10-4 NEURO

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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:

1. Evaluate the possible causes of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples.
2. Evaluate the treatment of the selected neuropsychiatric disorder with examples.
3. 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%