PSY 3017 Article Review Assessment

PSY 3017 Mental Health, Well-being & Consciousness Article Reviews: Davydov et al

Article Review Assessment

For your first article review you are asked to choose one of the following articles:

• Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M, and Creswell, J.D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical

  Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18, 211-237.

• Carter, T.J. & Dunning, D. (2008). Faulty Self-Assessment: Why Evaluating One’s Own

  Competence is an Intrinsically Difficult Task. Social and Personality Psychology

  Compass, 2, 346-360. PSY 3017 Article Review Assessment

• Davydov, D.M., Stewart, R., Ritchie, K, and Chaudieu, I. (2010). Resilience and mental

  health. Clinical Psychology Review, 30, 479-495.

• Libet, B. (1999). Do we have free will? Journal of Consciousness Studies, 6, 47-57.
• Nettle, D. (2005). Schizotypy and mental health amongst poets, visual artists, and

  mathematicians. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 876-90. PSY 3017 Article Review Assessment

  This booklet contains the article by Davydov et al. on Resilience & Mental Health together with some additional readings and commentaries that will help you to complete your review.

PSY 3017 Mental Health, Well-being & Consciousness Article Reviews: Davydov et al

PSY 3017 Article Review Assessment Structuring Your Review

You should summarise and evaluate the article that you have chosen under the following headings:

1. 1)  Concisely describe the main arguments and evidence presented by the paper (600 words).
   This section allows you to show us your comprehension of the article that you have chosen. If you are able to succinctly express complex theories, evidence and interpretation this shows that you have a deep understanding of the material that you are reviewing.
2. 2)  Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments and evidence presented by the paper (800 words).
   This section allows you to demonstrate your ability to critically evaluate the material that you are reviewing. Critical evaluation involves a complex weighting of evidence and analysis of alternative theoretical perspectives in order to evaluate the logical coherence of particular positions. In order to achieve this you will need to make use of the further reading that is included in this booklet. Credit will be given for independently seeking out additional sources that are relevant to your evaluation of the article.
3. 3)  Summarise the ways in which the paper may contribute to a broad understanding of the nature of human consciousness and/or mental health issues (300 words). PSY 3017 Article Review Assessment
   This section allows you to show an appreciation of the broad implications or practical significance of the material that you are reviewing. How does the article relate to ‘the bigger picture’ for either consciousness studies or mental health?

PSY 3017 Article Review Assessment

4) References

Your review should include full reference section detailing all of the sources cited in your work.

Deadlines for a draft for feedback and the final submission of your review are published in the PSY3017 module handbook on MyUniHub. All work, drafts and final submissions, should be submitted via MyUniHub.