PSY388 Psychology Abnormal Behavior

This assignment is involves completing a literature review which critiques the literature and examines evidence about a particular topic. The list of topics are: Does hearing voices always indicate a diagnosis of psychosis? Do psychological therapies lead to physiological or biological changes for people with mental health difficulties? [or choose a specific type of therapy and/or specific disorder] Does using social networking sites (e.g., Instagram) cause mental health disorders? Can exercise [or yoga] be used to improve mental health [or a specific disorder]? Why do some people go on to develop PTSD while others do not? Are psychedelics [or prescription stimulants] effective treatments for people with mental health difficulties? [or choose a specific substance and/or specific disorder]? Are there effective interventions for personality disorders [or a specific personality disorder]? Should we be taking a specific-disorder or transdiagnostic [or categorical or dimensional] approach to mental health? 

 

The emphasis is to promote critical thinking in relation to a particular topic. In other words, to encourage you to ask 'What's the evidence?" and to search for this evidence in a systematic way. The assignment is also designed to help you develop the ability to effectively communicate evidence-based information. 

While you should commence your reading about the topic with the appropriate sections of your text and the monographs available in the library, you must research and use recently published empirical journal articles which you must access in full text (i.e., not just as abstracts). 

This literature review must not be simply descriptive; you must demonstrate that you have engaged critically with the academic literature pertaining to all aspects of the topic you have chosen to research and you must develop coherent arguments informed by the research literature. 

Your essay must be fully referenced using APA7 style of referencing. 
In accordance with policy on adherence to word limits, there is no longer a +1- 10% "buffer around the word limit for assignments. Word limits are absolute and markers will stop reading once the word limit is reached. This means that any work that is over the word limit will not be awarded any marks.