Magazine article summary: Select 1 article dealing with any psychological concept or issue. Summarize the main points of the article using your own words as well as including what interested you about the article and/ or what you learned. Additionally, you will need to identify the psychological concepts that are involved in the article you select as well as give your thoughts on the implication these concepts are having/will have on our society. The article may be selected only from:Newsweek, Time or Psychology Today. This summary should be 2–3 pages long and must have a copy of the article attached to the summary or send the link. Sending the link does not count as proper APA documentation. MAKE sure to send the complete APA citation.

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Select one of the following disorders:

• Depressive disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® at least 10 slide presentation in which you compare and contrast the major approaches to clinical psychology—psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and family systems—in relation to the selected disorder. Address the following items:

• Discuss the philosophical origins of each approach.
• Identify the goals of each approach.
• Describe the techniques and strategies used by each approach.
• Explain how each approach affects the treatment strategies for your selected disorder.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of each approach, in relation to your selected disorder, based on treatment outcome research.