Assignment: Adolescent Psychology Paper
I. For Section I, you will be addressing: Drug Abuse Adoloscents. 2 pages.
i. Primary Focus: one paragraph; narrow down your topic to a specific adolescent phenomenon)
ii. Adolescent Theory: discuss at least two adolescent theories and key figures from the textbook or other credible source relevant to this topic
iii. Thesis Statement: (see additional resource regarding Thesis statement)
II. For Section II, you will be addressing: Drug abuse among adolescents. 2 pages.
i. Social and Cultural Considerations: discuss social factors and cultural considerations related to your topic. Include discussion on social environment, media, peer, community issues relevant to this topic.
III. For Section III, you will be addressing: Drug abuse among adolescents. 2 pages.
i. Cognitive and biological Considerations: discuss biological transitions, brain development and decision-making skills, risk-taking behavior related to your topic.
ii. Psychosocial development: include issues related to identity development, development of autonomy, moral development; development of adolescent sexuality relevant to your topic.
IV. For section IV, you will conclude. 2 pages.
i. Conclusion: The concluding sections of the Topic Paper will discuss the overall findings related to your analysis section regarding your topic and what the research articles you used indicated about it. Discuss the possible societal benefits of what you discovered (for adolescents and those who work with adolescents). Indicate additional research projects that might be helpful in better understanding adolescent behaviors and issues related to your topic area. Wrap this up with an overall conclusion section that summarizes the key points of the whole final project paper.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.