Annotated Bibliography

For this exercise, we needed to find five different sources to use for our research paper and then write an annotated bibliography for each one of those sources. Here is mine:

Adams, Kathleen. "A Brief History of Journal Writing." The Center for Journal Therapy. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mind-Body Medicine, The Rosen Group, 1999. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.

This article is a credible source for my research because it’s written by Kathleen Adams, best-selling author and psychotherapist. Kathleen Adams is known for writing Journal to the Self and many more books. The article was published in 1999 in the Central for Journal Therapy. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform people on the brief history of journal writing. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that wants to learn more about journal writing and how to teach it. This audience would be interested in this topic because it is giving them a brief history on journal writing and how it comes into play with healing people and they would generally agree with this author’s perspective on this topic because it is about the history of it. The author incorporates not only the history but the development, the philosophy and the benefits of journaling. This evidence builds credibility because the audience sees the history behind journal writing and how it affects the human mind but it is also limited because there aren’t many outside sources added. Based on my own opinions, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because knowing the history of journal writing will help anyone understand how it can help them with whatever they are going through. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it’s good to know some history on whatever you are doing a research paper on.

Folit, Ruth. "Better Health and Other Benefits of Keeping a Journal." Better Health and Other Benefits of Keeping a Journal. LifeJournal, 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.

This article is a credible source for my research because it’s written by Ruth Folit, President and Founder of International Association for Journal Writing. Ruth Folit is known for being President and owner at Chronicles Software Company. The article was published in 2012 in LifeJournal. The author’s main goal in this article is to teach the audience that journaling is good for your health and other benefits. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that is college aged and looking into journaling for health reasons. This audience would be interested in this subject because it will help them emotionally with the problems they are going through and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic. The author incorporates a survey done by James Pennebaker on college aged students on how writing affects them as evidence. This evidence builds credibility because Pennebaker did many surveys on college students seeing how journaling helps them but it is also limited because there aren’t many outside sources that were added. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because I feel that writing really does help a person feel better and Pennebaker showed that through the surveys that he did. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it not only gives information on how to write and how it helps but it also gives examples of a survey done on college aged students.

Howes, Ryan. "Journaling in Therapy." Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers, 26 Jan. 2011. Web. 06 Nov. 2013.

This article is a credible source for my research because it’s written by Ryan Howes, a clinical psychologist in private practice in the Playhouse district of Pasadena, California. Ryan Howes is a co-author of What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Sex and writing a blog for Psychology Today helping clients get the most out of their therapy. The article was published on January 26, 2011 in Psychology Today. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform the audience that it’s good to journal but still go to therapy. The publishing source for this article targets an audience that goes to therapy but wants more answers. This audience would be interested in this subject because not only would you get help from a psychologist but you can do things on your own and they would generally agree with this author’s perspective because it allows them to see themselves making progress. The author incorporates how not only should people see a psychologist but write down your own thoughts so you can come back to a session and see your progress. This evidence builds credibility because people can see their progression themselves instead of the psychologist telling them but it is also limited because there aren’t many outside sources added. Based on my own opinions, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because seeing your progression as well as seeing a psychologist or therapist about your problems helps you understand yourself better. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it is showing that not only is journaling good for you but going and seeing a professional adds to it.

Purcell, Maud. "The Health Benefits of Journaling | Psych Central." Psych Central.com. PsychCentral, Nov. 2006. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.

This article is a credible source for my research because it’s written by Maud Purcell, Founder and Executive Director of The Life Solution of Darien. Maud Purcell is well known for not only founding The Life Solution of Darien but also skilled and seasoned Psychotherapist. The article was published in 2006 in the PsychCentral Magazine. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform her audience that journaling is therapeutic and helps people understand themselves better. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that is struggling with anything mentally or physically. This audience would be interested in this subject because it helps them therapeutically and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic. The author incorporates benefits people will receive while journaling such as clarifying your thoughts and feelings, knowing you better, and reducing stress as evidence. This evidence builds credibility because people go through different things all the time and it will help people in different ways but it is also limited because there are not any outside resources that she added. Based on my own opinion, experiences and research, I agree with this author because I believe that journaling can really help a person therapeutically. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it provides a professional’s opinion about how journaling helps people through their problems.

Wapner, Jessica. "Blogging--It's Good for You: Scientific American." Blogging--It's Good for You: Scientific American. Scientific American, n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2013.

This article is a credible source for my research because it’s written by Jessica Wapner, a freelance writer about healthcare and medicine. Jessica Wapner is known for writing the book The Philadelphia Chromosome.  The article was published on May 28, 2008 in the Scientific American. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform the audience how blogging is good for you. The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that wants to learn more about how blogging is good for your health. This audience would be interested in this subject because it will help them write things out and heal them faster and they would generally agree with this because it is showing shows how different parts of the brain are affected when someone goes to type things out that they are feeling. The author incorporates how the brain functions when something is being done to relieve information. This evidence builds credibility because it shows the audience that blogging isn’t just for the sake of typing things out bit a healing process but it is also limited because there aren’t many outside sources that were added. Based on my own opinions, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because she gives examples of how the brain is working writing a person is blogging and how it actually does help. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it gives me another type of journaling that people do and it shows how the brain is working during this process.