RU The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller Essay

Assignment: Please pick a memoir on a person who wrote about psychopathology and write a reaction paper (4-5 pages) on the book. To earn full credit:

1. Describe the person who is the focus of the book and include learning history (familial, culture, race and ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, cohort effects and any other contextual factors). 4 points
2. Identify any mental health symptoms that were described by the author and if the presenting symptoms meet criteria for a diagnosis (both DSM-V and ICD 10 codes). Please include etiology, treatment and outcome and how the environment and mental health system may have contributed to severity and outcome of the individual’s overall functioning. 8 points
3. Please include your personal reactions to the book. 4 points
4. Please write two discussion questions for small group exercises. When you briefly describe thebook to your small group, you will also present these questions. Please include the questions atthe end of your paper. 4 points