Research & Summaries Question

• Here is a template for how to construct a research paper, and , a model research paper and instructions (attached)

• pick a research topic- My topic is The evolution of the perception of drug addiction in the United States
• break the topic into parts by coming up with 4 questions you have about it. The four questions I came up with are.. 1.) What are the statistics of addiction in the US?

  2.) Who were the main voices who advocated for this change?

• 3.). What are the main scientific facts and strong reasons that were used to prove that drug addiction isn’t just about bad choices, but is actually a real, long-lasting *brain disease* and therefore, clearly a type of *mental illness. What specific scientific discoveries influenced the reclassification of drug addiction as a mental illness within diagnostic manuals (e.g., DSM-III onwards) in the U.S.?
• 4.) How has the change in classification to a mental illness impacted treatment approaches?
• If the writer of this paper has better or easier questions then I am okay with you changing these 4 questions that i have provided.

• google each question (adding a reliable source at the end of each question)
• use the questions to structure the paper. arrange the questions in an order.
• answer each question in this order.

1) APA format the document.

2. Choose your Paper Title:

PAGE 1 consists of 3 paragraphs that set up the body of the paper

PARA 1 length: about 8 lines. Purpose: catches the reader’s attention. Statistics, anecdotes, or block quotations work well. In the case of my topic, the growing crisis of maritime plastic pollution, I open the paper with a question which introduces a block quotation. I picked it because it overwhelms with statistics about water that clarifies the importance of healthy oceans for our continued existence . A quotation which is longer than 4 lines is separated from the text

PARA 2 length: about 6 lines. Purpose: It states: 1) the topic and 2) the purpose of the paper. For the topic, just state the title of your paper. Then for the purpose, explain (3-4 sentences) what motivated you to pick the topic.

PARA 3 length: about 3 to 5 lines. Purpose. This paragraph is crucial. It explains how the paper is organized. It provides you with map for the rest of the paper.

• PAGE 2PARA 4 Now you are ready to turn to the body of your paper.Begin para 4: Now I turn to my first question: (and state your first question). Then answer

4) How do you find psychology/psychiatric journals ?

These websites list reliable psychiatry and psychology journals.

Also of use is the online APA (American Psychological Association Dictionary