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I nt ro d u c t i o n N e u ro p syc h o lo g y refe rs to t h e b ra n c h of p syc h o lo g y4 t h at i s co n ce r n e d w i t h h ow t h e b ra i n a n d t h e re s t of t h e n e r vo u s syste m i n f lu e n ce a p e rs o n's co g n i t i o n a n d b e h av i o u rs . P rofe s s i o n a l s i n t h i s b ra n c h of p syc h o lo g y of te n fo c u s o n h ow i nj u r i e s o r i ll n ess es of t h e b ra i n a f fe c t co g n i t i ve f u n c t i o n s a n d b e h avi o u rs.

A n e u ro p syc h o lo g i s t i s n e u ro p syc h o lo g y a n d i n co n t i n u e s to m ove fo r wa rd , p syc h o lo g y .a t y p e of p syc h o lo g i st I a m i n te re s te d i n t h e f i e ld t h e fa c t i s t h at m e nta l of n e u ro p syc h o lo g y a s Iwhose s p e c i a lt y lies wo u ld l i ke to re s e a rc h a n d h e a lt h i s s u r ro u n d e d by u n d e rsta n d t h e ca u sesi n u n d e rsta n d i n g t h e of m e nta l i ll n esses. As s t i g m a , s te m m i n g f ro m we ll , I wo u ld l i ke to wo r kre la t i o n s h i p b et we e n towa rd s e ra d i c at i n g t h e i g n o ra n ce. I b e l i eve t h at s t i g m a s u r ro u n d i n g m e n ta lt h e p hys i ca l b ra i n a n d h e a lt h . W h i le t h e t i m e s eve r yo n e n e e d s to b e have changed and societyb e h av i o r . D i s o rd e rs w i t h i n e d u c ate d o n t h e i s s u e oft h e b ra i n a n d n e r vo u s m e n ta l h e a lt h i n o rd e r tos y s te m c a n a lte r b e h a v i o r rid society of the stigmaa n d co g n i t ive f u n c t i o n, s u r ro u n d i n g m e n ta l h e a lt h ,a n d a n e u ro p syc h o lo g i s t and the discrimination thatm u s t re ce i ve t ra i n i n g i n fo llow s . 5

Fo r m y s u m m a t i ve p roj e c t , i llu st rat i o n s, I i n c lu d e d I d e c i d e d to c re a te a n i n fo r m a t i o n o n m e n ta l h e a lt h i llu st rate d “ g u i d e b o o k ” t h at a wa re n e s s a n d a s e c t i o n o n wo u ld fe a t u re i llu s t ra t i o n s s t i g m a s u r ro u n d i n g m e n ta l o f m e n ta l h e a lt h d i s o rd e rs h e a lt h . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s i n a d d i t i o n to p rov i d i n g p ro d u c t wa s to b e to e d u c a te i n fo r m a t i o n o n t h e d i s o rd e r , p e o p le o n t h e s u bj e c t o f I d e c i d e d to fe a t u re f i ve m e n ta l h e a lt h , a n d to a s s i s t m e nta l d i s o rd e rs that t h o s e w h o a re a f f l i c te d p r i m a r i ly a f f l i c t m y t a rg e t w i t h t h e s e d i s o rd e rs i n a u d i e n ce, w h i c h wa s yo u t h. f i n d i n g h e l p . T h i s b o o k let T h e s e i llu s t ra t i o n s we re to wa s i nte n d e d to b e ta rg ete d s u p p o r t i n fo r m a t i o n o n t h e to w a rd s y o u t h , e s p e c i a l ly s p e c i f i c d i s o rd e r , i n c lu d i n g t h o s e a g e d 1 5 - 24 , a s t h e y i n fo r m a t i o n o n t h e c a u s e s , h a v e s t a t i s t i c a l ly b e e n sy m pto m s , a n d w h e re to fo u n d to b e m o re s u s ce pt i b le f i n d t re a t m e n t fo r t h a t to m e nta l d i s o rd e rs . d i s o rd e r . Alo n g w i t h t h e s e6

W i t h t h i s p roj e c t , I wa n te d to le a r n a n d s t re n g t h e n a va r i e t y o f s k i ll s . I k n e wt h a t w a n te d to d i g i t a l ly p a i n t m y i l l u s t r a t i o n s i n A d o b e P h o to s h o p a s d i g i t a lp a i n t i n g wa s a to o l t h a t I a m s o m e w h a t fa m i l i a r w i t h , b u t wa n te d to ex p lo rem o re o f . A d d i t i o n a l ly , I w a n te d to c re a te g r a p h i c s i n A d o b e I l l u s t r a to r toi n c lu d e i n my b o o k let i n a d d i t i o n to t h e d i g i ta l p a i nt i n g s . T h i s wa s to e n h a n cem y k n o w le d g e o f t h e p ro g r a m . L a s t ly , I d e c i d e d to u s e A d o b e I n D e s i g n to c re a tet h e f i n a l p ro d u c t t h a t wa s t h e b o o k . I n d o i n g s o , I wa n te d to b e a b le to ex p lo rep a g e layo u t a n d to f u r t h e r s t re n g t h e n my g ra p h i c d e s i g n s k i ll s . 7

Res e a rc h a n d Re s o u rces La s t ye a r , fo r my c a re e rs c la s s , I wa s a s s i g n e d t h e ta s k of re s e a rc h i n g c a re e r a n d to i n te r v i e w s o m e o n e w h o wa s wo r k i n g i n t h a t f i e ld . I n my s e a rc h fo r a n i n te r v i e w , I s t u m b le d u p o n Sy lv a i n R o y , t h e le a d c l i n i c a l n e u ro p s y c h o lo g i s t a t t h e C e n t re fo r Ad d i c t i o n a n d M e n ta l H e a lt h ( C A M H ) . S o m et h i n g I fo u n d s t r i k i n g wa s h i s p a s s i o n fo r m e n ta l h e a lt h a wa re n e s s , a n d u n d e rs ta n d i n g t h e c a u s e s t h a t le a d to m e n ta l d i s a b i l i t i e s . T h i s wa s a p a s s i o n t h a t I s h a re d , a n d i t u lt i m a te ly le a d m e to w a n t to g o d o w n t h e s a m e p a t h . I n s p i ra t i o n fo r t h i s p roj e c t c a m e f ro m i llu s t ra te d g u i d e b o o k s of te n fo u n d w i t h i n co o k b o o k s , a s p i c t u re d o n t h e lef t . H oweve r , my m a i n s o u rce of i n s p i ra t i o n c a m e f ro m Yu m i S a k u g a w a ' s \" Yo u r I l l u s t r a te d G u i d e to t h e U n i ve rs e . \" T h i s b o o k fe a t u re s a lot of i llu s t ra t i o n s w i t h s o c i a l co m m e nta r y , a n d t h e ove ra ll lo o k wa s c le a n a n d e a sy to re a d , w h i c h m a tc h e d t h e fe e l t h a t I wa n te d .8

I n o rd e r to f i n d i n s p i ra t i o n fo r my i llu s t ra t i o n s , I we n t o n toTu m b l r to t a k e a lo o k a t t h e v a r i e t y o f a r t s t y le s t h a t c a n b efo u n d by a r t i s t s w h o s h a re d t h e i r wo r k o n t h e p la t fo r m . T h es t y le s t h a t I fo u n d m o s t c a pt i va t i n g we re t h o s e t h a t fe a t u re db a s i c co lo u r i n g a s o p p o s e d to re a l i s m i n t h e h i g h l i g h t s a n ds h a d ow s , a s we ll a s t h o s e t h a t h a d a tex t u re d lo o k a n d fe e l tot h e m . I wa n te d my p a i n t i n g s to h ave a s i m i la r ef fe c t . 9

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a n o rex i a n e r vo s a g e n e ra l i ze d a n x i et y d i s o rd e r ( GA D ) 13

#1 - d e p res s i o n1 . O u t l i n e s a re d ra w n 2 . H a i r i s p a i nte d 3 . S h i r t i s p a i nte dP ro ce ss : D i g i ta l Pa i nt i n g14

4. S k i n i s p a i nte d 5 . Pa n t s a re p a i n te d 6 . F i g u re i s a d d e d 15

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4. H a i r i s p a i nte d 5 . F i g u re i s a d d e d 6. Sink and hands added 17

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4. S h i r t , h a i r , s k i n p a i n te d 5 . Pa n t s a re s h a d e d 6 . F i g u re i s a d d e d 19

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4. F i g u re s b e i n g p a i n te d 5 . F i g u re s a re p a i n te d 6 . Ta b le i s a d d e d 23

fi n a l i llu st rat i o n s D e p re s s i o n O bs ess ive-co m p u l s ive Bulimia nervosa d i s o rd e r ( O C D )24

a n o rex i a n e r vo s a g e n e ra l i ze d a n x i et y d i s o rd e r ( GA D ) 25

1 . C i rc le s a re m a d e 2 . Adj u st i n g co m p o s i t i o n 3 . C i rc le s co lo u re d i nT h i s g ra p h i c wa s m a d e to i llu s t ra te t h e re s u lt s o f s u r vey a b o u t s t i g m as u r ro u n d i n g m e n ta l h e a lt h . Ea c h c i rc le re p re s e n t s a p e rce n ta g e ; t h e s i ze ,n u m b e r , a n d co lo u r a ll co r r re s p o n d w i t h a re s u lt f ro m t h e s u r vey .P ro ce ss : Data Vi s u a l i zat i o n26

1 . P e rs o n m a d e a n d co p i e d 2 . M o re co py i n g of p e rs o n 3 . C o lo u r i n g co m p lete dT h i s g ra p h i c w a s m a d e to i l lu s t ra te a p e rce n t a g e i n m y b o o k ( 7 5%) . I s t a r te d o f f m y m a k i n g a p e rs o n a n d d u p l i c a t i n g i t 2 0 t i m e s . T h e n , I co lo u re d i n 1 5 of t h e m re d to s h ow t h a t t h re e q u a r te rs o f t h e f i g u re s w e re d i f fe re n t , a s t h re e q u a r te rs i s e a u a l to 7 5% . 27

1 . Fro n t cove r i s m a d e 2 . C o lo u r s c h e m e a dj u ste d 3 . M e n ta l i ll n e s s d ef i n e dI wa n te d my b o o k to h ave a c le a n d e s i g n t h a t wo u ld b e e a sy to fo llow , s oI p a i d a lot of at te nt i o n to t h e u s e of s p a ce a n d s i m p le d e s i g n e le m e nt s .I n i t i a l ly I u s e d a p u r p le c o lo u r s c h e m e , b u t t h e n I s w i tc h e d to g re e n a s i t i s t h eo f f i c i a l c lo u r o f m e n ta l h e a lt h . T h e cove r d e s i g n wa s m a d e s i m p l i s t i c i n o rd e rto ref le c t t h e ove ra ll lo o k of t h e b o o k .P ro ce ss : Layo u t28

4. I n s e r t i o n of g ra p h i c 5 . Fo r m at t i n g i llu st rat i o n 6 . Fo r m a t t i n g i n fo r m a t i o n I s ta r te d by fo r m a t t i n g i n fo r m a t i o n a n d a d d i n g t h e g ra p h i c s . Fo r t h e p a r t s t h a t cove re d t h e s p e c i f i c m e n t a l d i s o rd e r s , I i n i t i a ly l s t a r te d w i t h a s m a l l c a p t i o n b e i n g p l a c e d n e x tto t h e i llu s t ra t i o n , a n d I h a d t h e c a u s e s p la ce d o n t h e n ex t p a g e ove r . H oweve r , I re a l i ze d t h a t i f I we re to fo r m a t i t t h a t way , i t wo u ld lo o k to o b u sy , a n d s o I h a d to m a ke s o m e a dj u s t m e n t s to my fo r m a t t i n g . 29

7. A dj u s t i n g fo r m a t 8 . Ad d i n g i n fo r m a t i o n 9. I n fo r m a t i o n o n s t i g m aIende d u p moving the causes page over by one, and having the caption ont h e o t h e r p a g e n e x t to t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n . A d d i t i o n a l ly , I a d d e d a s y m p to m sp a g e a n d a t re a t m e n t p a g e . T h e p a g e s t h a t cove re d t h e m e n ta l d i s o rd e rs a llfo llowe d t h i s fo r m a t , o r a s l i g h t va r i a t i o n of i t .30

1 . St i g m a g ra p h i c i n s e r te d 5 . Fo r m a t t i n g i n fo r m a t i o n 6 . B a c k cove r co m p lete Af te r I co m p lete d t h e p a g e s t h a t d i s c u s s e d t h e d i s o rd e rs , I fo r m a t te d t h e p a g e s t h a t d i s c u s s e d s t i g m a s u r ro u n d i n g m e n ta l h e a lt h . I p rov i d e d i n fo r m a t i o n o n s t i g m a , a n d i n s e r te d t h e v i s u a l i z a t i o n o f t h e s t i g m a s u r v e y re s u lt s . F i n a l ly , I m a d e t h e b a c k c o v e r b y i nve rs i n g t h e i m a g e o n t h e f ro n t cove r a n d a d d e d my n a m e . 31

Ref le c t i o nT h i s p roj e c t d e f i n i te ly te s te d a p hy s i c a l m a n i fe s ta t i o n ofm y p ro b le m - s o lv i n g s k i l l s .W h e n I w a s d i g i t a l ly p a i n t i n g , t h e d i s o rd e r b u t n o t a c t u a l lyI w o u ld c o n s t a n t ly p a i n to n t h e w ro n g laye r , w h i c h ex i s t i n re a l l i fe , I h a d to m a kemade editing and fixingmy m i sta ke s m u c h h a rd e r . a dj u s t m e n t s i n o rd e r fo r i tI n t u r n , I s t re n g t h e n e d myo rg a n i zat i o n a l s k i ll s a n d to h ave s o l i d i t y yet re m a i nm a d e s u re to ke e p my f i le sn e a t a n d t i d y . A d d i t i o n a l ly , s h a d ow-l i ke. T h i s wa s f i xe d I f I co u ld re d o t h i s p roj e c t , II h a d to a dj u s t t h e f i g u re wo u ld l i ke to ex p a n d i t s o m et h at wa s at ta c h e d to t h e by u s i n g d i f fe re n t b le n d i n g m o re by i n c lu d i n g ot h e rm a i n c h a ra c te r . S i n ce i t d i s o rd e rs a s o p p o s e d towa s s u p p o s e d to re p re s e n t modes and a dj u st i n g re s t r i c t i n g m y s e lf to o n ly f i v e . A d d i t i o n a l ly , I w o u ld o p a c i t y. As we ll, s i n ce I l i ke to i n c lu d e i n fo r m a t i o n on how someone who is not h a d a l re a d y w r i t te n o u t my a f f l i c te d c a n h e l p s o m e o n e who is. i n fo r m a t i o n , w h e n i t c a m e to fo r m a t t i n g t h e layo u t of m y b o o k , I f re q u e n t ly a h d to e d i t my w r i t i n g i n o rd e r fo r i t a l l to f i t n i c e ly .32

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Co n c lu s i o n T h i s p roj e c t wa s a lo t o f f u n , a n d s e r ve d a s a g re a t le a r n i n g ex p e r i e n ce . I n d o i n g36 t h i s p roj e c t , I le a r n e d a g re a t d e a l a b o u t layo u t d e s i g n a n d fo r m a t t i n g , a s we ll a s d i g i t a l p a i n t i n g . T h i s p roj e c t h e l p e d to s t re n g t h e n my p rev i o u s s k i ll s , a s we ll a s a llowe d m e to ex p lo re n e w fe a t u re s w i t h i n v a r i o u s p ro g r a m s . I t h i n k t h a t i t i s l i ke ly t h at I w i ll co nt i n u e to d o d i g i ta l p a i nt i n g , a n d m y g r a p h i c d e s i g n s k i l l s h a v e g re a t ly i m p rove d a t t h e e n d o f t h i s p roj e c t .

T h a n k y o u to e v e r y o n e w h o m a d e m y g r a d e 1 1 y e a r i n Cy b e rA RTSm e m o ra b le o n e ! I n p a r t i c u la r , a s p e c i a l s h o u to u t g o e s to M r .M c A l i s te r fo r a lw a y s b e i n g t h e re to h e l p a n d g i v e a d v i ce . I na d d i t i o n , I wo u ld l i ke to t h a n k V i v i a n fo r a s s i s t i n g m e w i t h myp roj e c t i n t ro u b le s h o o t i n g P h o to s h o p e r ro rs . A s w e ll , t h a n kyo u to Re b e cc a fo r b e i n g a n a m a z i n g h a n d m o d e l !