Subject Code & Title :- PSY30010 Abnormal Psychology Assignment
Word/time limit :- 3000 (+/- 10%)
Weighting :- 40%
Assessment Type :- Assignment
Critically review the literature on the effectiveness of psychological treatments in the treatment of ONE of the following disorders: major depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder schizophrenia. You can choose to focus your review on one or two particular treatments (e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy acceptance and commitment therapy psychoanalytic approaches).
PSY30010 Abnormal Psychology Assignment Critical Review
To address this topic you will need to ensure you have:
1. a title and abstract that is a clear and concise framing of the main arguments abstract 150 words not included in word count
2. an introduction to outline your review
3. identified and described the disorder under review
4. critically evaluated the literature on the effectiveness of chosen treatment(s)
5. provided some conclusions about your understanding of the issues that flow logically from the literature you have reviewed and highlighted some key directions for future research
Please note: meta analyses can be used but not relied upon to form your argument.
Supporting resources
The following resources will assist you with completing this assignment:
Exemplar
You may wish to review this A2 example essay Keep in mind how ever that examples from previous students are not intended as template responses.
Use this example as an illustration of the structure of a discussion report the scope of research and writing that fits within 3000 words and of strong performance against the following rubric.
Support
For assistance with formatting you may wish to refer to Chapter 6 Essays in psychology Links to an external site.) (Kaufmann & Findlay 2020, pp. 250–279) which provides information on essay writing.