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Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
I would rather deal with patients with Bordeline Personality Disorder (BPD), a mental health condition characterized by unstable relationships, extreme mood swings, and trouble controlling emotions. Other symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) include fear of abandonment, unclear or shifting self-image, self-harm, explosive anger, and chronic feelings of emptiness. Causes of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) include being a victim of sexual, emotional, and sexual abuse, parental neglect, exposure to long-term distress as a child and growing up around family members that have mental health illnesses. Twin studies into Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have found that genetics are responsible for 42% of the variation and that 58% accounts for other factors like the environment. Religious attendance and religiosity have a negative correlation with borderline personality traits, particularly anger, mood instability, self-harming behavior and feelings of emptiness. According to research, people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) have a 75% co-occurring potential. The primary triggers for BDP include disagreements, separations, and rejections-weather real or perceived. Biological causes of BPD have to do with the biological systems, including the HPA axis, the endogenous opioid system that gets affected by childhood trauma. Individuals with BPD show cognitive deficits such as long-term memory, impulse control, and difficulty concentration. Although there is no biological test that can be used to diagnose BDP, mental health professionals employ screening instruments like the MSI BPD to detect its likelihood. Borderline Personality Disorder is primarily treated with psychotherapy, although medication can be added; Hospitalization is often recommended if safety is a concern.
References
Gunderson, J. G., Herpertz, S. C., Skodol, A. E., Torgersen, S., & Zanarini, M. C. (2018). Borderline personality disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 4(1), 1-20.
Major Argumentative Essay Assignment III on an Open “College Major-Related” Topic
Major Argumentative Essay Assignment III on an Open “College Major-Related” Topic
3-5 Pages (Research-Based)
The research topic that you choose can be any topic that is related to your college major. It should be a topic that intrigues and will expand your knowledge in your current or prospective major as an undergraduate student. Moreover, it should be a topic that you enjoy reading, researching, and writing about. It should be a “hot button” critical issue in your field. Do not duplicate any topic that you have written on earlier throughout the semester. The topic you choose for this paper must be “original.”
Your topic must also have a “Controversial” angle. Controversial means that there are two sides to the issue in the sense that there are strong “proponents” and “opponents” among professionals and scholars in your particular major field, as well as the general population of society on the issue, and it is highly “debatable and argumentative” in nature.
Regardless of the topic you select to write on, you will choose a distinct side and argue “for or against it,” but you will also research the other side, present, and challenge it. This creates a complete argument.
The paper must be 3-5 typed double spaced pages, illustrate Times New Roman type, and 12-size font.
Proper essay structure should be presented including a focused introductory paragraph with a direct thesis statement, well developed body paragraphs with in-text citations, and a conclusion.
You must use a minimum of 3 secondary sources that include scholarly journal articles, books, professional websites etc.
You must use accurate MLA documentation throughout the paper. This includes correct use of “in-text citation” and “parenthetical notes.”
You must also include a works cited page at the end of the paper.
Methods II Preview Assignment
Methods II Preview Assignment Instructions (Worth 40 Points)
Name
Florida International University
Methods II Preview Assignment (Worth 40 Points Total)
You will read a paper written by an actual Research Methods and Design II student from a prior semester. This paper includes two studies the student conducted, with Study One introducing the main variables and Study Two offering an extension with replication of Study One. Your job is to read the whole paper and then complete your assignment.
In Part One, you will answer a bunch of questions about the paper. Please complete part I on canvas! This is set up as a separate assignment on canvas. Don’t forget to submit part I and part II!
In Part Two, write an abstract for the paper! I suggest you look at the example paper on Canvas to see how this should look! This should be fairly easy, as you can paraphrase the information from Part One. However, this time you need to write it in one short paragraph (150 to 250 word maximum!). Note: there are two studies, and you have to mention both. Yes, this is tough, but authors often summarize (in the same short abstract) papers that they wrote that may include six or seven different studies! My suggestion is to find the overlap between both studies and discuss both simultaneously. For example, “Both studies looked at X, but study two also examined Y.” That is, your abstract should include the following; 16 points total):
Title page (1 point)
Include the word “Abstract” at the top of your abstract (2 points)
Identify the general problem or research question (the hypotheses) for both studies. (2 points)
Note the participants for both studies (2 points)
Note the IVs and DVs for the studies (2 points)
Note the findings for both studies (2 points)
Note the overall conclusions / implications of the two studies (2 points)
Please include keywords for the study (at least 5 keywords or phrases – these are not included in the total word count) (2 points)
Correct any errors you find on the references page and include the corrected references at the bottom of your abstract page (see the example paper for how this should look). (2 points)
Writing Quality (7 points)
Avoid run-on sentences, sentence fragments, spelling errors, and grammar errors.
Write with sufficient detail that the person reading it would be able to understand what the study is about, even if they had not read the paper!
The writing should be PERFECT here. You will lose a point for each writing error, so proofread, proofread, and proofread some more!
Get a group member to review it for you! Review their abstract!
Total points possible: 40 points (Part I = 16 points; Part II = 24 points)
Other Instructions: this is an individual assignment.
1). Psychological Purpose
The psychological purpose behind the Methods II Preview Assignment is to give you a brief preview to the paper you will write in Methods II next semester. Not only do I want you to see what will go into your eventual Methods II research paper, but I also want to make sure that you can write a clear, succinct paragraph for a research study that covers all of the relevant information needed to convey the important parts of a study in a single paragraph (i.e. an Abstract).
The Abstract is one of the first items readers see. You need to convey a lot of information in this very short paragraph, as the potential reader will decide whether to read your full paper based on the information in the Abstract. There are several elements needed in the Abstract about research studies, including information about: a). the research question(s), b). the participants, c). the experimental methodology, d). the findings, and e). the conclusions / implications. Being able to write a precise yet succinct Abstract takes some effort, so make sure you go through several drafts before settling on your final version. Make sure to include keywords / key phrases as well (keywords are an essential part of articles, as these are the words or phrases that library databases like PsycInfo provide to searchers interested in specific topics. Well, the authors actually recommended these keywords, so if you include them for this short Abstract Assignment).
2). APA Formatting Purpose
This Article Critique assignment should once again assess your ability to follow APA formatting guidelines. Use Chapter 14 in your Smith and Davis textbook for help, and look at the instructions on the next page for guidance with formatting
3). Writing Purpose
I want to make sure you can write clearly and specifically, summarizing what might be a 20 page paper in a single paragraph. This assignment serves that purpose.