It's a psychology essay worth 40% of my final grade. I really need the marks so please have someone good do it. The details and questions for the essay are all in the word doc I've sent
Description: Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows: Scenario: Martha is the owner of a flower shop in a busy urban area in Sydney. Last Valentine's Day, her workload drastically increased. During this time, Martha noticed that she was coming home feeling much more stressed than usual. Over this busy period, Martha scratched her upper arm on one of the rose thorns which created a small wound. She noticed that the wound took a little longer than usual to heal and blamed her work stress. Essay Question: Using relevant empirical evidence, critically evaluate the relationship between stress and wound healing. Use the evidence to explain one way in which Martha could improve her wound healing times after rose scratches next Valentine's Day. Starter References: You do not need to cite all of the starter references, but it is highly recommended to at least read them all. 1. Robinson, H., Norton, S., Jarrett, P., and Broadbent, E. (2017). The effects of psychological interventions on wound healing: A systematic review of randomized trials. Health Psychology, 22(4), 805-835. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12257. 2. Walburn, J., Vedhara, K., Hankins, M., Rixon, L., Weinman, J. (2009). Psychological stress and would healing in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychosomatic Research, 67(3), 253-271. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.04.002 Format: · Title page including: essay title, full name, student number, tutor name, and word count · 1500 words maximum (not including title page and reference list) · 12pt Times New Roman font · Double-spaced · 2.54cm margins · APA 6th Edition referencing and formatting style Guidelines: · Submit an electronic copy via the iLearn Turnitin page · The marking rubric used by your markers can be found in PDF format below, and on the Turnitin page · Reports must be all your own work and fully references. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Penalties: · A departmental uniform policy of 5% penalty per 100 words over the word limit (i.e., there is no penalty for 0-99 words over the limit, a 5% penalty applies to 100-199 words over the limit, a 10% penalty applies to 200-299 words over the limit, etc). · A departmental uniform policy of 5% penalty per each day late (including weekends) · Penalties are deductions based off of the assessments total marks (i.e., a 40% assessment is worth 40 marks, if you are 100 words over and incur a 5% penalty, then 2 marks will be deducted from your final grade; 40 x .05 = 2. Feedback: · Feedback on the PROGRESS of your essay can be provided at any time by your tutor or unit chair · Feedback on the OUTCOME of your essay is due to be released by the end of week 12 · Feedback will be in the form of comments throughout your assignment in Turnitin · A letter grade will be provided in Turnitin. There will be no number grade. Weighting: 40% of final grade Due Date: Week 6, Friday 4th April, 5PM NOTES BY TUTOR ABOUT THE ESSAY: Assessment Essay: · Need to talk about stress and wound healing, how & why? · How she can improve her wound healing next Valentine’s Day · Should flow properly use articles to relate and explain the problem and solution · 1500-word essay · Try and work within 10 yrs of relevant articles · Psycinfo, scopus and all can be used to find articles · Some discussion of limitation · Don’t use a paragraph for each and every article, one or 2 is fine but instead try and combine them all and articulate the research and findings. Name: ______________________________________________________ PSY224 Essay Writing Guidelines This document outlines the general criteria that will be used when assessing essays (see table below). There are also some general tips about essay writing that may be useful. Skills Superior Standard Satisfactory Standard Below expected Standard Research Skills Locating relevant, peer-reviewed literature from reputable academic journals and relevant books; selecting the most pertinent material in order to address the essay question Evidence of wide reading, provides a balanced report of research from relevant studies. Key theories and study findings directly relevant to the topic are clearly identified. Recent research is included and reviews and meta-analyses if appropriate. Limited source material, but finds several relevant studies. May fail to report recent research or report research that is not directly relevant. Limited research and reading around the topic. May use inappropriate source material eg., opinions, non-peer reviewed material. Identifying relevant theoretical issues Are pertinent theoretical/conceptual issues in the question clearly defined and addressed? Discusses relevant theories/proposed explanations, for particular health-related phenomena and behaviours. Where there are differing explanations for a particular phenomenon these are clearly articulated. Refers to theories/proposed explanations, but does not explain them or demonstrate an understanding of the issues. Theories/explanatory processes are not adequately discussed. Critical Evaluation of Empirical Research Are theories/explanations supported by empirical research? Are methodological strengths and limitations of the studies discussed? Does the student approach the topic in a fresh and interesting way? Comprehensive evaluation of studies using criteria relevant to the issues in the essay topic. Balanced discussion of strengths & limitations of studies, and identification of unanswered questions which still need to be resolved. Critical engagement is analytical and incisive. May identify ways studies could be improved and argue for a possible alternate outcome if a new methodology is used. Evaluates studies using basic criteria. Identifies strengths and limitations, but may not fully apply these in interpreting study results and supporting the arguments being put forward in the essay. Does not show critical discrimination in evaluating research evidence or may make sweeping criticisms that are not supported or explained adequately. Level of Analysis, Synthesis Integration of research findings a) across studies, b) with theory and c) with the specific question Comprehensive integration/synthesis of different theories and different research studies with respect to how they relate to each other and to the topic. Some attempt to synthesize/integrate information from different sources to address the question. In some sections, there is lack of integration, eg., a tendency to list study findings. Does not integrate information from different sources. Does not make clear the relevance of the source material reported to the topic/essay question. Writing Style and Structuring Are the issues to be addressed in the essay clearly stated? Are points/arguments a) clearly stated and b) supported by examples? Are arguments logically structured and developed? Is grammar, punctuation and paragraph structure correct? Is language appropriate to academic work? Writing style is economical and clear; usually chooses words aptly; observes conventions of written English and academic writing in Psychology; Review is well structured. Paragraphs logically support the developing argument with specific details and examples provided; there are smooth transitions between paragraphs, with linking sentences. Paragraphs consist of distinct units of thought which develop the argument. Occasional wordiness, unclear, awkward sentences, repetition; some grammatical errors, some abrupt transitions. Major problems with clarity of writing, spelling, grammar and academic conventions of presentation. Simplistic structure, wanders from one topic to the next. Ideas not arranged logically. Use of colloquial language, slang or jargon. References Complete? Correctly formatted? Judicious choice of references and accurate and complete citations in text and reference list according to APA guidelines. Generally conforms to APA guidelines. Some inaccuracies, incompleteness with referencing Major inaccuracies, omissions with referencing, failure to conform to APA guidelines Pass: Satisfactory performance across all standards. Demonstrates understanding of key issues raised in the question, reads some relevant literature and reports on that literature in an accurate way. Credit: Superior performance across some standards, satisfactory for all. Draws reasonable conclusions from different sources, but lack of integration, synthesis, analysis Students must show some evidence of critical analysis and integration to achieve this grade. Distinction: Superior performance across all standards. Must show superior skills in analysis and synthesis of main ideas/findings from literature and clearly link these to the question to achieve this grade. High Dist: Outstanding performance across all above standards. Characterized by exceptionally cogent, sophisticated critical analysis, synthesis, and eloquent expression. Essay Writing for Psychology The point of essay writing: the main point of essay writing is for you to develop your own position/line of argument based on evaluating the evidence and reasoning of others. Typically, essay topics centre on an area of dispute (a range of viewpoints), and the essay topic is asking for your perspective, based on your evaluation of the literature. This can be considered your contribution to the topic (potentially publishable, even), so the essay should be primarily the development of your argument, and not just a description of views already published (i.e., an essay is more than a literature review). This does not mean that you need to come up with a totally original position (but that is possible). Rather, what is easiest is to support one of the existing positions based on what you think is the strongest evidence. That is, after surveying the existing arguments and evidence, you can support one side of the dispute rather than the other, by pointing out relevant evidence and arguments. Alternatively, your argument may try to synthesise the competing positions or find some other answer to the dispute. When given a topic, it is good to first consider what position you