/pricing/piktochart-packages/ Venngage https://venngage.com/ https://venngage.com/pricing/ 12 Ted Talks About Mental Health https://www.ted.com/playlists/175/the_struggle_of_mental_health Statistics and Data Research Guide from GSU Library http://research.library.gsu.edu/statsdata APA Style APA Website: https://apastyle.apa.org/ PORT: http://research.library.gsu.edu/port Formatting All documents should be submitted to iCollege in Word format (e.g., .doc, .docx). If you are unable to copy and paste your own created infographic to Word, it may be included as a separate .pdf of .jpeg attachment. Utilize a title page which includes the title of the project, your name, and the date. List each question number/letter, question, and your answer Answers on the Word doc should be in full sentences and include enough information to thoroughly answer each question. ***Include your own personally created infographic*** Criteria for Success   Not Present Emerging Developed Highly Developed 1.  Explains what was learned from the external chosen infographic.   Does not explains what was learned from the external chosen infographic. Partially explains what was learned from the external chosen infographic. Explains what was learned from the external chosen infographic. Clearly and comprehensively explains what was learned from the external chosen infographic. 2.  Discusses what was surprising or thought provoking about the information presented on the infographic.   Does not discuss what was surprising or thought provoking about the information presented on the infographic. Partially discusses what was surprising or thought provoking about the information presented on the infographic. Discusses what was surprising or thought provoking about the information presented on the infographic. Clearly and comprehensively discusses what was surprising or thought provoking about the information presented on the infographic. 3. Explains how the external infographic promotes (or hinders) a just and equitable society. Does not explain how the external infographic promotes (or hinders) a just and equitable society. Partially explains how the external infographic promotes (or hinders) a just and equitable society. Explains how the external infographic promotes (or hinders) a just and equitable society. Clearly and comprehensively explains how the external infographic promotes (or hinders) a just and equitable society. 4.  Identifies a psychological disorder and explains the choice. Does not identify a psychological disorder and explains the choice. Partially identifies a psychological disorder and explains the choice. Identifies a psychological disorder and explains the choice. Clearly and comprehensively identifies a psychological disorder and explains the choice. 5.  Discusses three different evidence-based statistics related to the disorder and includes a citation for each.  Does not  discuss three different evidence-based statistics related to the disorder and includes a citation for each.  Partially discusses three different evidence-based statistics related to the disorder and/or includes a citation for each.  Discusses three different evidence-based statistics related to the disorder and includes a citation for each.  Clearly and comprehensively discusses three different evidence-based statistics related to the disorder and includes a citation for each.  6.  Discusses one or more myths about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.   Does not discuss one or more myths about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. Partially discusses one or more myths about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. Discusses one or more myths about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.  Clearly and comprehensively discusses one or more myths about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. 7.  Describes the strength and resiliency of individuals diagnosed with the psychological disorder.   Does not explain describe the strength and resiliency of individuals diagnosed with the psychological disorder. Partially describes the strength and resiliency of individuals diagnosed with the psychological disorder. Describes the strength and resiliency of individuals diagnosed with the psychological disorder. Clearly and comprehensively describes the strength and resiliency of individuals diagnosed with the psychological disorder. 8. Describes a specific real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to help them be effective in their career. Does not describe a specific real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to help them be effective in their career. Partially describes a specific real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to help them be effective in their career. Describes a specific real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to help them be effective in their career. Clearly and comprehensively describes a specific real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to help them be effective in their career. 9.  Describes a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to make their lives more meaningful. Does not describe a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to make their lives more meaningful. Partially describes a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to make their lives more meaningful. Describes a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to make their lives more meaningful. Clearly and comprehensively describes a real-world example of how someone might use their experience with the disorder and treatment to make their lives more meaningful. 10.  Explains why the infographic can reduce stigma and promote a more just and equitable society. Does not explain why the infographic can reduce stigma and promote a more just and equitable society. Partially explains why the infographic can reduce stigma and promote a more just and equitable society. Explains why the infographic can reduce stigma and promote a more just and equitable society. Clearly and comprehensively explains why the infographic can reduce stigma and promote a more just and equitable society. 11. Infographic contains 6 or more areas of coverage. Infographic not included. Infographic contains less than 6 areas of coverage. Infographic contains 6 or more areas of coverage. Infographic clearly and comprehensively contains 6 or more areas of coverage. 12.  Infographic includes a phone number or website for additional resources. Does not include a phone number or website for additional resources. Partially includes a phone number or website for additional resources. Includes a phone number or website for additional resources. Clearly and comprehensively includes a phone number or website for additional resources. 13.  Writing is coherent and largely free from spelling and grammatical error. Writing is not consistently coherent and multiple spelling and grammatical errors are contained in the document. Writing is partially coherent and mostly free from spelling and grammatical error. Writing is coherent and largely free from spelling and grammatical error. Writing is coherent and free from spelling and grammatical error.