Assignment
Answer the following questions for each of the articles, the answers should be in 2-3 sentences.
Articles:
1. Stressful life events in Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorder: Cause or Consequence of mood symptoms?
2. The Efficacy and Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments for Mood, Anxiety and Related Disorders
3. Simply Psychology
4. Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior Abnormal
5. Cognitive processing therapy for Veterans with PTSD: A Comparison between outpatient and residential treatment.
Here are the questions to answer for EACH article:
1. What is the title of the article? Provide a reference for the article in proper APA format?
2. What is the purpose of the article?
3. What is the hypothesis of the study? In other words what claims do the author(s) make in the article?
4. What variables (factors) are being looked at as an influence on abnormal behavior?
5. If these variables or the relationship between these variables have been studied before, what does the article indicate about the findings of previous studies?
6. Describe the type of research design (descriptive , correlational or experimental) that was used in the study?
7. Do you think the research in this article was conducted in an ethical manner? Why or why not?
8. What was the outcome(s) of the study, that is, the conclusion that the authors made as a result of the study?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.