Review Essay

  

REVIEW ESSAY A review essay is a step up from your Rhetorical Analysis (see attachment for the annotated bibliography) and will involve putting two sources together into a Review Essay. The website http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/bookreview/multiple has some excellent tips on strategy, organization, and other aspects. Use it. First, you will choose two sources from your annotated bibliography that speak to some aspect of your topic. They can be two sources that deal with a similar issue and complement each other, they can be two sources that take a slightly different approach to answering a question, they can be two sources that vehemently disagree with each other: it doesn’t really matter as long there are two sources that are somehow clearly linked. Your task will be, in a clear well-written essay, to discuss, analyze and evaluate the two sources. How you do this will depend on which angle you choose to take: a compare and contrast, presenting a debate, choosing a side, etc. You may choose to compare and contrast, go point-by-point, or any other organisational strategy that helps to effectively make your point. Your papers should include: – a title, followed by the proper citation for each article (see * below) – an intro paragraph that provides contextualization for both sources and an explanation that elaborates how you are linking them – 1-2 paragraph summaries of each article – significant analysis (more that 3 paragraphs) – a conclusion I will be looking for your intro and contextualization, clear summaries, and how well you link and analyse the texts. Papers should be 6-8 pages.
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Topic:
Advantages of being sober and healthy in their life
Thesis Statement:
Living a healthier lifestyle in the journey of recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction will
help reduce the risk of relapse in the future.
Annotated Bibliography
Alcoholics Anonymous. (2001). New York City: Alcoholics Anonymous World Press Services,
INC.
The goal of Alcoholics Anonymous is to help an alcoholic find a power greater than
themselves to help with their alcoholism or addiction. The book discuss abstinence from alcohol
or drugs is the only way someone can recover from their addiction. This is the main book for
anyone looking to begin their journey.
“To get over drinking will require a transformation of thought and attitude.” This sums
up the Big Book, for people recovering from addiction and wants to start a new life. The attitude
needs to change and when using physical fitness such as exercise alcoholics will see that there
will be a physical and mental change in them. The book gives a very broad way for people in
recovery can and maintain a life of sobriety.
Using this book will teach me the language used as well as a guide to what the 12 steps
are and mean. I can utilize the book as a reference when reading other resources to see if it
matches up to their guidelines.
Zhou, Y., Zhao, M., Zhou, C., & Li, R. (2016). Sex differences in drug addiction and response
to exercise intervention: From human to animal studies. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 402441. doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2015.07.001
The article discusses how physical exercise in an eight week program benefits patients
with diverse medical and behavioral conditions. The study test the efficacy of an 8-week fitness
plan including endurance and resistance style training programs. These test, measure an addict
that are detoxing off of methamphetamine dependence.
Addicts that are recovering from methamphetamine showed some major improvements in
both endurance and resistance training. They showed improvements in aerobic exercise
performance, muscle strength and endurance, and body composition. This study shows that
physical intervention with addict’s shows that they are more responsive to exercise that
stimulates the brain resulting in physiological changes that might help long term recovery.
Sex differences in drug addiction and response to exercise intervention, can be used as a
guide for the psychological approach of addiction. I can use quotes to back up theories that I
state with more science based proof that exercise will benefit in the road to recovery.
Psychotherapy.net. (2011). The 7 Skills for Addiction-Free Living: Stress Management with Jon
Carlson & Judy Lewis. Accessed on?
People recovering from substance need to find a way to cope with daily stress. There old
way of relieving stress and other life issues by using drugs or alcohol is no longer available.
Also facing a stressful situation they may resort to other unhealthy patterns to cope. So it is
important to find healthy ways to deal with stresses of life. Finding a healthier way to cope with
stress will help support the recovery process rather than threaten to have the addict relapse.
In this video, two psychologist offer four ways manage stressful situations. They
incorporate the audience in the video who all have various lengths of recovery. They discuss
such activities such as “relaxation exercises, lifestyle adjustment strategies, thought pattern
correction methods, and the creation of action plans for preventing stressful circumstances.”
Through the video you will learn “7 skills” for living a life in recovery.
Discussing my theme of fitness helping people in recovery this article talks about
different ways to stay sober. Using some of the guidelines that this article states gives me more
of a guide into why fitness helps recovery.
Bullard, E. (2017). Recreational therapy. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Health, incomplete
entry?
Recreational therapy is a form of physical therapy that utilizes various activities to help
promote both physical and mental health for people suffering from addiction. Recreational
therapists look to help enhance their patient’s physical and mental health by doing activities that
they find stimulating such as creating art, playing games or in a sport event or other physical
activities.
Recreational therapy looks to promote the ability of patients to enjoy many different
levels of mental and physical activities. They hope to teach patients to learn how to live a
productive lives. Recreational therapist assist the needs of patients “using a multidisciplinary
approach that includes reviewing their cognitive, emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and
vocational requirements.”
Another article I am using that promotes fitness in recovery. I am using this article to
show that if taught properly people who are recovering from their addiction can and will benefit
from some forms of activity while recovering.
Spacing between entries is inconsistent. Please fix your formatting. It’s an aesthetic issue, but
how you present yourself professionally is important!
Ketzenberger, K. E. (1996, April). Psychological adaptability and exercise adherence: The
influence of personality on exercise habits. Dissertation Abstracts International, 56, 5815.
The study shows that adhering to regular exercise shows that it can help with both
cognitive and behavioral therapy. The article discuss the purpose of identifying some
psychological benefits of adhering to a public school physical education program and the impact
it has on students. The article shows that sticking to a program can help people keep and
maintain a healthy life.
Using this article, I plan to incorporate the discussion of learning to keep a healthy
lifestyle earlier in someone’s life will teach them healthier lifestyle choices. Discussing
prevention and learning healthier lifestyle’s early in people’s life might keep people from bad
habits’ in the future.
Pohl, MD, FASAM, M. (2008). A Day Without Pain. Las Vegas, NV: Central Recovery Press.
A Day without Pain’ offers a holistic approach to dealing with chronic pain. The book
explains the physical and psychological issues involved, also for patients to learn about and
assess their pain. It discusses how to treat pain without the use of prescription drugs.
This book used by pain patients in a local recovery center in Maryland. The book is
anyone who is in or wants to know about chronic pain. It is as concise and thorough about living
in pain, how opioid use has impacted it, addiction, and how holistic solutions work to bring relief
to people suffering from chronic pain.
Another great reference on how to live without prescriptions. However, this books is a
great reference on how to use more holistic modalities to treat chronic pain and addiction. One
modality is both physical therapy and getting into a fitness routine. The book goes in depth
about the benefits of fitness. I plan to use some quotes and theories to back up my thoughts.
Managing Chronic Pain in Adults or in Recovery From Substance Use Disorder (M. Kotz,D.O.,
Comp.). why the break?
(2011). Rockville, MD: U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services.
Managing Chronic Pain in Adults or in Recovery From Substance Use Disorder, mission
is to improve prevention and treatment of substance use and mental disorders. The book
provides some of the best practice guidelines to the clinical, program administration and patients.
The book goes into detail what the best practices are for treating substance abuse. It talks in
detail about learning healthier hobbies and how to incorporate them into their lives.
Using this book to back up my original ideas. I am planning to pull a few quotes to back
up my theories’ and statements about learning to use fitness to help in people’s success in their
recovery. The book goes into detail how fitness and psychical therapy can help with people with
chronic pain and that are addicted to their medication. I am using this books to also help as a
guide to in the direction of my paper.
Pohl,MD, FASAM, M., Szabo, LADC, F. J., Shiode, Ph.D, D., & Hunter, Ph.D, R. (2009). Pain
Recovery,
How to Find Balance and Reduce suffering from Chronic Pain. Las Vegas, NV: Cebtral
recovery
Press.
How to Find Balance and Reduce suffering from Chronic Pain present a different
approach to managing chronic pain. The book goes into detail on how to approach pain
differently encompasses the addicts mind, body, emotions and spirit. They discuss methods that
offer a healthier, opioid free way to live with chronic pain. They show techniques, lessons, and
exercises needed to help reduce pain without the use of drugs especially opioids.
Another book that bridges the gap of fitness and total wellbeing of the body. Using this
book I can pull quotes and facts to reinforce my theories. I can also use some of the topics
discussed to help guide me through my own ideas and topics.

Crandell, T. (2006). Racing for Recovery From Addict to Ironman. Halcottsville, NY:
Breakaway Books.
Todd’s book talks about how his drinking and drug abuse destroyed his life. He went
from being a potential professional hockey player to being homeless and addicted to drugs. He
discusses how he hit rock bottom and decided to change his life and turn it around. Once, he
became sober he started exercising and eventually started to compete in triathlons. He
discovered that this athletic challenge helped him overcome his addiction.
I am using this book as testimony that anyone can recover from their addiction. This
books shows that using exercise helps addicts recover and to start living a healthier life.
Laurens, D. (2017, Spring/Summer). Fitness in Recovery. Recovery Campus, 80-83.
An article in a recovery based magazine that talks about fitness in recovery. The topic is
the same as mine and how developing a fitness routine in early recovery helps reduce relapse.
We talk about the same topics, like stress management. I plan to use this article as a way to
compare my thoughts and ideas.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY RUBRIC
I. Proper Citation Style (5 points): 3
– Appropriate style chosen APA
– Style was consistent: some incomplete entries
– Errors were minor: formatting issues, imcomplete entries, typos
II. Grammar (5 points): 4
– Proper grammar: INDENT PARAGRAPHS!!
– Minimum errors/typos
– Second person not used
III. Annotations (10 points): 7
– Provided a clear and appropriate summary: this was very good
– Provided useful analysis of the chosen text: needed way more info in every analysis
IV. General style (5 points): 5
– Logical flow of writing
– Clear organization
TOTAL:
19/25
COMMENTS: Please be careful with formatting. I suggest one entry per page. The big issue here though
is that your analyses did not go into enough depth.
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