Contemporary Issues in Abnormal Psychology

Your assignment is to produce a paper (4-5 double-spaced pages with 1 in. margins) on one of 4 contemporary issues in abnormal psychology that are listed below. The use of several high-quality, scholarly sources is required (e.g., academic journal articles, scholarly books, internet resources on reputable websites, etc.). The paper must be written in APA style, which includes properly crediting sources using both in-text citations and references lists. Failure to provide appropriate in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased or summarized in any way is plagiarism. If you are not sure about your use of citations, please consult appropriate resources (e.g., Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). Your paper must be submitted in hard copy form (email submission is not acceptable). Since the purpose of the paper is to explore an important issue in abnormal psychology, your paper must clearly identify how the topic could represent some type of problem, controversy or ethical issue for the field. Papers should have a clear thesis, and should integrate source material to explore or support that thesis. You can choose whether or not you want your paper to be persuasive in nature. You may choose from the following topics: 1.) Role of psychologists in national security interrogations 2.) Prescription privileges for psychologists 3.) The effect of managed health care on clinical psychology 4.) The Goldwater Rule / Professionals Diagnosing Public Figures