PYC4802
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Assignment 3
ESSAY GUIDE – THEME 01
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
Guidelines for assignment 3 and essay question
EXAMPLE ESSAY THAT RECEIVED 88%
Structure of the essay analysed
Summary of the theme 01 contents including ch13 from the prescribed textbook, as well 4 of
the 5 journal articles
Active links to download all resources
APA 7TH EDITION REFERENCING GUIDE
,Contents
Assignment 03 ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
TITLE / QUESTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Document Format: ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
Essay Format: .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Resources For Assignment 3, Theme 01 ...................................................................................................................... 3
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WITH ACTIVE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD: .................................................................................. 4
Structure Of Your Essay Topic: ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Breakdown of the essay question ................................................................................................................................. 6
BASIC STRUCTURAL GUIDE........................................................................................................................................ 7
APA 7TH EDITION REFERENCING GUIDE ........................................................................................................................ 12
THEME 1: EATING DISORDERS ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Focus points of theme 1.............................................................................................................................................. 17
CHAPTER 13 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 17
1. Anorexia Nervosa ............................................................................................................................................ 19
2. Bulimia Nervosa (pg 489) .................................................................................................................................... 25
3. Binge Eating Disorder ...................................................................................................................................... 29
SUMMARIES OF THE PRESCIRBED ARTICLES ................................................................................................................. 32
ARTICLE 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 32
ARTICLE 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 33
ARTICLE 3 .................................................................................................................................................................... 35
ARTICLE 4 .................................................................................................................................................................... 38
ESSAY THAT RECEIVED 88%............................................................................................................................................ 41
,Assignment 03
Worth 10%
Due date: 22 July 2022
TITLE / QUESTION: (100 marks):
a) Provide and differentiate the diagnostic criteria and hallmark features of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia
Nervosa, and Binge-eating disorder (20)
b) Critically discuss how South African black females are no longer perceived to be “immune” from eating
disorders (60)
c) Layout of the essay and using the correct APA referencing style and for additional use of student’s references
(20)
TIPS:
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for each disorder compared and differentiated from each other NOT MERELY
LISTED.
Discuss developmental stage issues.
Discuss contextual factors as they relate to the South African population.
Substantiate your arguments using additional sources including those provided.
Use APA 7th edition referencing throughout your assessment
Document Format:
The focus of this essay is how black female South Africans
Cover page are no longer perceived to be immune from eating
disorders (for 60 marks). This information is mostly found
Table of contents
in the prescribed articles. Make this the focal point of your
Essay (15 – 20 pages) introduction and conclusion. The discussion and inclusion of
the eating disorders should support our main topic.
References Elaboration of this section is discussed below.
Plagiarism declaration
,Essay Format:
Font = Arial 12
Line spacing = 1.5
Submit in PDF format
Resources For Assignment 3, Theme 01
Prescribed textbook:
Burke, A. et al. (2019). Understanding psychopathology: South African perspectives (3rd ed.). Oxford University
Press Southern Africa.ISBN: 13: 9780190722562
CH13
(I could not find an active link to this textbook for free online)
Articles:
1. Le Grange, D., Louw, J., Breen, A., & Katzman, M. A. (2004). The meaning of ‘self- starvation’ in
impoverished black adolescents in South Africa. Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, 28, 439-461.
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/117/LeGrangeLouw.pdf
2. Mwaba, K., & Roman, N.V. (2009). Body image satisfaction among a sample of black female South
African students. Social Behavior & Personality, 37(7), 905- 910
https://sci-hub.se/10.2224/sbp.2009.37.7.905
3. Pedro, T. M., Micklesfield, L. K., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., Pettifor, J. M., & Norris, S.A. (2016). Body
image satisfaction, eating attitudes and perceptions of female body silhouettes in rural South
African adolescents. PLS ONE, 11(5), 1-13. ‘
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shane-
Norris/publication/303026611_Body_Image_Satisfaction_Eating_Attitudes_and_Perceptions_of_Female_Body_S
ilhouettes_in_Rural_South_African_Adolescents/links/5738c9b208ae298602e2aa36/Body-Image-Satisfaction-
Eating-Attitudes-and-Perceptions-of-Female-Body-Silhouettes-in-Rural-South-African-
Adolescents.pdf?origin=publication_detail
4. Senekal, M., Steyn, N. P., Mashego, T. B., & Nel, J. H. (2001). Evaluation of body shape, eating
disorders and weight management related parameters in black female students of rural and urban
origins. South African Journal of Psychology, 31(1), 45-53.
https://sci-hub.se/10.1177/008124630103100108
5. Szabo, C.P., & Allwood, C. W. (2006). Body figure preference in South African adolescent females a
cross-cultural study. African Health Sciences, 6(4), 201-206.
https://sci-hub.se/10.5555/afhs.2006.6.4.201
,Additional textbooks:
1.American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: Fifth
edition (DSM-5). Arlington VA: American Psychiatric Association
http://repository.poltekkes-
kaltim.ac.id/657/1/Diagnostic%20and%20statistical%20manual%20of%20mental%20disorders%20_%20DS
M-5%20%28%20PDFDrive.com%20%29.pdf
2.Sadock, B. J. & Sadock, V. A. (2004). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry. (9th ed.). Philadelphia,
PE: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
https://libgen.rocks/ads.php?md5=C285583CD25B6A61F55458CCE183A005
(click the word GET)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WITH ACTIVE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD:
1. An ethnic comparison of eating attitudes and associated body image concerns in adolescent South
African schoolgirls
https://sci-hub.se/10.1046/j.1365-277x.2001.00280.x
2. Eating disorders are real treatable medical illnesses
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/safp/article/download/90387/79811
3. Internalization of the Thin Ideal as a Predictor of Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating in
African, African-American, and Afro-Caribbean Female College Students
https://libgen.rocks/ads.php?doi=10.1080/87568220902794093
(click the word GET)
4. Cross-Cultural Patterns in Eating Disorders: A Review
https://sci-hub.se/10.1097/00004583-199209000-00005
5. Culture and Eating Disorders: A Historical and Cross-Cultural Review
https://sci-hub.se/10.1521/psyc.64.2.93.18621
6. This article contains a section on: What are the hallmarks of anorexia nervosa
https://sci-hub.se/10.1136/bmj.39171.616840.be
, 7. Bulimia Nervosa: A Primary Care Review
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC419300/
8. A Developmental Framework of Binge-Eating Disorder Based on Pediatric Loss of Control Eating
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7027731/pdf/nihms-1063951.pdf
9. C AUSES OF EATING DISORDERS
http://www.gruberpeplab.com/teaching/psych3303_spring2019/documents/4.1_Polivy.Herman2002.pdf
10. Eating disorders in black South African females
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/samj/article/download/156125/145744
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