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Literature Review Format questions (for my pharmacy college's writing class)


reina92 5 / 6  
Dec 3, 2010   #1
Hi, i am writing a literature review for my pharmacy college's writing class but I have doubts about how the paper is supposed to be set up. Is anyone familiar with this type of paper?

so is the format as follows?
title page : title centered in the middle of the page with my name, date, class, professor's name
abstract: summary of the paper. do i introduce the guide questions here or the intro?
introduction: does the thesis go here or in the abstract?
body: with paragraphs under subheadings (which are the guide questions)
references

Here is the bare bones of what I have so far. I left out most of the body. Please critique what I have. :)

The Effects of Gender Upon the Physical, Intellectual, and Emotional Responses to Stress Among Students

Reina Grace Salazar
Professor xxx
WR-101-07

Abstract
Stress is defined as a state of anxiety within the body caused by ___ (__, 200_). Many studies have been conducted searching for the link between stress and its effects on the body, mind, and emotions of human beings. Stress occurring among students has overwhelmingly been associated with the deterioration and degradation of overall health within the human population. This review focuses on the stress experienced by students and how gender influences the stress response. Students of all ages and fields of study all face similar stressors with varying degrees of severity.

Introduction
introduction to the body of the paper.. thesis here?

What are the physical manifestations of stress among students?
In a 2006 study entitled, "Examination stress as an ecological inducer of cortisol and psychological responses to stress in undergraduate students," researchers hoped to find a correlation between stress among students and levels of cortisol...

How does academic stress affect intellect?
In Abdulghani's previously mentioned article, a degradation of mental health and academic performance was linked to students when they started medical school (an environment that is highly stressful academically)...

How does academic stress affect emotional health?
Abdulghani's 2008 article, "s tress and depression among medical students: a cross-sectional study at a medical college in Saudi Arabia," sought to discover how widespread academically-related stress was among students in a medical school in Saudi Arabia...

References

Weekes, N., Lewis, R., Patel, F., Garrison-Jakel, J., Berger, D., Lupien, S. (2006). Examination stress as an ecological inducer of cortisol and psychological responses to stress in undergraduate students. The international journal on the biology of stress. 9(4). 199-206.

Abdulghani, H. M. (2008). Stress and depression among medical students: a cross-sectional study at a medical college in Saudi Arabia. Pakistan journal of medical sciences. 24(1). 12-17.

Kosmala-Anderson, J., Wallace, L. M. (2007). Gender differences in the psychosomatic reactions of students subjected to examination stress. Electronic journal of research in educational psychology. 5(2). 325-348.

Yousefi. F. (2010). The effect of test-anxiety on memory among Iranian high-school students. International journal of psychological studies. 2(1). 137-141.
Takakura, M., Kobayashi, M., Miyagi, M., Kobashigawa, H., Kato, T. (2006). Can physical activity moderate the relationship between school-related stress and health complaints among Japanese elementary school children? International journal of sport and health science. 4(1). 265-272.

Yousefi, F., Mansor, M.B., Juhari, R.B., Redzuan, F., Talib, M.A., Kumar, V., Naderi, H. (2009). Memory as a mediator between test-anxiety and academic achievement in high school students. European journal of scientific research. 35(2). 274-280.
EF_Kevin 8 / 13,321 129  
Dec 7, 2010   #2
abstract: summary of the paper. do i introduce the guide questions here or the intro?

I think an abstract should contain the guide questions. The abstract should give all the basic information about what the paper is all about, so if the paper is organized around those questions they belong in the abstract.

The thesis statement should go in the introduction, but its focus will probably be mentioned in the abstract. The thesis is the main idea of the paper, so the abstract is incomplete without it.

Those long article titles make the paper hard to read. It should rely on the reference list to give the titles. Just do this:
Abdulghani (2008) examines how widespread academically-related stress ...

:-)


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