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Psychological Disorder Discussion

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The paper's focus will be a selected disorder from the list below. This topic must be the same as the one you selected for your Paper Preparation assignment. (Week 3 I wrote about Simultanagnosia) Prader-Willi Syndrome Narcolepsy Korsakoff's Syndrome Schizophrenia Spectrum Huntington's Disease Parkinson's Disease Balint's Syndrome Turner's Syndrome Klinefelter's Syndrome Tourette's Syndrome The Week 7 Course Paper will include the following: Title page in APA format (Times New Roman, 12 font only) The below areas are the required subheadings that must be included within your paper. History: A history (historical perspective) of the topic (one page). The history portion of the paper should be brief and relevant to the purpose of the paper (Written in third person, Times New Roman, 12 font only). Epigenetic Causes: A detailed explanation of the epigenetic (genetic and environmental) etiology (cause) of the chosen topic (one page) (Written in third person, Times New Roman, 12 font only). Symptoms and treatments: A detailed discussion of the symptoms and biological/genetic treatments of the chosen topic (two pages) (Written in third person, Times New Roman, 12 font only). Evaluation: A critical evaluation and summation of three current (no older than five years) research articles on the chosen topic (one page) (Written in third person, Times New Roman, 12 font only). Synthesis: Brief synthesis and conclusion of the material presented (one page) (Written in third person, Times New Roman, 12 font only). This is a formal paper (not a list of responses, numbered points, or bullet-points) in APA format (7th ed. - Times new Roman 12 font, 6-8 pages in length (not counting title page, abstract, reference page and Annotated Bibliography), the use of five or more references is required (other than the textbook and website), and it must reflect the use of course content and critical thinking. You must include an APA formatted title page that includes: Student’s name Course name and number Title of paper Instructor’s name Date submitted You must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. You must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. You must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph. You must use APA style as outlined in your approved APA style guide to document all sources. You must include, on the final pages, a reference page followed by an annotated bibliography that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved APA style guide. Do NOT include quotes as they do not add to the critical analysis of the content. Do NOT write in short (1-3 sentence) paragraphs. Do NOT include bullet points or numbered items. Do NOT include research older than 5 years. All images and tables belong in the Appendix section of the paper (after the Annotated Bibliography) and are not considered part of the body content. Do include citations in your paragraphs.
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