10-4 NEURO

Textbook: Physiology of Behavior, 

Physiology of Behavior Neil R. Carlson and Melissa A. Birkett Pearson Thirteenth Edition 2021

10-4 Short Paper: Neuropsychiatric
Disorders
Choose a specific neurological (e.g., epilepsy, traumatic brain injury) or
neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., depression or AD/HD). Evaluate possible
causes of and treatment for this disorder providing examples to support
your thoughts. Be sure to include the related functional neuroanatomy.

Submit your assignment here. Make sure you’ve included all the
required elements by reviewing the guidelines and rubric.

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PSY 634 Module Ten Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt

For your Module Ten Short Paper, choose a specific neurological disorder (for example, epilepsy or traumatic brain injury) or neuropsychiatric disorder (for example, depression or ADHD). Evaluate possible causes of and treatment for this disorder. Provide examples to support your thoughts. Be sure to include the related functional neuroanatomy.

Your paper should include the following elements:

Evaluate the possible causes of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples.

Evaluate the treatment of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples.

Identify the related functional neuroanatomy of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder.

What to Submit

The short paper should be 2–4 pages, double-spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins, and include citations in APA format.

Module Ten Short Paper Rubric

Criteria
Exemplary (100%)
Proficient (90%)
Needs Improvement (70%)
Not Evident (0%)
Value

Evaluation of Causes
Meets “Proficient” criteria and substantiates evaluation with scholarly research
Evaluates the possible causes of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples
Evaluates the possible causes of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder, but the evaluation lacks detail and examples
Does not evaluate the possible causes of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples
30

Evaluation of Treatment
Meets “Proficient” criteria and substantiates evaluation with scholarly research
Evaluates the treatment of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples
Evaluates the treatment of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder, but the evaluation lacks detail and examples
Does not evaluate the treatment of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples
30

Functional Neuroanatomy
Meets “Proficient” criteria and references scholarly research
Identifies the related functional neuroanatomy of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder
Identifies the related functional neuroanatomy of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder, but it is minimally addressed
Does not identify the related functional neuroanatomy of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder
20

Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
20

Total:
100%