User:Npodstawska/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Death Anxiety
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_anxiety_(psychology)
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article needs more up-to-date resources. There are also places where citation is needed.
 * The lead doesn't give an overview of the article and what will be talked about. It sounds more like an introduction paragraph to a paper. It just describes what death anxiety is. No intro to the other sections is given, so you don't know what you will learn about in this wiki article.
 * The subsection about Thanatophobia sounds more like a paragraph in an essay than an encyclopedia article. I got that vibe when the word "furthermore" was used. I don't think that's something that would be found in an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia just states facts.
 * All the subsections under "Theories" sound more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. They don't just give the information like an encyclopedia would. The writing style is descriptive like an essay.
 * The section "relationship to adult attachment" doesn't have a lot of information. It states that there has been much literature, but that's it. It doesn't really give any results of that literature.
 * The subsection "Age" also sounds like an essay rather than an article, especially the sentences: "Surprisingly, levels of death anxiety then slump off in the old age years of adulthood (65 years of age and older). This is in contrast with most people's expectations, especially regarding all of the negative connotations younger adults have about the elderly and the aging process"


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Option 2

 * Article title
 * Separation Anxiety in Dogs
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_anxiety_in_dogs


 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead could be a bit more expanded because it doesn't mention anything about treatment, and treatment has a few subsections in the article.
 * The article itself has pretty up to date references (some from 2017), but we can check to see if any new studies have been done that have found anything new.
 * The section "Other scientific findings" feels out of place. The title should be changed or another section added with more information
 * The article doesn't have any differences between breeds. I don't know whether there ARE differences but it would be wise to check.
 * If there is data (empirical articles), I think there should be a section on how to avoid separation anxiety in dogs initially. Like how to treat dogs and what to do/NOT to do


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title:
 * Somatic Anxiety
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_anxiety


 * Article Evaluation
 * Fairly short article
 * the sections don't have a lot of information
 * the references are not up to date
 * there is no talk on the talk page -> I don't know whether this is good or bad. However, there is a revision history.
 * The lead has some information about children with the disorder, but there is no section about that in the article, so I think we could add a section about that.
 * The lead doesn't say anything about the theories that are later presented
 * Does not have a lot of references -> I don't know whether this is because there is not a lot of research or whether people aren't interested in editing the article


 * Sources

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Separation anxiety disorder
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_anxiety_disorder


 * Article Evaluation
 * Says that some references are incomplete, out-of-date, or unreliable sources
 * The lead does have good information, but it doesn't present the rest of the article well. There isn't any mention of treatment (which is a section in the article) for example.
 * The sections about cause and mechanism don't have a lot of information compared to other sections. Research can be done and more can probaly be added to these sections
 * The article does a god job of being neutral. It just states the research and results.


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