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Unit Assignments
Unit I Research Paper Topic
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Write My Essay For MeDuring Unit VIII, you will submit a Research Paper based upon a topic related to neurological or psychological disorders from Chapters 15-18 of your textbook. The Research Paper will need to be at least 15 pages in length with five scholarly references to support your argument surrounding your topic, answer your research question, or support your points about the need for further research on this topic.
The Research Paper will be submitted in parts throughout Units I, II, IV, VI, and VIII (the final product), to provide appropriate feedback and ensure you are on track with your progress. To see a full overview of the Research Paper, click here to access the PDF.
For your first submission, you will need to choose a topic based upon a neurological or psychological disorder from Chapters 15-18 from which to create research questions. Once you have chosen your topic, you will need to submit an outline of your preliminary research with at least two scholarly references. Within your outline, discuss why you chose your topic, possible subtopics for focus (at least two), possible research questions you could investigate, and the relevance of your two scholarly references to your research. Make sure that your topics, research questions, and references have a biological approach (including psychopharmacology).
Your outline should be at least two pages in length, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt font, with appropriate APA style writing.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit II PowerPoint Presentation
Choose a psychotropic drug (antidepressant, anxiolytic (anti-anxiety medication), stimulant, or antipsychotic drug, for example,) and analyze it from a psychopharmalogical point of view. It may also be helpful to visit your local pharmacist or physician to discuss the drug with them, as you may integrate their insights into your presentation. You will need to indicate and perhaps even include a visual to make the following points about your drug:
Name of drug (brand and generic). Classification of drug. Approved reasons prescribed (diagnoses or symptoms). How the drug is administered (e.g. pill, IV, etc.). Neurotransmitter(s) targeted.
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Effect of drug in brain on neurotransmitter, receptors etc. Effect on synaptic transmission (e.g. antagonist or agonist) Discuss pathways or how it affects neurons in the brain as applicable. Visual of how it works in the brain (mechanism of action). Insights or comments obtained from a local pharmacist or provider who prescribes this drug.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit III Article Critique
For this assignment, choose a peer-reviewed article to critique related to physiological psychology and one of the sensory systems in Chapter 6 or 7 using a research method or strategy discussed in this unit or Chapter 5. Use the databases within the CSU Online Library, or use another source that contains peer-reviewed articles. The purpose of this assignment is for you to practice reviewing articles that contribute to the industry. The authors of these articles are researchers and professionals who have shared or experimented with ideas that demonstrate potential to improve the industry. As a professional in the industry, it is in your best interest to review the literature and trends. This provides you with the opportunity to read about what was successful and how it was accomplished. Plus, it allows you to analyze what was unsuccessful, how you can improve it, or at least how you can avoid repeating the mistakes of others. Use these skills to contribute to research papers and other scholarly writings. If you have not already, hopefully, you will contribute to the industry by publishing an article and sharing with your community of peers.
As you read the article you choose for this assignment, consider the following questions: How could the topic of this article apply to your personal or professional life? How could it apply to an organization you have observed?
The article you choose must meet the following requirements:
Be peer reviewed Relate to the concepts within this course Be at least ten pages in length
The assignment that you submit must meet the following requirements:
Be at least two pages in length. Identify the main topic/question. Discuss the research method(s) used, its strengths and limitations, as well as the results of your study. Critique the article and share your thoughts—what appears to be valid and invalid? Include whether or not you agree with the author’s assertions. Why, or why not?
The focus should be on critique of the research methods; however, the topic should coincide with vision, audition, the body senses, and chemical senses from this.
Format your Article Critique using APA style. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit IV Case Study
Sleep Disorder Case Study
Choose a sleep disorder, and create an original case study based on your disorder. This Case Study should be based on a fictional patient with the sleep issues characterized within your chosen disorder. You should present scholarly discussion(s) to your patient explaining the disorder to them, with appropriate references and citations in APA style to support your points. Also provide your patient with two evidence-based treatments to choose from, and include with references and citations to support them (at least tree references required in APA style).
Your Case Study should be a minimum of 400 words, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, with appropriate APA style writing. Should you have any questions about the assignment, contact your professor.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
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Unit IV Literature Review
For your second submission for your Research Paper, you will need to write a Literature Review of your sources (at least three scholarly references) related to your topic that supports your research question (e.g. investigation of the biological basis for ADHD).
Before you submit your Literature Review, you need to make sure that you have the following:
A topic based upon a neurological or psychological disorder that is biological in nature. A specific research question related to your topic. At least three scholarly references (It is preferable to have more than three).
If there are aspects of sleep or movement symptoms or these side effects related to your disorder, you may want to include these to link to the topic in this unit.
Within your Literature Review, each scholarly reference should be summarized in one paragraph for a total of three-five paragraphs. Your Literature Review should be double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, with appropriate APA style writing.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit V PowerPoint Presentation
Choose obesity, binge-eating disorder, anorexia, or bulimia as a topic, and create a PowerPoint Presentation about the disorder from biopsychosocial point of view. Be sure to use scholarly outside references to support your points. Include a biological emphasis regardless of your personal opinion/perspective on etiology, which you can also express within the assignment. Your PowerPoint Presentation will need to include causes (etiology) and treatment options that are evidencebased supported by scholarly references. Be sure and include physiological emphasis in your submission.
Your presentation should be at least fifteen slides, business professional, with appropriate APA style writing. You should have at least one slide displaying your references (not included in the minimum slide count).
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Research Paper Outline
For your third submission toward your Unit VIII Research Paper, you will need to submit a draft of your Research Paper with several components to ensure you are on the right track.
An outline of your research and the intended direction of your argument. At least five scholarly resources you have found that contribute to your topic. A brief annotated bibliography of two scholarly resources. An abstract outlining your topic and your subsequent findings.
This research draft should be double spaced with Times New Roman 12 pt font, and use appropriate APA style writing. While there is no minimum requirement for your draft, you should be thorough in your research so your professor (or a colleague) could adequately determine your intended research and the direction you are going with your paper.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit VIII Research Paper
For your final submission, you are to submit the Research Paper you have been working on throughout the course. The Research Paper should be at least 15 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, with appropriate APA style writing. The Research Paper must contain a minimum of five scholarly references supporting your argument surrounding your topic, answering your research question(s), and supporting your points about the need for further research on this topic.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
