Anxiety and Anorexia

Tips: MUST BE A WORD DOCUMENT, 10 full pages not including reference page (10th page must be full)
This assignment requires you to draw an appropriate conclusion about psychological phenomena using information literacy skills combined with scientific and statistical reasoning skills. Your success also depends on your time management and communication skills. In other words, the assignment requires you to demonstrate your ability to effectively use many of the important skills that you have developed as part of your training in the Psychology Major.

OUTLINE OF PAPER SECTIONS

The INTRODUCTION of your paper should present: - an introduction to the topic and a brief explanation of why it is important. - a clear statement of purpose including the type and direction of the relationship you are assessing. - a conceptual definition of the two variables (based on the 5 sources )to be explored and any other important concepts and variables to be addressed in the paper. - an explanation of which major content area or areas (biopsych, cognitive, developmental, sociocultural, clinical) in psychology your topic is related to - the methods & parameters used to select your 5 sources (databases, date range, etc.).

The LITERATURE REVIEW section should: - adequately and consistently summarize cited sources (e.g., type of research, sample studied, operational definitions, relevant results) - contain a running narrative that provides a brief explanation of what unique methods each study contributes to the topic The DISCUSSION section should: - evaluate the quality and strength of the evidence by analyzing and evaluating the three main points below: 1. the consistency of findings 2. methodological diversity in the research methods used 3. generalizability of results - keep in mind that the discussion section is MUCH different than a restatement of information described in the lit review section. It should be a synthesis and evaluation of the information presented in the literature review section

The CONCLUSION section should: - draw an appropriate conclusion (see Baumeister & Leary, 1997) about the relationship examined in the review based on the quality and strength of the presented evidence - identify a specific organization that would benefit from applying your conclusion and explain why In general, your paper should: - effectively distinguish between empirical evidence, assertions from authors & your assertions - contain writing that is clear, concise, accurate, well organized and free from grammatical errors

NO DIRECT QUOTES ARE ALLOWED IN THIS PAPER.

ALL ELEMENTS OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 2 of 2 PURPOSE OF YOUR REVIEW

1. My two variables are Anxiety and Anorexia nervosa

2. The purpose of my literature review is to explore the relationship between anxiety and anorexia nervosa

a. I would be investigating the correlational relationship between my two variables

b. It would be expected that when anxiety is increases, Anorexia Nervosa would be increase as well. i. It would be a positive correlation.

c. I think the answer to this my question would be that those who suffer from anxiety would experience a higher risk/ level of anorexia

d. This relationship specifically relates to Clinical Psychology. Clinical psychology focuses on diagnosis, treatments and undressing of mental illness, which both anxiety and anorexia nervosa are part of.