Assignment: You will be required to write a seven-nine (7-9) page term paper (including title and reference page) on an APA-recognized psychological disorder listed in the DSM-5. Your term paper must describe a psychological disorder from a biopsychosocial perspective. Students must also explain the disorder regarding biological, psychological, and social causes. Students must discuss symptoms and relevant treatments associated with the disorder.
NOTE: Please take a look at the attachment for a complete list of mental health disorders. You can just select a disorder for which you can answer all of these questions. You will need to ensure that there is enough information for you to research to answer the questions thoroughly.
Step One: Locate a minimum of five scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal articles that will help you learn about the disorder you selected (your textbook also counts as a scholarly source). When doing your research, you should look for articles that:
- describe/explain the symptoms associated with the disorder
- that explain biological causes of the disorder
- that explain psychological causes of the disorder
- that explain socioeconomic causes of the disorder
- that gives you information about treatments for the disorder
NOTE: You may use Galileo and Google Scholar to aid in your search for scholarly, credible sources.
Step Two: The paper must be written in the student’s own words. The use of any AI generator (including Grammarly, Chat GPT, etc.) will result in a 0 for this assignment. The paper may contain direct quotes, but there should not be too many that it impedes the paper and the students’ own analysis. Each paper will be analyzed using Safe Assign Originality Report.
Step Three: Use the following guide to cover all the required components of your Term Paper.
- Symptoms may be described in terms of emotional symptoms, cognitive symptoms, behavioral symptoms, somatic symptoms, and impairment in social and occupational functioning.
- Biological explanations may include the following: Brain structure and function, genetics, hormones, evolution/natural selection, neurotransmitters (oversupply, undersupply, dysfunction)
- Psychological explanations may include the following: Learning, memory, personality traits, cognition (thought patterns), trauma/stress, emotion/mood
- Sociocultural explanations may include the following: Gender roles, socioeconomic status, locations (city or rural), school/education, cultural values, poverty
- Treatment may include medications, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, group therapy, client-centered therapy
Step Four: 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 other fonts as determined by your instructor), 1 inch margins on all sides.
- Reference: Primary Author’s Last Name, First Name Initial. (Publication Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume Number, first page – last page.
- In-text Citation: (Author’s Last Name, Page #’s (if applicable), Year of Publication).
NOTE: For more information about the APA 7th edition, please review the APA Formatting Resources Folder.