Week 10 Case Study 5 Case Study 5: Mental DisordersDue Week 10 and worth 160 points According to the text, mental disorders may be caused organically or via chemical or genetic causes. In either case,

Points: 160	Case Study 5: Mental Disorders
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Compare and contrast three key similarities and three differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Provide one example of each similarity and difference to support your response. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted three key similarities and three differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Did not submit or incompletely provided one example of each similarity and difference to support your response.	Insufficiently compared and contrasted three key similarities and three differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Insufficiently provided one example of each similarity and difference to support your response.	Partially compared and contrasted three key similarities and three differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Partially provided one example of each similarity and difference to support your response.	Satisfactorily compared and contrasted three key similarities and three differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Satisfactorily provided one example of each similarity and difference to support your response.	Thoroughly compared and contrasted three key similarities and three differences between mental illnesses and mental disorders. Thoroughly provided one example of each similarity and difference to support your response.
2. Examine the potential stressor(s) that could have triggered the defendant to act out in the criminal behavior. Next, hypothesize whether or not the defendant would have been a good candidate for treatment of his/her mental illness. Justify your response. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely examined the potential stressor(s) that could have triggered the defendant to act out in the criminal behavior. Did not submit or incompletely hypothesized whether or not the defendant would have been a good candidate for treatment of his/her mental illness. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.	Insufficiently examined the potential stressor(s) that could have triggered the defendant to act out in the criminal behavior. Insufficiently hypothesized whether or not the defendant would have been a good candidate for treatment of his/her mental illness. Insufficiently justified your response.	Partially examined the potential stressor(s) that could have triggered the defendant to act out in the criminal behavior. Partially hypothesized whether or not the defendant would have been a good candidate for treatment of his/her mental illness. Partially justified your response.	Satisfactorily examined the potential stressor(s) that could have triggered the defendant to act out in the criminal behavior. Satisfactorily hypothesized whether or not the defendant would have been a good candidate for treatment of his/her mental illness. Satisfactorily justified your response.	Thoroughly examined the potential stressor(s) that could have triggered the defendant to act out in the criminal behavior. Thoroughly hypothesized whether or not the defendant would have been a good candidate for treatment of his/her mental illness. Thoroughly justified your response.
3. Identify possible actions psychologists could have suggested to help the defendant before committing the criminal act. Support your response. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely suggested actions psychologists could have suggested to help the defendant before committing the criminal act. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response.	Insufficiently suggested actions psychologists could have suggested to help the defendant before committing the criminal act. Insufficiently supported your response.	Partially suggested actions psychologists could have suggested to help the defendant before committing the criminal act. Partially supported your response.	Satisfactorily suggested actions psychologists could have suggested to help the defendant before committing the criminal act. Satisfactorily supported your response.	Thoroughly suggested actions psychologists could have suggested to help the defendant before committing the criminal act. Thoroughly supported your response.
4. Differentiate between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Next, support or criticize the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Justify your response. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Did not submit or incompletely supported or criticized the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.	Insufficiently differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Insufficiently supported or criticized the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Insufficiently justified your response.	Partially differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Partially supported or criticized the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Partially justified your response.	Satisfactorily differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Satisfactorily supported or criticized the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Satisfactorily justified your response.	Thoroughly differentiated between the key characteristics associated with functional mental disorders, minor mental disorders (i.e., neuroses), and manic-depressive behavior. Thoroughly supported or criticized the notion that one disorder is more severe than the other. Thoroughly justified your response.
5. Cite 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided.	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present.	7-8 errors present.	5-6 errors present.	3-4 errors present.	0-2 errors present.