This is a blog post for my second Action Project for my core class Disease. This class is about diseases, both physical and mental diseases. We have been studying different diseases and a couple main ones we have been looking at are Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We also learned about the DSM-V. The DSM-V is a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. So it shows you all about the mental illnesses in the manual.
For this action project, I had to choose a disease from the DSM-V and study it. The disorder I chose was Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of public places or open areas, especially those from which escape could be difficult or in which help might not be immediately accessible. My definition for it is the fear of crowded places without being able to find a way out. In the panic disorder/agoraphobia spectrum, several studies appear to converge on effects in the amygdala, Adenoid cystic carcinoma, insula, and lateral prefrontal cortex, but also for occipital brain areas a.k.a. the right side of the brain.
We were also tasked with creating a simulation of the mental illness for our classmates. Below is the video of my classmates reacting to my simulation and the slideshow I used in my presentation. there is also a flyer that I made for my disease to explain the disease more.
We were also tasked with creating a simulation of the mental illness for our classmates. Below is the video of my classmates reacting to my simulation and the slideshow I used in my presentation. there is also a flyer that I made for my disease to explain the disease more.
CJH. Agoraphobia Flier. 2020. |
The topic of the Lesson: My disorder Agoraphobia.
Purpose of the Lesson: To give my peers empathy for my disorder
Below is an example of Piecewise Functions. |
CJH. Piecewise Function. 2020 |
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