COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE TRAINING, SCOPE, AND FUNCTIONS OF PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS.,COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE TRAINING, SCOPE, AND FUNCTIONS OF PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS.

PSY2012

Research/Reflective Paper Instructions

This assignment allows students to conduct some basic research on the topic of their choice and then reflect on experiences

that were significant to them as a developing student. You will identify at least two (2) issues from a list of given topics and

then conceptualize the research and literature to the experiences that were significant for you as a developing student.

Students are to find at least 5 scholarly, peer reviewed articles that cover their topic of interest that have been published in

journals, textbooks, or articles in the past decade (NO INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET!!!!!!). They can (and

should) incorporate older references, non-peer reviewed sources, or additional peer reviewed sources. The paper should

include a literature review, synthesis, and reflection. Students will use 12-point font, double-spaced, a minimum of 1100 words

and will not exceed 6 pages (includes a cover page). THEY WILL BE SURE TO CITE REFERENCES ACCORDING TO

APA STYLE, 6TH EDITION.

Topics:

Attachment Theory: relationship to parenting style & psychological health as an adult

Antisocial Personality Disorder: influences of nature vs. nurture; prominence in the criminal justice system

Bullying: causes, who gets bullied; what can parents/teachers do to stop it?

Schizophrenia in Young Women and Men

Change of Perception Based on Attractiveness – Are the Attractive Treated Differently?

Hyperactive Children – The Role of Environment or Biology?

Motivation and its Varied Theories

Is Child Obesity a Reflection of Parental Negligence?

Dating Violence Among Teens

How Do Individual Differences Affect Stress

Role of the environment in the development of personality.

Compare and Contrast the Training, Scope, and Functions of Psychiatrists and Psychologists.