Assignment: Understanding Schizophrenia
Length: 1500 words.
1) Describe schizophrenia. Include the clinical characteristics and prevalence.
2) Describe two psychological explanations of schizophrenia
3) Explain the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen psychological explanations of schizophrenia
4) Describe 2 biological explanations of schizophrenia
5) Explain the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen biological explanations of schizophrenia
6) Describe 2 pieces of research into explanations of schizophrenia
7) Use psychological debates to evaluate your chosen research
a) 1 Discuss symptoms, causes and explanations for range of psychological disorders.
b) 1 Evaluate of key research in the study of psychological disorders.
c) 1 Apply relevant psychological terminology and concepts.
d) 1 Evaluate psychological theories and/or research to substantiate an argument.
e) 1 Apply a standard form of referencing.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.