Psychopathology Current Events Essay

February 16, 2021

Psychopathology Current Events Essay Instructions:
This assignment will involve the selection a current event from the news and applying it to a concept or subject from the readings in your course textbook, Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding, 4th edition (Maddux & Winstead, 2016). Papers must be a minimum of 5 pages in length. Your submission should be double-spaced with 1 inch margins on all sides of each page and should be free of spelling and grammar errors. It must include source crediting of any materials used in APA format, including source citations in the body of your paper and in a Reference list attached to the end. Easy to follow guides to APA formatting can be found on the tutorial section of the APUS Online Library.

Students may select any subject from the textbook, as long as they are able to (a) thoroughly describe the selected concept and (b) make a sound case for why it relates to the selected current event.

Students may select any relevant current event from the news, citing the description of the event from an INTERNET NEWS SOURCE

The paper will include three major components:

Selection and description of the current event
Selection and description of the textbook concept
Integration and synthesis of the textbook concept with the selected CURRENT EVENT

Book Sources:
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Grading Rubric for Psychopathology Current Events Essay

	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Needs Improvement (2)	Poor (1)
Language/Spelling/ Grammar	Essay has no spelling or punctuation errors and very few grammatical errors. Very well written and excellent use of business language.	Essay has a few punctuation or spelling errors. Few grammatical errors that don’t affect meaning. Well written and use of business language is acceptable.	Essay has some punctuation or spelling errors. Some grammatical errors but generally don’t affect meaning. Language is satisfactory overall but use of more appropriate business language is required.	Essay has numerous punctuation or spelling errors. Numerous grammatical errors that affect meaning. Language used is unprofessional and not appropriate for business use.
Essay Organization and Formatting	Relevant sections are included, and each is organized effectively. Formatting is professional and consistent and includes all required elements.	Relevant sections are included but could be a little better organized. Formatting is acceptable and/or one or two required elements are missing.	Relevant sections are included but organization could be improved. Formatting is inconsistent and/or many elements are missing or not formatted appropriately.	Sections are missing and/or poorly organized. Formatting is messy and unprofessional.
Analysis/Thinking	Analysis is comprehensive and detailed. Thinking and ideas are presented clearly, are engaging and thorough.	Analysis is sufficient. Thinking and ideas are clear but could be expanded to be more thorough.	Analysis is fairly basic and/or thinking and ideas lack some clarity and depth.	Analysis is very basic and thinking and ideas are superficial and lack clarity.
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