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Assignment 1: Instructions: This assignment is intended to allow students to demonstrate and deepen their knowledge of topics related to Abnormal Psychology. To complete this assignment, you will write a brief, 500-word essay in response to one of the prompts outlined below. In addition to meeting the 500-word requirement, you will be graded based on the thoughtfulness and accuracy of your response. Papers should include a thorough discussion of your chosen prompt and, when appropriate, should include references to the required text and/or a reputable, peer-reviewed journal. Students may also find it helpful to use examples to help clarify their points while writing this essay, but personal examples should be avoided if possible.

Formatting: 12pt. Times New Roman Font; 1" margins on each side; double-spaced.

Choose one of the following:

1) Briefly describe the three basic criteria that must be met for an individual to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder. Provide an example of an individual meeting each criterion.

2) Briefly describe OCD and the difference between obsessions and compulsions. Briefly explain the four major types of obsessions and compulsions using examples.

3) Briefly describe the four categories of phobias and provide an example of each. What is the difference between being fearful of something vs. having a specific phobia? Use examples to discuss this.

4) Briefly describe dissociative disorders. Do you believe that DID can be faked? Explain why or why not.

Assignment 2: Instructions: This assignment is intended to allow students to demonstrate and deepen their knowledge of topics related to Abnormal Psychology. To complete this assignment, you will write a brief, 500-word essay in response to one of the prompts outlined below. In addition to meeting the 500-word requirement, you will be graded based on the thoughtfulness and accuracy of your response. Papers should include a thorough discussion of your chosen prompt and, when appropriate, should include references to the required text and/or a reputable, peer-reviewed journal. Students may also find it helpful to use examples to help clarify their points while writing this essay, but personal examples should be avoided if possible.
Formatting: 12pt. Times New Roman Font; 1" margins on each side; double-spaced.

Choose one of the following:

1. Briefly describe the DSM-5 criteria for a Major Depressive Episode. Discuss causes and treatment for Major Depressive Disorder.

2. Briefly describe the three major types of eating disorders. Discuss the medical consequences of Bulimia and Anorexia.

3. Explain the human sexual response cycle. Briefly describe the categories of sexual dysfunction among men and women.

4. Briefly explain and give an example of substance use, intoxication, and substance use disorders. Briefly discuss the DSM-5 criteria for Alcohol Use Disorders. When does alcohol use become a disorder?

Annotated Bibliography

Requirements: Your annotated bibliography should consist of a 250-word introduction (or statement of scope), 6 alphabetized, annotated bibliographic entries covering scholarly, peer-reviewed sources, and a 250-word conclusion. Your sources should consist of articles published within the last 10 years (unless I have given you permission to do otherwise). At least 5 of them must be from peer-reviewed journals (unless I have given you permission to do otherwise). All must be quality sources.

Description of Assignment:

Part One: The Introduction:

Your 250-word introduction will announce the focus of your research project and provide an overview of the issue you will discuss in your final, 6-8 page research paper (major paper #3). This introduction should include a provisional thesis statement, an explanation of context and background, some questions central to the debate associated with your topic, and one or two counter-arguments. This statement of scope should help the reader understand the context of your annotated bibliography.

Part Two: The Annotated Bibliography:

For your final research paper, you must provide a works cited page with at least 8 quality sources. Therefore, this assignment will require you to locate most of these sources, read them, understand them, and show evidence of your understanding. It will help you determine which sources are relevant to your argument and which ones are not.

An annotated bibliography not only presents formal citations of your sources, it includes a paragraph after the citation that summarizes the source and evaluates its usefulness to your project. The evaluation should appear after you have summarized the source and provided some specific examples to accompany your generalizations. Your evaluation of a source should say more than whether or not a source will be useful. It should indicate how or why the source will be useful. Or, if the source will not be as useful as you initially thought it would be, you can explain the limitations of the source with respect to your research project. Your evaluation of the source should be 2-3 sentences. The rest of the annotation will consist of the MLA citation and the summary of the source. Each annotation (citation, summary, and evaluation) should be 250-words long.

Part Three: The Conclusion:

After your annotated bibliography, provide a 250-word concluding statement. This statement should synthesize the ideas and information presented in the bibliography and anticipate where your final research paper will go. Also, it should acknowledge the remaining gaps in your research and the territory you still intend to explore. You should leave the reader with a sense of why your topic is important and hint at the larger implications that emerge from issue you have chosen.