Select One topic below to write your initial discussion post. (due to posting this late, you are not required to respond to 2 peers and the due date has been extended)

Is anxiety ever helpful? What about worry?

What does it mean to say that someone is mentally ill? What criteria are usually considered to determine whether someone is mentally ill? Should we use these criteria and are these methods appropriate for diagnosing mental illness?

What might be some advantages and disadvantages of technological advances in psychological treatment? What will psychotherapy look like 50 or 100 years from now?

What are some of the issues surrounding prescribing medications for children and adolescents? How might this be improved?

Notes about discussions

Aim for discussion postings that are thoughtful, well developed and that, extend the course discussion in concrete ways.  Drawing from helpful outside sources to support your ideas, including relevant examples to illustrate your point and posting thoughtful questions about the readings are all ways of developing your discussion postings.