For this assignment, you will write a short paper explaining the mechanism of action for psychiatric drugs.
Your writing assignment should:
- follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
- be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
- be a minimum of 4 pages in length, not including title or reference page;
- display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics;
- use APA formatting and citation style; and
- use a minimum of 2 references in APA format.
Paper format
- Introduction
- What is the difference between an agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist?
- Agonist
- Partial Agonist
- Antagonist
- Inverse Agonist
- Use an example of a psychiatric drug from each category (agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist), explaining the mechanism of action.
- What is the importance of understanding this foundational level of mechanism of action for medications?
- Conclusion
| Assignment Criteria | Level III | Level II | Level I | Not Present |
| Criteria 1 | Level III Max Points: 15 |
Level II Max Points: 13 |
Level I Max Points: 9 |
Not Present 0 Points |
| Content of Paper | ● Demonstrates a well-articulated understanding of the subject matter in a clear, complex, and informative manner ● Develops content and theories are well ● Links content to the paper requirements and practical experience ● Includes relevant material that fulfills all objectives of the paper ● Uses scholarly resources that were not provided in the course materials ● Completes all instruction requirements |
● Demonstrates an understanding of the subject matter ● Explains and applies knowledge of evidence-based practice, ethics, theory, and/or role ● Uses a variety of scholarly resources from the course material and some that were not provided in the course materials ● Includes relevant material that fulfills all objectives of the paper. ● Completes all instruction requirements |
● Demonstrates a moderate understanding of the subject matter ● Summarizes content with minimal application to evidence-based practice, theory, or role-development ● Presents content but is missing depth and or development ● Uses only scholarly resources that were provided in the course materials Completes most instruction requirements |
● Does not meet the criteria |
| Criteria 2 | Level III Max Points: 15 |
Level II Max Points: 13 |
Level I Max Points: 9 |
Not Present 0 Points |
| Analysis and Synthesis of Paper Content and Meaning | ● Provides critical analysis in an accurate, clear, concise, and complete presentation of the required content ● Synthesizes information from scholarly resources ● Provides new information or insight related to the context of the assignment with both supportive and alternative information or viewpoints ● Completes all instruction requirements |
● Provides evidence of further synthesis of course content via scholarly resources ● Synthesizes information to help fulfill paper requirements ● Supports content with at least one viewpoint. ● Completes all instruction requirements |
● Lacks clarification or new information ● Supports content with scholarly reference without adding any new information or insight ● Provides content that may be confusing or unclear, and the summary may be incomplete ● Completes most instruction requirements |
● Does not meet the criteria |
| Criteria 3 | Level III Max Points: 10 |
Level II Max Points: 8 |
Level I Max Points: 6 |
Not Present 0 Points |
| Application of Knowledge | ● Offers a multidisciplinary approach via scholarly resources ● Applies practice that is accurate and plausible ● Supports practice with additional scholarly resources ● Answers all questions posed within the assignment in a well-developed manner with citations for validation ● Completes all instruction requirements |
● Presents a summary of the paper’s content, findings, and knowledge gained ● Indicates how the information will be used within their professional practice ● Completes all instruction requirements |
● Lacks objective criteria ● Applies superficial bridge between the assignment and the broader course content ● Indicates how they will apply this new knowledge to their clinical practice in a vague manner ● Completes most instruction requirements |
● Does not meet the criteria |
| Criteria 4 | Level III Max Points: 5 |
Level II Max Points: 4 |
Level I Max Points: 3 |
Not Present 0 Points |
| Organization | ● Provides well-organized content with a clear and complex purpose statement and content argument ● Provides concise writing with a logical flow of ideas |
● Provides organized content with an informative purpose statement and supportive content and summary statement ● Provides argument content with minimal issues in content flow |
● Provides poor organization, and flow of ideas distract from content ● Provides a purpose statement ● Provides narrative that is difficult to follow and frequently causes reader to reread work |
● Does not meet the criteria |
| Criteria 5 |
Level III Max Points: 5 |
Level II Max Points: 4 |
Level I Max Points: 3 |
Not Present 0 Points |
| College-level academic writing | ● Includes no more than three grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors that do not interfere with the readability ● Meets the assignment length requirements |
● Includes no more than four grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors that do not interfere with the readability ● Meets the length requirements |
● Includes five or more grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors makes understanding parts of assignment difficult, but does not interfere with readability ● Meets the length requirements |
● Does not meet the criteria |
Psychiatric Discussion