The positive effects of exercise on individuals with Parkinson's disease.

1) My area of interest is: Increasing moderate exercise in individuals with Parkinson's disease may be an effective non-pharmacologic approach to decreasing neuropsychiatric symptoms and improving the quality of life in these patients. 2) PLEASE PLEASE review the instructions below carefully. It is taken out of my syllabus and he gives us the exact format as to how he wants it written. Please use this newspaper article: http://health(dot)usnews(dot)com/health-news/news/articles/2012/11/09/exercise-a-likely-tool-for-parkinsons-patients If you can find something more suitable, please feel free to use another newspaper article. SYLLABUS: Health Psychology Written Assignment. You are required to submit one written assignment (5-6 pages) during the course. This assignment is designed to help you think more critically about the topics we discuss in the course in an insightful way. The goal of the written assignment is to examine and review a particular area of interest within the field of health psychology and to make insightful conclusions regarding this topic. Your paper will be based on a newspaper or magazine article on a topic related to health psychology that appeared in print or online since January 2012. For example, a recent headline in an online news forum read, “Scientists demonstrate the connection between stress and cancer.” This would be a suitable topic. The newspaper or magazine article is to be used as a “jumping off” point for your paper and should only be discussed and referenced in the introduction and discussion sections. The body of your paper will then be used to review relevant research (minimum 5 articles) related to the topic in order to make clearer conclusions about the original article. Topics must include both a health component and a psychosocial component or be directly applicable to health psychology to qualify. The paper should be organized as follows: Start with an overview of the topic discussed in the newspaper or magazine article. What is the specific aspect of the article that you will focus on in more detail? Provide a background to the topic and identify the goals and purpose of your paper (approx. 1page). Using the findings from at least 5 empirical, peer-reviewed articles, discuss the issue in more depth (these articles are in addition to the newspaper/magazine article). For example, you might choose 3 articles arguing one side of the topic and another 3 articles arguing a different perspective. Or, all articles may be on the same side, but offering slightly different points about the main topic (approx. 3-4 pages). Your conclusions on the topic should be based on the literature you reviewed and discussed, noting implications, common limitations in the field, areas of improvement, and suggestions for future research. In cases where topics involve controversy or debate, you should also make a firm conclusion regarding which “side” or perspective is the strongest based on the research you reviewed (approx. 1 page). The written assignment must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or similar font, and 5-6 pages in length. This is not including your title page and reference section. It must also adhere to all APA formatting guidelines as outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (APA, 2009), with the exception of an Abstract. Please do not include an abstract in your written assignment (it will be ignored). You must reference a minimum of 5 primary source scholarly articles from peer-reviewed academic journals. These articles must be relevant to the area/field of interest. Given that your paper is addressing a 4recent topic in the media, only recent literature should be reviewed (2010 onward; some exceptions may apply, particularly in the case of landmark or key papers in the field). Primary source articles are those which present original findings for the first time (and do not include review articles or meta-analyses, although these may be used in addition to your 5 primary sources). First person perspective and direct quoting should be avoided. You must also attach a printout or photocopy of the newspaper/magazine article. Do not include copies of journal articles reviewed. Your paper will be graded on such things as writing style, grammar and punctuation, organization, critical thinking and reasoning, insightfulness and originality of thought, comprehensiveness, quality of cited references, and adherence to APA formatting. Your written assignment should be at a level which is representative of a 300 level course and should reflect a high degree of critical thinking.