A History of Mental Illness POWER POINT

A History of Mental Illness
PowerPoint Rubric
You will be working as an Individual to create an
informative PowerPoint presentation over the History of Mental Illness.
You should go back as far as you can in history
to find recordings of mental illness (At least 3000BC). When possible
explain what era or people group or culture you are referencing.
How was mental Illness defined?
What behaviors were considered “abnormal?”
How did people explain the causation of MI?
Who would people go to seek help and or treatment for mental
disorders?
What kinds of explanations, treatments, or medicines were used? Why
were these preferred methods at this time? How did the explanation of causation
influence the treatment used?
How were people with “mental Illness” viewed and treated in
society? Were they seen as cursed,
sinful, possessed, sick, and fragile? What would life have been like being a
mental illness patient?
Go into detail explaining how the treatments were
created and used, and why people believed they were effective.
Each project should have all sources cited at the
end of their PowerPoint using APA guidelines.
The minimum amount of slides is 40. Slides should not
be filled with words that are difficult to read or understand the information.
Please think about what you like to see on a slide when you’re in the audience.
Think about how much is too much? Is this overwhelming to look at? This will
include your reference slides.
Complete projects will address the questions
about and demonstrate that the group spent time researching, thinking, and
supporting their ideas. Illustrations, pictures, videos to demonstrate your
ideas are encouraged!
PowerPoints should show the growth and scientific
understanding of the brain and behavior as time progresses and should discuss
major laws, research breakthroughs, and technological inventions that have led
to this understanding. Hint: One you get in the 1900’s things change
rapidly!!!
Grades will be determined as follows:
80% Content: Were the questions and directions on
rubric addressed?
10% Style: Is the information easy to understand? Is
it visually appealing? Does the content flow in a logical manner.
10% Format: Are references listed in APA format.
Are all sources including pictures, videos, content cited?
You need to cover the dates of 3000 B.C. to the current day. The
slide count I gave you is the Minimum count, to earn an A you will have more
slides than the minimum. You can go online and look up timelines for the history of
mental health. There are many good ones online. You can use any online sources,
but please do not use Wikipedia for your information. The timeline is fine- but
go elsewhere for information about that time, era, etc.
You need to cite all information, pictures, sources you use.
Pictures should be cited on the actual slide. The rest of the information
should be on your reference page. You need to use APA Ed 7 as a format.
In the early years 5000-3000 BC you will cover many years,
1000 at a time. By the time you get to the 1700s, there are many dates and you
will have main groups of information. When you get to the 1900’s the
information goes by decades and from the 1940s to the current things can change by
the year. Look for laws that are implemented, medications that are used and
discovered. Make sure you follow the rubric I provided and try to answer all
the questions I gave you for each main area.

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