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- Schizophrenia
- Title page, references and writing sample ,
- Writing sample – at least 1 complete paragraph for your paper which includes an
in-text citations. This writing sample can be from your introduction section, or any section that you have already written and want to use. I will NOT accept papers without submission of this sample.
As we have discussed in this course, culture plays a large role in how we define and treat mental disorders.
- Write a 6-page double spaced paper on a mental disorder of your choice.
- Discuss the role that culture plays in the prevalence, diagnosis, understanding
(attribution), and/or treatment of that disorder.
- “Culture” can include gender, race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, socioeconomic status, and/or disability status.
- A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly references must be included, and none of them may be on-line references (except for journal articles retrieved on-line).
- Papers should include a cover sheet, an abstract, and reference list. This is in addition to the 6 pages of text.
- Paper must be written in a writing format of your choice, (APA, MLA, etc). Use what you are most comfortable using.
Sample Paper Outline – “XYZ Disorder”
- Introduction
- What is “XYZ Disorder?”
- Who suffers from the disorder? Diagnostic information.
- Prevalence
- Bio, Psycho, Social explanations of Etiology
- Explain what your paper will be exploring
- Role of Sociocultural Issues (Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Nationality, Religion, Socioeconomic status, Disability Status).
- Prevalence
- Diagnosis
- Understanding (attribution)
- Treatment of the disorder
*Note – this will likely take up the bulk of your paper
- Discussion – what can be concluded by this information? What areas might future research focus on? What are the clinical implications of your findings (meaning, how this information can be applied in a treatment setting or for treatment).
- Conclusion – Summing it all up.
- Introduction
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