Psychological Issues of Addiction & Compulsive Behaviors
Memoir Report and Review

This assignment promotes the following university wide objectives: critical thinking, interpretation, higher order thinking, knowledge applied to real world scenarios, self-directed learning, active learning, analytical reasoning, interpretation and student wellness.

Part 1: The Memoir Report
The first half of this memoir report will concentrate on a summary of what the author has to say, and only marginally comment on your opinion of what the author says and how he/she says it. It is a factual account of the memoir’s subject matter, meant to be descriptive rather than analytical or persuasive. This report needs to be well organized, give a sense of the book as a whole, and include publication details.

Structure of Part 1
►Introduction: 5pts
- Give the name of the book you have read, the author, and the publishing details.
- Describe how the memoir is organized.
- Describe the main thesis or argument of the memoir.

►Summary of Content: 5pts
- Take each section of the memoir and summarize the important points in that section, and how it relates to the overall structure and content.
- Give each section proportional weight in your summary. For example, if the book is divided into four sections of approximately equal length, you should devote the same amount of space in your summary for each section. If, however, section one is twice as long as the other three sections, you should devote more space to a discussion of this section than to the other three.
Questions To Ask Yourself:
- Have I included all the important publication details of the memoir in my report? - Have I organized my summary in a way that is easy to follow and reflects the organization of the book?
- Have I used headings to indicate major divisions within the book and within my summary?
- Have I