Diagnostic Paper Assignment
This assignment is due at the end of Week 7. This assignment is an application OF YOUR TEXTBOOK where you will choose a disorder to discuss! Avoid over-thinking!
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the TEXT AND SCHOLARLY SOURCES (at least 1) to a chosen psychopathological disorder.
You will select one psychological disorder described from *any* of section of the course textbook, Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding, 4th edition (Maddux & Winstead, 2016).
NOTE: Here’s the link for the “full e-text” since you will need to use this as your primary source:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apus/reader.action?docID=2194932&ppg=16&tm=1509116055586#
and remember from earlier weeks how to cite and reference your text properly!
In your well-paraphrased discussion, you MUST address the following.
- Thoroughly describe the disorder in terms of symptom presentation and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria using the *text* as your primary source.
- Discuss treatment options for this disorder, being sure to outline both pharmacological and psychotherapy-based options using the *text* as your primary source.
- THEN – Select a one peer reviewed scholarly journal article from the APUS Library that relates to your selected disorder. Summarize the article and discuss how it relates to your selected diagnosis,
- THEN write a clear conclusion.
*YES* you MUST use citations and references in APA 7th edition. Contact the writing center or me with questions!
***The required minimum length of this paper is 6 and your goal should be close to 8 pages, NOT counting the required cover page and a reference list – YET – this should NOT be the focus of your writing! IF directions are followed, 5-6 pages will be easy!
Quoting of published material OR the use of the first-person “I” are not permitted and will result in point loss OR a request to rewrite the assignment. All source material MUST be paraphrased.
