Week 9: New Final Product Design and Presentation Planning

Helga A L -

Welcome back, everyone!

I cannot believe there is already only a few weeks left of the project! It seemed only not that long ago I first started working on it.

As the project nears the end, I have begun to review my notes and previous research to create some ideas for what I want to include in my Final Presentation. I am currently trying to maintain recurring themes in my research, such as the role of glutamate and brain networks in OCD, while not providing an extreme amount of information. It is a delicate balance between showing how much I discovered about OCD and its treatments and simplifying the information. So far, I have been compiling and organizing all the information into different categories based on each treatment, general information, the research process itself, and other general themes. Once I complete my initial review of my research, I may still need to simplify and condense the information further. 

Additionally, I started working on a third concept design for my Final Product. This new design will likely be my final one, so I am excited to begin constructing it soon! It follows the same concept as my first two sketches where I include different treatments and aspects of OCD to write out the letters of the acronym “OCD.” However, I added two additional letters: T and X. “TX” is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to the word treatment in medicine, and I decided it would be fitting as my project is centered around different OCD treatments and it would provide more space to include more of what I researched. This design is a combination of the previous ones as it indicates the current understanding of OCD, its treatments, and its barriers to treatment. I am also trying to create an accurate representation of psychotherapy in the new design due to it being something I struggled with while creating the initial ones.

I will include images of my Final Product once I start building it. Until then, it will remain a surprise!

See you all next week!

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    kelin_x
    Hello, Helga! So looking forward to getting to know more about your final presentation and product! You'll do absolutely amazing on them! As of right now, do you have any ideas of what you can create as something that accurately represents psychotherapy? Maybe some logo or like a specific object or maybe even another letter like "P" since that's what psychotherapy starts with?
    helga_a_l
    Hi, Kelin! Thank you for the support! So far, I have been thinking about finding a way to include something that is similar to a representation of psychotherapy I found on a forum. The original depicts different colored lines tangled together with a figure representing a therapist separating them out so that each component is more clear. I wanted to incorporate this by using yarn or another similar material and arranging a few strands in varying colors in the shape of the letter "T." I am not entirely sure yet if I will be including this in the final product, but it is a starting point for now. Thank you for the question!

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