Hostility

· You will select ONE category: emotion, attitude, OR relationship.

· Next you will select ONE SPECIFIC topic covered in that category as presented in the course content:

(a) A SPECIFIC emotion (such as anger, fear, worry, loneliness, grief, hostility, anxiety, depression, etc.) Remember, “emotion” is a natural instinctive state of mind deriving of one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.

(b) A SPECIFIC attitude (such as negativity, altruism, spirituality, humor, etc.). Remember, “attitude” is the way you approach or feel about things.

(c) A SPECIFIC relationship (such as marriage, children, divorce, self, family (parents, children, siblings, etc.), friendship and social connections, pets, etc.

o If you choose the category of “emotion,” you must select WHICH emotion to write about: i.e. anger, fear, worry, loneliness, grief, humor, etc. The same applies if you choose the category of attitude or relationship. Please send an e-mail if you have any questions about your SPECIFIC topic.

· Write a 6-1/2 to 7-page (excluding title page and reference page) APA formatted paper describing how the SPECIFIC emotion, attitude, or relationship you have chosen interconnects with EACH of the five (5) aspects of health:

o (a) personal health

o (b) family health

o (c) organizational health (professional setting)

o (d) community health, AND

o (e) societal health

· The paper must provide a comprehensive overview assessment of your selected SPECIFIC emotion, attitude, or relationship and show how it affects EACH of the five aspects of health: personal, family, organizational, community, and societal. Think of a “ripple effect” and how your selected topic can “ripple” or branch out to affect the five (5) aspects of health named above.

· Credible Source Requirement:

o A minimum of eight (8) outside sources are required for this assignment. You must locate seven (7) peer-reviewed articles and 1 book (academic or popular press). All sources MUST be 2013 or later or they will not count toward meeting the source requirement.

o Each of the five (5) categories listed above must include a minimum of one (1), 2013 or more recent peer-reviewed journal article specific to that category.

o The overview section must include a minimum of two (2), 2013 or more recent peer-reviewed articles specific to that section.

o The conclusion must include a minimum of one (1), 2013 or more recent peer-reviewed article specific to that section.

o Book sources (2013 or later) can be used in as many sections as you choose but should appear in no fewer than three (3) sections. It is acceptable to have more than one book source if desired.

· APA Formatting:

o The paper must be written in APA format using the 7th ed. APA manual

o Double-spaced, 1” margins, using an APA approved font

o A properly formatted title page (including page headers and page numbers)

o Properly formatted in-text citations

o Properly formatted reference page

o An abstract is not required.

· Section Descriptions:

o There are seven (7) sections to the paper (not counting the title page and reference page). Use the following headings to describe each section. All headings (with the exception of the References title on the last page) should be centered and in bold font. Since each of the seven sections are one page of content, each heading should start a new page:

§ Overview of your specific emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and how it affects health (1 page). This section should provide a general overview of the SPECIFIC emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and describe why it is relevant to understand how it interacts with the five aspects of health. This section must include a minimum of two (2) peer-reviewed article source citations specific to this section that support your writing.

§ Personal Health of your specific emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and how it affects personal health (1 page)

§ Family Health of your specific emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and how it affects family health (1 page)

§ Organizational Health of your specific emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and how it affects organizational (workplace, business, professional, etc.) health (1 page)

§ Community Health of your specific emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and how it affects community health (1 page)

§ Societal Health of your specific emotion, attitude, or relationship topic and how it affects societal health (1 page)

· Each of the five health aspect sections should provide one (1) page of comprehensive content as described above and must include a minimum of one peer-reviewed article source citation specific to each section to support your writing.

· The entire paper must include a total minimum of seven, 2013 or more recent peer-reviewed article sources and one book source, 2013 or more recent to support your writing. Each section must include a unique source specific to that section. Your other sources can also be used in multiple sections of the paper to supplement the content.

§ Conclusion (1/2-1 page). This section should include approximately one page of summary. It should concisely restate your topic and the main points of the paper by tying together how the topic interconnects to the various aspects of health as you have described. This section should include a minimum of one peer-reviewed article source citation specific to this section to support your writing

§ The References page is always the last page.