Discussion Questions Eating Disorder

Discussion QuestionsYour facilitator will guide you in the selection of one of the three discussion questions. Submit your response to the question to the appropriate 

Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Through the end of the module comment on the responses of others.In this module, you will be attempting one discussion question worth 24 points.  All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Eating DisorderUse one outside research article and your course textbook to describe the impact of eating disorders on sports. Include at least one theory regarding the origin of eating disorders and at least one theory regarding possible treatment. Provide your response in three to four well-crafted paragraphs with proper grammar and spelling.

Note: You should be using peer-reviewed journal articles and not popular magazines, blogs, or nonprofessional Web sites.

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Analyzed and described the impact of eating disorders on sports. [8 points]
Provided at least one theory regarding the origin of eating disorders and at least one theory regarding possible treatment. [4 points]
Used proper peer-reviewed journal articles. [4 points]

Substance AbuseUse one outside research article and your course textbook and discuss at least three reasons why drug intake rates are high during early adult life. Provide your response in three to four well-crafted paragraphs with proper grammar and spelling.Note: 

You should be using peer reviewed journal articles and not popular magazines, blogs, or nonprofessional Web sites. Scholarship should be at the graduate level.

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Identified and explained three reasons why drug intake rates are high in early adult life. [12 points]
Used proper peer-reviewed journal articles. [4 points]

Performance Enhancing DrugsUse one outside research article that focuses on athletes’ intake of performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids or blood doping) or recreational drugs (such as alcohol or marijuana). Using the information provided in the article and your course textbook, discuss at least three reasons for the intake of performance enhancing drugs. Provide your response in three to four well-crafted paragraphs with proper grammar and spelling.Note: You should be using peer-reviewed journal articles and not popular magazines, blogs, or nonprofessional Web sites. Scholarship should be at the graduate level.

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Identified and explained three reasons for the intake of performance enhancing drugs. [12 points]
Used proper peer-reviewed journal articles. [4 points]

Assignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsDiscussion Question Response:Please see specific evaluation criteria listed below each discussion question.16Discussion Participation:Participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a relationship between one or more points of the discussion.4While responding, justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience.4Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

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