Literature Review: You will do 6 literature reviews pretaining to your specific course and topic. Reviews literature related to the unifying/overarching them within the core specializations identified.
The focus of the literature review is to determine how the topic has been addressed in the available research literature, extending knowledge in the field by synthesizing research literature from the core areas within the primary topic.
Provide a current state of accumulated knowledge as it relates to the specific topic, integrating the core specializations. Summarize the general state of the literature on the topic.
The literature review section should begin with a description of the literature search strategy including (not limited to):
Keywords used
Databases searched
Years included
Results yielded
Results excluded
The following should be included in the literature review section:
Research studies should be summarized with detail, including the findings, how they were obtained, and any biases and limitations affecting the findings.
Significant or noteworthy similarities and differences among core areas and the unifying theme should be highlighted.
Provide critical analyses of available research literature.
Conclusion that summarizes the section.
Discussion: Articulate the importance of the findings of the literature reviewed; explain why these findings are important to the field of psychology. Make recommendations for future research based on the literature reviewed and explain the rationale for the recommendations.
This section should include:
Synthesis of the research literature, redeveloping conceptualizations of existing paradigms, or proposing new paradigms.
Extending of knowledge through the integration of the literature review findings.
Supported recommendations for future research.
Conclusion summarizing the major elements of the project
Readings :
Article : Social relationship satisfaction and PTSD: which is the chicken and which is the egg?
By Sara A. Freedman*, Moran Gilad, Yael Ankri, Ilan Roziner$ and Arieh Y. Shalev
Article : Relations Among Social Support, PTSD Symptoms, and Substance Use in Veterans
By Daniel F. Gros, Julianne C. Flanagan, Kristina J. Korte, Adam C. Mills, Kathleen T. Brady, and Sudie E. Back
Article : DELAYED-ONSET PTSD AFTER COMBAT: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL RESOURCES
By Danny Horesh,Zahava Solomon,Tsachi Ein-Dor
Article : Magdalena Kaczmarek and Bogdan Zawadzki Exposure to Trauma, Emotional Reactivity, and Its Interaction as Predictors of the Intensity of PTSD : Symptoms in the Aftermath of Motor Vehicle Accidents
Article : The impact of different diagnostic criteria on PTSD prevalence A comparison of PTSD prevalence using the DSM-IV and ICD-10 PTSD-criteria on a population of 242 Danish social work students
By MAJA O'CONNOR ,MATHIAS LASGAARD ,HELLE SPINDLER ,ASK ELKLIT
Article : SOCIAL REACTIONS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT DISCLOSURE, COPING, PERCEIVED CONTROL, AND PTSD SYMPTOMS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS
By Sarah E. Ullman and Liana Peter-Hagene