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Focal Question: What are the psychological reasons that adolescents engage in self-harming behavior?

Please use all ten attachments in the paper

The following components, each in current APA style, must be included:

1. Title page

2. Running head with page numbers

3. 3 pages Minimum of the body of the paper. Be sure to:

a. Articulate a research question which is specific, researchable, and important to the field. This should be the same focal question you submitted in Module 2.

b. Provide an introduction to your paper, introducing your topic and providing an overview of the main points you will discuss in further detail in the final paper.

c. Review the academic references in the paper(from attachments). These should be academic references taken from the list of 10 references. Your review of each source should include the following:

i. The main topic

ii. The focus or thesis of the journal article

iii. The argument the author is making and its relevance to your focal question

iv. The type of article—published, original research, meta-analysis, or reflection piece

v. The key findings of the study

vi. Your opinion about the merits of the study, including future points of interest or research

vii. Analysis of how the information/research findings in each article confirm or contradict the findings in the other articles you have chosen.

4. Headings and subheadings organizing the body of the paper

5. References page

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Designed a Title Page consistent with current APA standards.

16

Articulated a research question which was specific, researchable, and important to the field.

28

Selected and reviewed at least 3 academic references.

40

Provided 2-3 pages of the body of the paper, introducing the topic and a thorough overview of the main points to be discussed more fully in a later draft.

72

Style (8 points): Tone, audience, and word choice Organization (16 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion Usage and Mechanics (16 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure APA Elements (24 points): In text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style

44

Total:

200