Assignemnt
Part 1
Neurocognitive and personality disorders are the final two diagnostic categories that we will explore in this course.
For this discussion, read Chapters 13 and 14 of Abnormal Psychology and then select either Option 1 or Option 2 for your initial post.
Option 1: Neurocognitive Disorders
• Select at least two disorders in this category and compare/contrast these conditions in terms of etiologies (i.e., causes), symptoms, diagnostic criteria, course, prognosis, treatments, etc.
• Identify and describe the ethical issues associated with the diagnosing and treatment of neurocognitive disorders.
Option 2: Personality Disorders
• Select at least two disorders in this category and compare/contrast these conditions in terms of etiologies (i.e., causes), symptoms, diagnostic criteria, course, prognosis, treatments, and so forth.
• Identify and describe the ethical issues associated with the diagnosing and treatment of personality disorders.
Part 2 - argumentative essay,
Watch this video of spoken-word poet Madiha Bhatti as she speaks about sexism in popular music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogCbwU4KGEY. After watching the video, write an 600-750 word argumentative essay and argue whether or not her points about the music industry are valid.
A thesis statement is a sentence or two that makes your provable point-what you are attempting to prove in your writing. Your thesis statement should take a stand. If your statement can be debated or disagreed with, then you have most likely made a worthy, arguable point. Your essays will be arguments not reports.
A thesis idea also takes a stand and makes a provable point. But it generally permeates the essay and is clear to the reader but does not make that statement in one sentence.
Either one, statement or idea, is acceptable. But, I will say that a thesis idea tends to be more challenging for beginning writers. If you tend to drift from your topic (nobody out there does that, right?), then I would suggest that you start with a thesis statement and work up to a more collective thesis idea later on.