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Essay Instructions: Schizophrenia and Psychosis and Lifespan Development Matrix and Paper

1. Create a matrix in which you address the following items: The matrix need to be in table form just put boxes and the info. for the topics in their own boxes but separate the question from the info. found.

1) Define the major DSM IV-TR categories of schizophrenia and psychosis, and lifespan development.
2) Examine the various classifications of schizophrenia and psychosis, and lifespan development.
3) Based on your matrix, prepare a 1,050 to 1,400 word paper in which you analyze the biological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components of schizophrenia and psychosis and lifespan development.

The paper should include at least two references from peer-reviewed sources and must be APA formatted (e.g. introduction, conclusion, and reference page). PLEASE make sure the intro. and conclusion are clear and transition well from one parag. to the next.

I need you follow this perfectly for citing the info. : "info.", (author, date, pg/parag. number) Do not sway from this!

I need this to be times new roman, 12 font, double spaced lines and I need headers at each parag.'s left side in bold
Reference page at bottom also , use this citing for the chapter's referenced at the bottom: Hansell, J. & Damour, L. (2008). Abnormal psychology (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Essay Instructions: Schizophrenia viewed as a functional disconnection problem in the brain. I need to describe evidence that Schizophrenia is related to a problem that interferes with normal brain development and describe the findings in the article (please see two uploaded files) related to schizophrenia as a disconnection problem.

Essay Instructions: Schizophrenia and Society

In 2001, Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bathtub in her home. Using research from the Ashford Online Library, write a two to three page paper describing her history of mental illness, her behaviors, and the treatments she received. Also, briefly discuss her court case, where she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Do you agree with that decision? Why or why not? Include 3-5 references cited in APA format.

REQUIRED TEXT: Sarason, I., & Sarason, B. (2005). Abnormal psychology: The problem of maladaptive behavior. (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN: 4.

Essay Instructions: My Topic is Schizophrenia and this final paper is a research study ? the research study must be an actual research study, not a review:

The below is requiried in writing the final paper

The Research Study Critique must contain:

I. Introduction
II. Literature review
III. Methods
IV. Results
V. Discussion

I. Introduction

The introduction section will provide a general introduction to the topic and why this topic and discipline were chosen. The research study being critiqued will also be introduced in this section.

II. Literature Review

In this section the literature that the author of the study introduced will be discussed. The critique of this section will be focused on the relevance of the studies reviewed and any bias in the review. Most research contains numerous side of a debate. The critique should indicate if some research was excluded from the review and if this impacts the interpretation of the review.

III. Methods

In this section the research method and statistical approaches for the study will be presented. This section should include a discussion of all relevant information to the experimental design such as the approach (qualitative or quantitative), the design experimental, quasi-experimental etc., sampling method, sample size, variables (independent and dependent), measures of the variables, statistical tests and any assumptions noted on the part of the researcher. In this section, the student should provide a critique of all of these factors and suggest alternatives when appropriate.

IV. Results

In this section, the results of the analysis performed in this study should be presented and critiqued. It is also appropriate to discuss limitations or critique the interpretation of the results provided in each study.

V. Discussion

In this section overall efficacy of this study will be evaluated. The strengths and weaknesses of this study should be evaluated in this section. Other directions that the researcher could have gone in should be discussed in this section. Finally, the interpretation and future directions proposed by the author of the study should be summarized and critiques as well.

NOTE: Attached are two files (1) is the research methodology and the peer review research study from the above topic. Evaluation is needed for both the research and presentation


Must use at least six to eight scholarly, peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years.