Each student will be required to write a term paper that contains five full pages of content related to your research (top line of the second page through the last line at the bottom of the page six) plus a title page (page 1) and after they last page of your content you must have a reference page/pages for a minimum of 7 total pages. Your term paper must describe a psychological disorder from a biopsychosocial perspective:
Students are required to describe the disorder in terms of:
Symptoms
may be described in terms of emotional symptoms, cognitive symptoms, behavioral symptoms, somatic symptoms, and impairment in social and occupational functioning.
Biological causes/symptoms
may include brain structure and function, genetics, hormones, evolution/natural selection, neurotransmitters (oversupply, under supply, dysfunction)
Psychological causes/symptoms
may include learning, memory, personality traits, cognition (thought patterns), trauma/stress, emotion/mood
Social causes of the disorder
Sociocultural explanations may include gender roles, socioeconomic status, locations (city or rural), school/education, cultural values, poverty
Students are required to include information about treatments:
Psychometric medication Options
Therapy Options
may include ognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, group therapy, client centered therapy
Non-traditional treatment Options
Students are required to select one psychological disorder from the list below when completing Thinking Assignment 1. This is where you do your initial research and locate 5 Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles. These same Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles must be used for your Term Paper.
You are required to use the same five scholarly (peer reviewed) journal articles that you used when completing the Thinking Assignment 1 (Annotated Bibliography).
NOTE: Books and Websites of any kind are not allowed for this class.
The paper must be formatted entirely in APA formatting following the rules of the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. This includes a title page and reference page/pages with APA formatted references, in-text citations, 12 point Times New Roman font or one of the other fonts permitted by the APA Style (or as determined by your instructor), 1 inch margins on all sides, page number on each page located in the right side of the Header section of each page. A minimum of five scholarly (peer reviewed) journal articles must be used to research the information for the paper.
The paper must be written in the studentâs own words. The paper may not contain more than two direct quotes. Each quote must be no more than one full sentence.
Each paper will be analyzed using either a Safe Assign or a TurnItIn dropbox. The paper’s originality score must at 25% or lower. Any paper that scores higher than 25% on the originality report will receive a score of a zero. Remember that if you turn in your paper early and your originality score is too high you can revise and resubmit until the due date has passed.
While personal knowledge/experience may have lead you to select a specific disorder, please do not include personal stories or experiences. This paper must utilize research studies that have studied thousands of individuals.
To turn in your Term Paper for grading scroll to the bottom of this folder and locate the Term Paper Drop Box. Click on the “View Assignment” link below the Drop Box and you will be able to submit your work.
Each student will be required to write a term paper that contains five full page
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