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Microsoft Word - Journal Critique.docx • Journal Critique You will write a journal critique on a article about one psychological disorder of your choice: Schizophrenia (considered the cancer of mental disorders), Anxiety (the most common mental disorder of the United States), Depressive Disorder (Mood disorder), Bipolar (Manic episodes), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (thoughts and actions like handwashing), Personality Disorder (Narcisstic) and Dissocative Identity Disorder (Alters). This should be no more than 3 pages not including the Cover and Reference page The article has to be less than 10 years old. Here are all the parts that should be included in the critique: Introduction: to educate the reader on the topic/concept): • o will define topic, other key terms, symptoms, statistics of occurrence and current information in the field o Main body:toexplaintheresearchconductedinthearticle,willstatewhatyoufoundinthe journalarticle HYPOTHESIS: • Whatweretheresearcherstryingtodiscover(i.e.whatwasthehypothesisorpurpose)? • This is usually found at the beginning of the article. Usually the hypothesis or statement of a problem appears at the end of the review of the literature, most often in the last or next to last paragraph. The words that indicate that it is a hypothesis are, "We will examine. . ." or "Our hypothesis is . . ." In a statement of a problem, the researcher may say, "We plan to see if a relationship...," "We proposed to observe...," or "The problem we proposed to study..." (You must use your own words—do NOT use quotes). METHODOLOGY: • Howwastheresearchconducted(researchdesignortypeofstudy)? • Istheresearchdescriptive(casestudy,naturalisticobservation,laboratoryobservations, surveys,tests),correlation,experimental,ordevelopmental?Formoreinformationon researchmethods,refertochapter1ofyourtext. • Whenandwheretheresearchwasconducted? • Howlongdidthestudytake? • Whoweretheparticipants?(number[N],age,sex,criteriatobeapartofstudy)? RESULTS/DISCUSSION: • Whatdidtheresearchersactuallyfindinrelationtotheirhypothesis/purpose? • ARTICLEMAYSTATE:Theresearchersfoundthat... • Whatlimitationsdidtheresearchersreveal? o Summary/Conclusion:toshowcriticalthinkinginregardstotheresearch) § Howdoestheinformationinthearticleintegratewith informationfromclassdiscussion,thetext,and/orother informationinthediscipline? § TIP: It is a good idea to use the subject index in your text to look up the topic in your text. § Whatisyouropinionoftheresearchfindings? § EXAMPLE: wasthis researchwell doneornot andwhy? § Whyisthistopic/researchimportant?(relevance/benefits tocommunityand/orsociety) § EXAMPLE:A conclusionto astudythat suggestsa new therapy/treat mentfor childrenwith ADHDmight helpthechild strugglingto perform successfully inschool, whichthen improvesher confidence, her relationship withher parents, siblings,and classmates. Writeabout the implications ofthisnew treatment. § Inwhatwaysdoesthistopicrelatetoyourownpersonal experienceandhowisyourexperienceinagreementor disagreementwiththeoutcomeofthisstudy? § Howhasyouropinionofthistopicchangedsinceyour reviewofthestudy?