Current Events Paper  The assignment is to write a typed paper describing a non-felony, abnormal b ...

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Current Events Paper  The assignment is to write a typed paper describing a non-felony, abnormal behavior from a current news story (within the last year,  USA). News magazines, newspapers, Internet news stories, etc., are all acceptable sources for this paper. A copy of the article (or link to it) must be included with the paper. This is NOT a research article and therefore does not have to be referenced or cited in APA style.  The paper must include:  A brief description of the news story A description of what makes the behavior abnormal (using the three criteria for abnormality?discussed in class). You must make the case that this story meets all three criteria! Psychological dysfunction  Distress or impairment  Atypical or culturally unexpected behavior  An explanation of the behavior from ONE of the perspectives in modern psychopathology. The Biological perspective (including genetic, neurological, and physiological factors)  The Sociocultural perspective  The Psychological Perspective (choose one of the following) Psychodynamic approach  Behavioral (or Cognitive-Behavioral) approach  Humanistic approach  The Supernatural perspective In other words: Tell what happened, why it is considered abnormal, and how a modern psychologist would explain the behavior.