Vicious Cycle of Anxiety Disorders

  1. Provide some background information on the topic area (Why is it important to society/future research?) Avoid stating the title of the article.
  2. Illustrate key concepts and define any important terminology.
  3. Give the hypothesis statement (i.e., predictions made by the authors) and the discuss the variables being examined in their study stating whether they are independent or dependent.
  4. Discuss the important components of the methodology, avoid trivial details like the number of participants, or the type of computer they used.
  5. Discuss the results without mentioning any of the statistics reported in the paper. Provide a summarizing statement (approximately 2 to 3 sentences in length) that discuss the general findings, and whether the results confirmed or dis confirmed the researcher’s hypotheses (predictions)?
  6. Any ideas for future research? How do the results of the study impact the real-world? Think a bit more openly/creatively about the study and why it’s interesting not just to researchers – but everyone. Why do you find it interesting?